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And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

And John was clothed with camel"s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;