3At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.G1161G1722G1565G2250G3854G2491G910G2784G1722G2048G24492"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G14483John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, "Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "G1063G3778G2076G4483G5259G4396G2268G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21174John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.G1161G846G2491G2192G846G1742G575G2574G2359G2532G1193G2223G4012G846G3751G1161G846G5160G2258G200G2532G66G31925People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the Jordan River.G5119G1607G4314G846G2414G2532G3956G2449G2532G3956G4066G24466They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan.G2532G907G5259G846G1722G2446G1843G846G2667When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be baptized, he said to them, "You snakes - -who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?G1161G1492G4183G5330G2532G4523G2064G1909G846G908G2036G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.G4160G3767G2590G514G33419And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!G2532G1380G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G1110The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3767G3956G1186G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444211I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.G1473G3303G907G5209G1722G5204G1519G3341G1161G2064G3694G3450G2076G2478G3450G3739G5266G1510G3756G2425G941G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444212He has his winnowing shovel with him to thresh out all the grain. He will gather his wheat into his barn, but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G846G4621G1519G596G1161G2618G892G762G4442
The Baptism of Jesus
13At that time Jesus arrived from Galilee and came to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.G5119G3854G2424G575G1056G1909G2446G4314G2491G907G5259G84614But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"G1161G2491G1254G3004G1473G2192G5532G907G5259G4675G2532G2064G4771G4314G316515But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so for now. For in this way we shall do all that God requires." So John agreed.G1161G2424G611G2036G4314G846G863G737G1063G3779G4241G2076G2254G4137G3956G1343G5119G863G84616As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. Then heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and lighting on him.G2532G2424G907G305G2117G575G5204G2532G2400G3772G455G846G2532G1492G4151G2316G2597G5616G4058G2532G2064G1909G84617Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."G2532G2400G5456G1537G3772G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1722G3739G2106
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