New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 3:1-4

1NowG1161 1in thoseG1565 daysG2250 2JohnG2491 the BaptistG910 3cameG3854, 4preachingG2784 in the 5wildernessG2048 of JudeaG2453, sayingG3004, 2“6RepentG3340, for 7the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 8is at handG1448.” 3For thisG3778 is the 9one referredG3004 to 10by IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 when he saidG3004, “11The voiceG5456 of one 12cryingG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘13MakeG2090 readyG2090 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, MakeG4160 His pathsG5147 straightG2117!’” 4NowG1161 JohnG2491 himselfG846 hadG2192 14 15a garmentG1742 of camel’sG2574 hairG2359 and a leatherG1193 beltG2223 aroundG4012 his waistG3751; and his foodG5160 was 16locustsG200 and wildG66 honeyG3192.

Notes

1. Matthew 3:1 Matt 3:1-12: Mark 1:3-8; Luke 3:2-17; John 1:6-8, 19-28 ↩
2. Matthew 3:1 Matt 11:11-14; 16:14 ↩
3. Matthew 3:1 Or arrived, or appeared ↩
4. Matthew 3:1 Or proclaiming as a herald ↩
5. Matthew 3:1 Josh 15:61; Judg 1:16 ↩
6. Matthew 3:2 Matt 4:17 ↩
7. Matthew 3:2 Dan 2:44; Matt 4:17, 23; 6:10; 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luke 10:9f; 11:20; 21:31 ↩
8. Matthew 3:2 Lit has come near ↩
9. Matthew 3:3 Luke 1:17, 76 ↩
10. Matthew 3:3 Or through ↩
11. Matthew 3:3 Is 40:3 ↩
12. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting ↩
13. Matthew 3:3 John 1:23 ↩
14. Matthew 3:4 Lit his garment ↩
15. Matthew 3:4 2 Kin 1:8; Zech 13:4; Matt 11:8; Mark 1:6 ↩
16. Matthew 3:4 Lev 11:22 ↩