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| 3:1 | In those dayes came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iewry, |
| 3:2 | and sayeng: Repent of the life that is past, for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. |
| 3:3 | For this is he, of whom the Prophete Esaye spake, which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes, prepare ye the waye of the Lorde: & make hys pathes streyght. |
| 3:4 | Thys Iohn had hys rayment of camels heer. And a gyrdell of a skynne about hys loynes. His meat was locustes and wylde hony. |
| 3:5 | Then went out to hym Ierusalem and all Iewrye, and all the regyon rounde about Iordan, |
| 3:6 | and were baptysed of hym in Iordan, confessyng their synnes. |
| 3:7 | But when he sawe many of the Pharises and Saduces come to hys baptyme, he sayd vnto them: O generacion of vypers, who hath taught you to fle from the vengeaunce to come? |
| 3:8 | Bring forth therfore the frutes that belong to repentaunce. |
| 3:9 | And be not of soch mynde that ye wolde saye wtin your selues: we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you: that God is able to bryng to passe, that of these stones ther shall ryse vp children vnto Abraham. |
| 3:10 | Euen now is the axe also put vnto the rote of the trees: so that euery tree which bringeth not forth good frute, is hewen downe, and cast into the fyre. |
| 3:11 | I baptyse you in water vnto repentaunce: but he that shall come after me is myghtyer then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fyre: |
| 3:12 | whose fan is in hys hand, & he wyll purge hys floore, & gather his wheat into the barne, but wyll burne the chaffe wt vnquencheable fyre. |
| 3:13 | Then commeth Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn to be baptysed of hym. |
| 3:14 | But Iohn forbade hym, sayinge: I haue nede to be baptised of the: and commest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | Iesus answered & said vnto him: Let it be so now. For thus it becometh vs to fulfyll all ryghteousnesse. Then he suffred hym. |
| 3:16 | And Iesus when he was baptised, came straight waye out of the water. And lo heuen was open vnto him: and he sawe the sprete of God descendynge lyke a doue, and lyghtyng vpon hym. |
| 3:17 | And loo, there came a voyce from heauen saienge. Thys is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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