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The start of the good news

This is the start of the good news about Jesus Christ. He is the Son of God. The prophet Isaiah wrote this message from God in his book:[a]

‘Listen! I will send someone to prepare a way for you.
    He will tell people my message.
His voice will shout in the wilderness:
    “The Lord will come soon, so prepare a way for him.
    Make the paths straight for him.” ’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 See Exodus 23:20; Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3.
  2. 1:3 Isaiah was telling people about a man called John. John would say to the people that they should prepare themselves for the Messiah. People mended the roads before a king travelled along them. Isaiah was using this like a picture in words, to help people to understand how to prepare for the Messiah.