Matt 3:1 (NIV) In those days
John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of
Judea 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is near." 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of
one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.'" {[3]
Isaiah 40:3}