1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

1:2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

1:4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

1:5And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

1:6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

1:7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

1:8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

1:9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

1:10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

1:11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.