1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2. As it is written in the Prophets:“Behold, I send 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.