Mat 3:1, 11:7, Mar 1:3-4 | ESV | STEP | In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea ,

Matthew 3:1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 ^aIn those days ^bJohn the Baptist came preaching in ^cthe wilderness of Judea,

Matthew 11:7

7 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ^dinto the wilderness to see? ^eA reed shaken by the wind?

Mark 1:3-4

3 ^fthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^g‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
4 ⁱJohn appeared, baptizing in ^jthe wilderness and proclaiming ^ka baptism of ^lrepentance ^mfor the forgiveness of sins.