3Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,G1161G1722G1565G2250G3854G2491G910G2784G1722G2048G24492"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G14483For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet, saying, " THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!'"G1063G3778G2076G4483G5259G4396G2268G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21174Now John himself had a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.G1161G846G2491G2192G846G1742G575G2574G2359G2532G1193G2223G4012G846G3751G1161G846G5160G2258G200G2532G66G31925Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea, and all the district around the Jordan;G5119G1607G4314G846G2414G2532G3956G2449G2532G3956G4066G24466and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.G2532G907G5259G846G1722G2446G1843G846G2667But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?G1161G1492G4183G5330G2532G4523G2064G1909G846G908G2036G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958"Therefore bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance;G4160G3767G2590G514G33419and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father'; for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.G2532G1380G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G1110"And the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3767G3956G1186G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444211"As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.G1473G3303G907G5209G1722G5204G1519G3341G1161G2064G3694G3450G2076G2478G3450G3739G5266G1510G3756G2425G941G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444212"And His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G846G4621G1519G596G1161G2618G892G762G4442
The Baptism of Jesus
13Then Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan [coming] to John, to be baptized by him.G5119G3854G2424G575G1056G1909G2446G4314G2491G907G5259G84614But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"G1161G2491G1254G3004G1473G2192G5532G907G5259G4675G2532G2064G4771G4314G316515But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit [it] at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he *permitted Him.G1161G2424G611G2036G4314G846G863G737G1063G3779G4241G2076G2254G4137G3956G1343G5119G863G84616And after being baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, [and] coming upon Him,G2532G2424G907G305G2117G575G5204G2532G2400G3772G455G846G2532G1492G4151G2316G2597G5616G4058G2532G2064G1909G84617and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."G2532G2400G5456G1537G3772G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1722G3739G2106
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