Matthew 3:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Matthew 3:1 NLT
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was
Matthew 3:4 NLT
John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:5 NLT
People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.
Matthew 3:14 NLT
But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
Matthew 3:15 NLT
But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
Matthew 3:17 NLT
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”