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Matthew 3:1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Matthew 3:1 NLT

In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was

Matthew 3:2 NLT

“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”

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 3:6 NLT

And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.