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| 1. | Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, |
| 2. | and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. |
| 3. | For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. |
| 4. | And John himself had his garment of camel`s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey. |
| 5. | Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan, |
| 6. | and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| 7. | But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath? |
| 8. | Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance. |
| 9. | And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
| 10. | And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. |
| 11. | I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire; |
| 12. | whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. |
| 13. | Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him; |
| 14. | but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me? |
| 15. | But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him. |
| 16. | And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him: |
| 17. | and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight. |