John the Baptist
PersonThe prophet who prepared the way for Jesus and baptized him in the Jordan.
Their thread through Scripture
- Matthew 3:1
In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
The prophet who prepares the Lord's way.
- John 1:23
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”