For. The reason for John's appearance and proclamation lies in prophecy. This is he that was spoken of ( οὗτος γὰρ ἐστιν ὁῥηθείς). In John 1:23 the following quotation is uttered by the Baptist himself, and some commentators have supposed this to be the case also here.
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Matthew 3:3
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