Matthew 3:1-6

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."Or the kingdom of heaven has come near 3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
'PrepareOr crying: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord;
   make his paths straight.'"

4Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.