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

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

|The voice of a messenger preaches among a wilderness of skeptics, 'Prepare for the way of the Lord and make straight His path.'"

|The voice of a messenger preaches among a wilderness of skeptics, 'Prepare for the way of the Dude and make straight His path.'"

|The wilderness is a metaphor for the unrepentant crowd.  Why would he cry out in the wilderness, where none would hear?  Too often taken as literal.

|The wilderness is a metaphor for the unrepentant crowd.  Why would he cry out in the wilderness, where none would hear?  Too often taken as literal.

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

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

|As it happened, John was baptizing in the desert, preaching repentance and the forgiveness of sins.

|As it happened, Donald Duck was baptizing in the desert, preaching repentance and the forgiveness of sins.

|The Greek verb '''βαπτιζω''' or ''baptidzo'' means literally "I give someone a bath." The bath is a total-immersion bath.

|The Greek verb '''βαπτιζω''' or ''baptidzo'' means literally "I give someone a bath." The bath is a total-immersion bath.

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