"Soifthey sayto you, 'Behold,He is in the wilderness,'do not goout, [or], 'Behold,He is in the inner rooms,'do not believe[them].
A voiceis calling,"Clearthe wayfor the LORDin the wilderness;Makesmoothin the deserta highwayfor our God.
"Behold,I have told you in advance.
"For justas the lightningcomesfrom the eastand flashesevento the west,sowill the comingof the Sonof Manbe.
Nowin thosedaysJohnthe Baptistcame,preachingin the wildernessof Judea,saying,
"Thenyou are not the Egyptianwho sometimeagostirred up a revoltand ledthe four thousandmenof the Assassinsout into the wilderness?"
