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| 3:1 | And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, |
| 3:2 | and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,' |
| 3:3 | for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.' |
| 3:4 | And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field. |
| 3:5 | Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan, |
| 3:6 | and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins. |
| 3:7 | And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath? |
| 3:8 | bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, |
| 3:9 | and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham, |
| 3:10 | and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast. |
| 3:11 | `I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire, |
| 3:12 | whose fan `is' in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.' |
| 3:13 | Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him, |
| 3:14 | but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!' |
| 3:15 | But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him. |
| 3:16 | And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him, |
| 3:17 | and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.' |
| 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. |
| 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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