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It covers his birth, spiritual preparation in the wilderness, his distinctive appearance and diet, and the divine message he received. The text highlights John's role as a forerunner to Jesus, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah by preparing the way for the Lord's coming. His central message, delivered in the wilderness to the Israelite people, was one of repentance from sins and baptism as a public demonstration of turning back to God for forgiveness. The document references key biblical passages from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as Isaiah 40:3, providing scriptural context for John's ministry. It also includes copyright and licensing information for the content and images, indicating that the work is freely shareable and adaptable under specific Creative Commons licenses. The images accompanying the text visually represent key moments and aspects of John the Baptist's story, including his preaching and baptism of Jesus.","205 John the Baptist  \nMatthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 1-3; John 1  \nEnglish Bible  \n205 John the Baptist  \nEnglish United States  \nCopyright © 2026, SIL Global  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nImages by Jim Padgett, © 1984 Sweet Publishing under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. Images adapted by SIL Global. (Some adapted with Gemini AI)  \nStory and Music © 2026 SIL Global under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.  \nSix months before Jesus was born, Mary’s relative, Elizabeth, gave birth to a son. She and her husband Zechariah named the baby John.  \nLuke 1:36, 57, 60, 63  \nAs John grew, he became strong spiritually in preparation for his ministry. He lived in the wilderness until he began to preach to the Israelite people.  \nLuke 1:80  \nJohn's clothes were made from camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey for food.  \nMatthew 3:4; Mark 1:6  \nA message from God came to John in the wilderness. (This happened while Pontius Pilate governed the province called Judea, and Herod Antipas ruled the province called Galilee.)  \nLuke 3:1-2  \nJohn was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he wrote,“Someone is shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare yourselves for the Lord’s coming, just like you would prepare a road for an important official’s visit.’”  \nMatthew 3:3; Mark 1:2-3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23;  \nIsaiah 40:3  \nJohn preached this message from God,“Repent from your sins and turn back to God. Then be baptized to show that you have turned to God for forgiveness for your sins.”  \nMatthew 3:2; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3","cbCaiuQM0CbnRN4h","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuQM0CbnRN4h","pdf",5659407,1,23,"English","en",105,"# John the Baptist","[{\"question\":\"Who was John the Baptist?\",\"answer\":\"John the Baptist was a significant figure in the Bible, known as a forerunner to Jesus. 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