Mat 3:1-11, Mar 1:2-8, Luk 1:76, 3:2-20, Act 1:22, 10:37, 19:3-4 | ESV | STEP | In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea ,

1 ^aIn those days ^bJohn the Baptist came preaching in ^cthe wilderness of Judea, 2 ^d“Repent, for ^ethe kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^f“The 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 Now John wore ⁱa garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was ^jlocusts and ^kwild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^lconfessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of ^mthe Pharisees and ⁿSadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ^o“You brood of ^pvipers! Who warned you to flee from ^qthe wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit ^rin keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ^s‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from ^tthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ^uEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 ^v“I baptize you with water ^wfor repentance, but ^xhe who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you ^ywith the Holy Spirit and ^zfire.

Mark 1:2-8

2 ^aaAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in the prophets}

^ac“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 ^adthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^ae‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
4 ^agJohn appeared, baptizing in ^ahthe wilderness and proclaiming ^aia baptism of ^ajrepentance ^akfor the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^alconfessing their sins. 6 Now John was ^amclothed with camel’s hair and ^anwore a leather belt around his waist and ate ^aolocusts and ^apwild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, ^aq“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 ^arI have baptized you with water, but ^ashe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Luke 1:76

76 And you, child, will be called ^atthe prophet of ^authe Most High;
for ^avyou will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Luke 3:2-20

2 during ^awthe high priesthood of Annas and ^axCaiaphas, ^aythe word of God came to ^azJohn the son of Zechariah in ^bathe wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming ^bba baptism of repentance ^bcfor the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in ^bdthe book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^be“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^bf‘Prepare the way of the Lord, ^{▼▼Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord}
make his paths straight.
5 ^bhEvery valley shall be filled,
^biand every mountain and hill shall be made low,
^bjand the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 ^bkand all flesh shall see ^blthe salvation of God.’”
7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ^bm“You brood of ^bnvipers! Who warned you to flee from ^bothe wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits ^bpin keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ^bq‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from ^brthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ^bsEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 And the crowds asked him, ^bt“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, ^bu“Whoever has two tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 ^bwTax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, ^bxwhat shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, ^by“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, ^bzwhat shall we do?” And he said to them, ^ca“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your ^cbwages.”

15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, ^ccwhether he might be ^cdthe Christ, 16 ^ceJohn answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but ^cfhe who is mightier than I is coming, ^cgthe strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you ^chwith the Holy Spirit and ^cifire. 17 His ^cjwinnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to ^ckgather the wheat into his barn, ^clbut the chaff he will burn with ^cmunquenchable fire.”

18 So ^cnwith many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 But ^coHerod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that ^cphe locked up John in prison.

Acts 1:22

22 ^cqbeginning from the baptism of John until the day when ^crhe was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us ^csa witness to his resurrection.”

Acts 10:37

37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, ^ctbeginning ^cufrom Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

Acts 19:3-4

3 And he said, ^cv“Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into ^cwJohn’s baptism.” 4 And Paul said, ^cx“John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people ^cyto believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”