For this is the (A)one referred to [a]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

(B)The voice of one [b]crying in the wilderness,
(C)Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

Now John himself had [c](D)a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (E)locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem (F)was going out to him, and all Judea and all (G)the district around the Jordan;

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Or through
  2. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
  3. Matthew 3:4 Lit his garment