Mat 3:1-3, Luk 3:2-4 | ESV | STEP | In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea ,

Matthew 3:1-3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

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.’”

Luke 3:2-4

2 during ⁱthe high priesthood of Annas and ^jCaiaphas, ^kthe word of God came to ^lJohn the son of Zechariah in ^mthe wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming ⁿa baptism of repentance ^ofor the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in ^pthe book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^q“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^r‘Prepare the way of the Lord, ^{▼▼Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord}
make his paths straight.