The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."
John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I spoke: He who comes after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.