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1Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.
2He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”[#Mt 4.17; Mk 1.15.; #3.2 In the Gospel of Matthew “kingdom of heaven” is used with the same meaning as “God's kingdom” in Mark and Luke.; #3.2 Or “is already here.”]
3John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said,[#Is 40.3 (LXX).]
“In the desert someone
is shouting,
‘Get the road ready
for the Lord!
Make a straight path
for him.’ ”
4John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.[#2 K 1.8.]
5From Jerusalem and all Judea and from the Jordan River Valley crowds of people went to John.
6They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.
7Many Pharisees and Sadducees also came to be baptized. But John said to them:[#Mt 12.34; 23.33.]
13Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
14But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?”
15Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to do.” Then John agreed.
16So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.
17Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”[#Gn 22.2; Ps 2.7; Is 42.1; Mt 12.18; 17.5; Mk 1.11; Lk 9.35.]