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In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
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and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
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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.' "
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And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him
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and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.