Mat 3:1, 4:17, 23, Mar 1:4, 7, 16:15, 2Cor 5:19-20 | ESV | STEP | In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea ,

u[See ver. 18 above]

v Eph. 6:20; [Mal. 2:7; Gal. 4:14]

w ch. 6:1

Matthew 3:1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

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

Matthew 4:17

17 ^dFrom that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ^e“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 4:23

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

23 ^fAnd he went throughout all Galilee, ^gteaching in their synagogues and ^hproclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ⁱhealing every disease and every affliction among the people.

Mark 1:4

4 ^jJohn appeared, baptizing in ^kthe wilderness and proclaiming ^la baptism of ^mrepentance ⁿfor the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 1:7

7 And he preached, saying, ^o“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Mark 16:15

15 And he said to them, ^p“Go into all the world and ^qproclaim the gospel to ^rthe whole creation.

2 Corinthians 5:19-20

19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling ^{▼▼Or God was in Christ, reconciling} the world to himself, ^tnot counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us ^uthe message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, ^vwe are ambassadors for Christ, ^wGod making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.