Matthew:3
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In those days came John the Baptist ,
preaching in the wilderness of Judaea ,
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And saying ,
Repent ye :
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand .
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For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias ,
saying ,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness ,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord ,
make his paths straight .
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And the same John had his raiment of camel '
s hair ,
and a leathern girdle about his loins ;
and his meat was locusts and wild honey .
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Then went out to him Jerusalem ,
and all Judaea ,
and all the region round about Jordan ,
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And were baptized of him in Jordan ,
confessing their sins .
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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism ,
he said unto them ,
O generation of vipers ,
who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ?
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Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance :
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And think not to say within yourselves ,
We have Abraham to our father :
for I say unto you ,
that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham .
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And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees :
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down ,
and cast into the fire .
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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance :
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I ,
whose shoes I am not worthy to bear :
he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost ,
and with fire :
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Whose fan is in his hand ,
and he will throughly purge his floor ,
and gather his wheat into the garner ;
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire .
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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John ,
to be baptized of him .
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But John forbad him ,
saying ,
I have need to be baptized of thee ,
and comest thou to me ?
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And Jesus answering said unto him ,
Suffer it to be so now :
for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness .
Then he suffered him .
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And Jesus ,
when he was baptized ,
went up straightway out of the water :
and ,
lo ,
the heavens were opened unto him ,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove ,
and lighting upon him :
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And lo a voice from heaven ,
saying ,
This is my beloved Son ,
in whom I am well pleased .