the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight—”
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness;
(John bore witness to him, and cried, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.’ ”)