John: Ministry of

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea …

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

…during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. …