1. In those days John the Baptist appeared in the desert of Judea announcing,
2. "Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!"
3. He was the one of whom Isaiah the prophet spoke when he said: The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight."
4. John wore clothes made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.