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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.
Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,
And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.
Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
The Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.