^{1 Ref} And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

^{2 Ref} and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

^{3 Ref} for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'