3In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,G1161G1722G1565G2250G3854G2491G910G2784G1722G2048G24492"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G14483For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'"G1063G3778G2076G4483G5259G4396G2268G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21174Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.G1161G846G2491G2192G846G1742G575G2574G2359G2532G1193G2223G4012G846G3751G1161G846G5160G2258G200G2532G66G31925Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,G5119G1607G4314G846G2414G2532G3956G2449G2532G3956G4066G24466and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.G2532G907G5259G846G1722G2446G1843G846G2667But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?G1161G1492G4183G5330G2532G4523G2064G1909G846G908G2036G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.G4160G3767G2590G514G33419And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.G2532G1380G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G1110Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3767G3956G1186G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444211"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier 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 and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G846G4621G1519G596G1161G2618G892G762G4442
The Baptism of Jesus
13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.G5119G3854G2424G575G1056G1909G2446G4314G2491G907G5259G84614John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"G1161G2491G1254G3004G1473G2192G5532G907G5259G4675G2532G2064G4771G4314G316515But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.G1161G2424G611G2036G4314G846G863G737G1063G3779G4241G2076G2254G4137G3956G1343G5119G863G84616And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;G2532G2424G907G305G2117G575G5204G2532G2400G3772G455G846G2532G1492G4151G2316G2597G5616G4058G2532G2064G1909G84617and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."G2532G2400G5456G1537G3772G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1722G3739G2106
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