1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,who will prepare your way,
3. the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord,make his paths straight.’”
4. In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.