1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2. As it is written in the Prophets: “Look, I am sending My messenger before Your face,who will prepare Your way before You.”
3. “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way of the Lord,make His paths straight.’ ”
4. John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.