3In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaG1161G1722G1565G2250G3854G2491G910G2784G1722G2048G24492and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G14483This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "G1063G3778G2076G4483G5259G4396G2268G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21174John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.G1161G846G2491G2192G846G1742G575G2574G2359G2532G1193G2223G4012G846G3751G1161G846G5160G2258G200G2532G66G31925People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.G5119G1607G4314G846G2414G2532G3956G2449G2532G3956G4066G24466Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.G2532G907G5259G846G1722G2446G1843G846G2667But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?G1161G1492G4183G5330G2532G4523G2064G1909G846G908G2036G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.G4160G3767G2590G514G33419And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.G2532G1380G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G1110The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3767G3956G1186G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444211"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.G1473G3303G907G5209G1722G5204G1519G3341G1161G2064G3694G3450G2076G2478G3450G3739G5266G1510G3756G2425G941G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444212His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G846G4621G1519G596G1161G2618G892G762G444213Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.G5119G3854G2424G575G1056G1909G2446G4314G2491G907G5259G84614But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"G1161G2491G1254G3004G1473G2192G5532G907G5259G4675G2532G2064G4771G4314G316515Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.G1161G2424G611G2036G4314G846G863G737G1063G3779G4241G2076G2254G4137G3956G1343G5119G863G84616As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.G2532G2424G907G305G2117G575G5204G2532G2400G3772G455G846G2532G1492G4151G2316G2597G5616G4058G2532G2064G1909G84617And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."G2532G2400G5456G1537G3772G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1722G3739G2106
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