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Matthew 3:1

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John: Matthew 11:11, Matthew 14:2-14, Matthew 16:14, Matthew 17:12-13, Matthew 21:25-27, Matthew 21:32; Mark 1:4, Mark 1:15, Mark 6:16-29; Luke 1:13-17, Luke 1:76, Luke 3:2-20; John 1:6-8, John 1:15-36, John 3:27-36; Acts 1:22, Acts 13:24-25; Acts 19:3-4

preaching: Isaiah 40:3-6; Mark 1:7; Luke 1:17

the wilderness: Matthew 11:7; Joshua 14:10, Joshua 15:61-62; Luke 7:24

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