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| 3:1 | In those daies came Iohn the Baptist, preaching in the wildernesse of Iudea, |
| 3:2 | And saying, Repent yee: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. |
| 3:3 | For this is he that was spoken of by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of one crying in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. |
| 3:4 | And the same Iohn had his raiment of camels haire, and a leatherne girdle about his loynes, and his meate was locusts and wilde hony. |
| 3:5 | Then went out to him Hierusalem, and all Iudea, and all the region round about Iordane, |
| 3:6 | And were baptized of him in Iordane, confessing their sinnes. |
| 3:7 | But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his Baptisme, he said vnto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. |
| 3:9 | And thinke not to say within your selues, Wee haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. |
| 3:10 | And now also the axe is layd vnto the root of the trees: Therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire. |
| 3:11 | I indeed baptize you with water vnto repentance: but he that commeth after mee, is mightier then I, whose shooes I am not worthy to beare, hee shall baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. |
| 3:12 | Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire. |
| 3:13 | Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of him: |
| 3:14 | But Iohn forbade him, saying, I haue need to bee baptized of thee, and commest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | And Iesus answering, said vnto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becommeth vs to fulfill all righteousnesse. Then he suffered him. |
| 3:16 | And Iesus, when hee was baptized, went vp straightway out of the water: and loe, the heauens were opened vnto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and lighting vpon him. |
| 3:17 | And loe, a voice from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 3:1 | In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury, |
| 3:2 | saynge: Amede youre selues, the kyngdome of heuen is at honde. |
| 3:3 | This is he, of whom it is spoke by ye Prophet Esay, which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in ye wyldernes, prepare the LORDES waye, and make his pathes straight. |
| 3:4 | This Ihon had his garment of camels heer, and a lethre gerdell aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony. |
| 3:5 | Then went out to hym Ierusalem, and all Iury, and all the region rounde aboute Iordan, |
| 3:6 | and were baptised of him in Iordan, cofessynge their synnes. |
| 3:7 | Now when he sawe many of the Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim, he sayde vnto them: ye generacio of vipers, who hath certified you, that ye shal escape ye vengeaunce to come? |
| 3:8 | Bewarre, brynge forth due frutes of pennaunce. |
| 3:9 | Thinke not now, to saye in your selues, we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. |
| 3:10 | Euen now is the axe put vnto ye rote of the trees: therfore euery tre which bringeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewe downe, and cast into the fyre. |
| 3:11 | I baptise you with water to repentaunce: but he that cometh after me, is myghtier the I, whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy goost & wt fyre: |
| 3:12 | which hath also his fan in his hond, and will pourge his floore, and gadre the wheet into his garner, & will burne ye chaffe with vnquencheable fyre. |
| 3:13 | Then came Iesus from Galile to Iordan, vnto Ihon, to be baptised of hym. |
| 3:14 | But Iho forbade hym, saynge: I haue nede to be baptysed of the: and commest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | Iesus answered & sayd vnto hym: Let it be so now. For thus it be commeth vs to fulfyll all righteousnes. Then he suffred hym. |
| 3:16 | And Iesus assone as he was baptised, came straight out of the water. And lo, heue was ope ouer hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue, and lyght vpon hym. |
| 3:17 | And lo, there came a voyce fro heue sayng: Thys ys that my beloued sonne, in whom is my delyte. |
| 3:1 | In tho daies Joon Baptist cam, and prechide in the desert of Judee, |
| 3:2 | and seide, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes shal neiye. |
| 3:3 | For this is he, of whom it is seid bi Ysaie, the prophete, seyinge, A vois of a crier in desert, Make ye redi the weies of the Lord; make ye riyt the pathis of hym. |
| 3:4 | And this Joon hadde clothing of camels heeris, and a girdil of skynne aboute hise leendis; and his mete was honysoukis, and hony of the wode. |
| 3:5 | Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan; |
| 3:6 | and thei weren waischun of hym in Jordan, `and knowlechiden her synnes. |
| 3:7 | But he siy manye of the Farysees and of Saduceis comynge to his baptym, and seide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris, who shewide to you to fle fro the wraththe that is to come? |
| 3:8 | Therfor do ye worthi fruyte of penaunce, |
| 3:9 | and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham. |
| 3:10 | And now the ax is put to the roote of the tree; therfore euery tree that makith not good fruyt, shal be kit doun, and shal be cast in to the fier. |
| 3:11 | Y waische you in water, in to penaunce; but he that shal come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon Y am not worthi to bere; he shal baptise you in the Hooli Goost and fier. |
| 3:12 | Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he shal fulli clense his corn flore, and shal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he shal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid. |
| 3:13 | Thanne Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan to Joon, to be baptised of hym. |
| 3:14 | And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me? |
| 3:15 | But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse. |
| 3:16 | Thanne Joon suffride hym. And whanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoon he wente up fro the watir; and lo! heuenes weren openyd to hym, and he saie the Spirit of God comynge doun as a dowue, and comynge on hym; and loo! |
| 3:17 | a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me. |
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