1 The beginning of the good newsa of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.b 2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,c “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,d who will prepare your way; 3the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”
Isa 40:3, Ex 23:20, Mal 3:1
