TSK · Matthew 3:1

And now, behold, Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

But Herod, when he heard [thereof], said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.