1 John came to the desert in Judea. He talked to people there. ️️ 2 John said, “Say sorry to God. Stop bad. God’s home is near.” ❌➡️ 3 God said this long ago by Isaiah: “A man calls in the desert, ‘Make a straight road for God.’” ️️ 4 John wore camel hair and a leather belt. He ate bugs and wild honey. 5 Many people came from the big city and all around to see John. ♀️♂️➡️ 6 John put them in the Jordan River water. They told the bad they did. ️ 7 John saw leaders named Pharisees and Sadducees come. He said, “You bad snakes! Who told you to run from the bad to come?” ⚠️ 8 “Do good to show you are really sorry.” 9 “Do not say, ‘Abraham is our dad,’ to feel safe. God can make kids for Abraham from rocks.” ➡️ 10 “The axe is at the roots. Trees with no good fruit will be cut and burned.” 11 “I put you in water. But One is coming who is greater than me. I am not good enough to carry His shoes. He will put God’s Holy Spirit on you and clean with fire.” ️ 12 “He has a big tool to blow and sort grain. He will clean the grain place. He will keep the good grain in the barn. He will burn the bad bits with fire.” ️ 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. He asked John to put Him in water. ♂️ 14 John tried to stop Him. John said, “I need You to put me in water. Do You come to me?” ♂️ 15 Jesus said, <jesus>“Let it be now. It is good for us to do what God wants.”</jesus> So John said yes. ✅ 16 Jesus came up from the water. The sky opened. God’s Holy Spirit came down like a dove and sat on Him. ☁️️✨ 17 A voice from the sky said, “This is My Son. I am happy with Him.” ☁️️