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| 3:1 | In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, |
| 3:2 | and saying, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" |
| 3:3 | Because, this is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.'" |
| 3:4 | Now John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. |
| 3:5 | Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him |
| 3:6 | and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| 3:7 | But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to escape from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, |
| 3:9 | and do not think to say within yourselves, 'we have Abraham as our father.' Because, I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. |
| 3:10 | And even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. |
| 3:11 | I indeed baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than me, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. |
| 3:12 | His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." |
| 3:13 | Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. |
| 3:14 | But John prevented Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" |
| 3:15 | But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, because it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him. |
| 3:16 | And when He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him. |
| 3:17 | And behold a voice from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." |
| 3:1 | And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea, |
| 3:2 | And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. |
| 3:3 | For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight. |
| 3:4 | And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony. |
| 3:5 | Then went out to him Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde about Iordan. |
| 3:6 | And they were baptized of him in Iordan, confessing their sinnes. |
| 3:7 | Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come? |
| 3:8 | Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendment of life. |
| 3:9 | And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. |
| 3:10 | And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into ye fire. |
| 3:11 | In deede I baptize you with water to amendment of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. |
| 3:12 | Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire. |
| 3:13 | Then came Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn, to be baptized of him. |
| 3:14 | But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | Then Iesus answering, saide to him, Let be nowe: for thus it becommeth vs to fulfill all righteousnes. So he suffered him. |
| 3:16 | And Iesus when hee was baptized, came straight out of the water. And lo, the heaues were opened vnto him, and Iohn saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and lighting vpon him. |
| 3:17 | And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased. |
| 3:1 | In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury |
| 3:2 | saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde. |
| 3:3 | This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght. |
| 3:4 | This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony. |
| 3:5 | The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda |
| 3:6 | and were baptised of him in Iorda cofessynge their synnes. |
| 3:7 | When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come? |
| 3:8 | Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce. |
| 3:9 | And se that ye ons thynke not 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 chyldern vnto Abraha. |
| 3:10 | Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre. |
| 3:11 | I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre: |
| 3:12 | which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre |
| 3:13 | Then cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym. |
| 3:14 | But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | Iesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym. |
| 3:16 | And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym. |
| 3:17 | And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte. |
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