A moment in scripture
Matthew 3:2
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And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 3:1
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
- Matthew 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.