Annas and Caiaphas were high priests. At that time God’s word came to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert.

亚那和该亚法作大祭司。那时，撒迦利亚的儿子约翰在旷野里，神的话临到他。

亚那和该亚法作大祭司。那时，撒迦利亚的儿子约翰在旷野里，上帝的话临到他。

亚那和该亚法作大祭司。那时，撒迦利亚的儿子约翰在旷野里，神的话临到他。

亚那和该亚法当大祭司。当时，撒迦利亚的儿子约翰住在旷野，上帝向他说话。

亚那和该亚法作大祭司的时候，神的话临到撒迦利亚的儿子，在旷野的约翰。

亚纳和该亚法任大祭司——那时，神的话语在旷野临到撒迦利亚的儿子约翰。

亞那和該亞法作大祭司。那時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裏，神的話臨到他。

亞那和該亞法作大祭司。那時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裏，上帝的話臨到他。

亞那和該亞法作大祭司。那時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裏，神的話臨到他。

亞那和該亞法當大祭司。當時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰住在曠野，上帝向他說話。

亞那和該亞法作大祭司的時候，神的話臨到撒迦利亞的兒子，在曠野的約翰。

亞那和該亞法做大祭司——那時上帝的話傳與撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在野地裏。

亞納和該亞法任大祭司——那時，神的話語在曠野臨到撒迦利亞的兒子約翰。

亞那與該亞法為大祭司時、上帝之言臨撒迦利亞之子約翰於野、

亞那該亞法、為祭司長時、撒加利亞、子約翰居於野、上帝之命降之、

安那與該亞法為大祭司時、撒迦利亞子約翰居於野、天主之命降之、

亞納蓋法方司教事；時沙加理子如望在曠野、奉天主諭、

during the high- priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Annas, the high priest, was there. So were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and other people in the high priest’s family.

Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas, the high priest.

The child grew up, and his spirit became strong. He lived in the desert until he appeared openly to Israel.

A message from the Lord came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi. Cushi was the son of Gedaliah. Gedaliah was the son of Amariah. Amariah was the son of King Hezekiah. The Lord spoke to Zephaniah during the rule of Josiah. He was king of Judah and the son of Amon.

A message from the Lord came to Micah. He was from the town of Moresheth. The message came while Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. This is the vision Micah saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Here is what he said.

A message from the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai. The Lord said,

Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.

A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the 13th year that Josiah was king over Judah. Josiah was the son of Amon.

He went into all the countryside around the Jordan River. There he preached that people should be baptized and turn away from their sins. Then God would forgive them.Here is what is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet. It says,“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.Every valley will be filled in. Every mountain and hill will be made level. The crooked roads will become straight. The rough ways will become smooth.And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3–5)John spoke to the crowds coming to be baptized by him. He said,“ You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. And don’t start saying to yourselves,‘ Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.The ax is already lying at the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.”“ Then what should we do?” the crowd asked.John answered,“ Anyone who has extra clothes should share with the one who has none. And anyone who has extra food should do the same.”Even tax collectors came to be baptized.“ Teacher,” they asked,“ what should we do?”“ Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” John told them.Then some soldiers asked him,“ And what should we do?” John replied,“ Don’t force people to give you money. Don’t bring false charges against people. Be happy with your pay.”The people were waiting. They were expecting something. They were all wondering in their hearts if John might be the Messiah.John answered them all,“ I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I am will come. I’m not good enough to untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.His pitchfork is in his hand to toss the straw away from his threshing floor. He will gather the wheat into his barn. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”

A messenger is calling out,“ In the desert prepare the way for the Lord. Make a straight road through it for our God.

In those days John the Baptist came and preached in the Desert of Judea.He said,“ Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven has come near.”John is the one Isaiah the prophet had spoken about. He had said,“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)John’s clothes were made out of camel’s hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea. They also came from the whole area around the Jordan River.When they confessed their sins, John baptized them in the Jordan.John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them,“ You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins.Don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘ Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.The ax is ready to cut the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.

As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. He said,“ What did you go out into the desert to see? Tall grass waving in the wind?

John replied, using the words of Isaiah the prophet. John said,“ I’m the messenger who is calling out in the desert,‘ Make the way for the Lord straight.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)

A message from the Lord came to me. I was by the Kebar River in Babylon. The power of the Lord came on me there. I am Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi.

A message from the Lord came to Hosea, the son of Beeri. The message came while Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. It also came while Jeroboam was king of Israel. He was the son of Jehoash. Here is what the Lord said to him.The Lord began to speak through Hosea. He said to him,“ Go. Marry a woman who has sex with anyone she wants. Have children with her. Do this because the people of the land are like that kind of wife. They have not been faithful to me.”

and brought him first to Annas. He was the father- in- law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time.Caiaphas had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.

One of the Jewish leaders spoke up. His name was Caiaphas. He was high priest at that time. He said,“ You don’t know anything at all!You don’t realize what is good for you. It is better if one man dies for the people than if the whole nation is destroyed.”He did not say this on his own because he was high priest at that time. He prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation.

On the eighth day, they came to have the child circumcised. They were going to name him Zechariah, like his father.But his mother spoke up.“ No!” she said.“ He must be called John.”They said to her,“ No one among your relatives has that name.”Then they motioned to his father. They wanted to find out what he would like to name the child.He asked for something to write on. Then he wrote,“ His name is John.” Everyone was amazed.

“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)And so John the Baptist appeared in the desert. He preached that people should be baptized and turn away from their sins. Then God would forgive them.All the people from the countryside of Judea went out to him. All the people from Jerusalem went too. When they admitted they had sinned, John baptized them in the Jordan River.