Before Jesus came, John {\cf2\super [264]} told \{God’s message\} to all the Jewish people. John told the people to be baptized {\cf2\super [265]} to show they wanted to change their lives.
“Now you, little boy, will be called a prophet {\cf2\super [25]} of the Most High (God).\par You will go first before the Lord\par to make the people ready\par for the Lord’s coming.\par
You know what has happened all over Judea. It began in Galilee after John {\cf2\super [211]} told the people they needed to be baptized. {\cf2\super [212]}