Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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

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

For this is {he}, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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

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

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

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

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

The baptism of John, was {it} from heaven, or of men? answer me.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?