Matthew:3:1-12
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Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea ,
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and saying ,
Repent !
For the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near .
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For this is he spoken of by Isaiah the prophet ,
saying : "
The voice of one crying in the wilderness :
Prepare the way of the Lord !
Make His paths straight !"
Isaiah .
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And John himself had his clothing from hairs of a camel ,
and a belt of leather about his loin .
And his food was locusts and wild honey .
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Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him ,
and all the neighborhood of the Jordan ,
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and were baptized by him in the Jordan ,
confessing their sins .
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But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism ,
he said to them ,
Offspring of vipers !
Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come ?
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Therefore ,
bring forth fruits worthy of repentance .
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And do not think to say within yourselves ,
We have a father ,
Abraham .
For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones .
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But already the axe is even laid at the root of the trees ;
therefore ,
any tree not bringing forth good fruit is cut down and is thrown into fire .
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I indeed baptize you in water to repentance ;
but He who is coming after me is stronger than I ,
whose sandals I am not fit to carry .
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire ,
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whose fan is in His hand ,
and He will cleanse His floor and will gather His wheat into the barn .
But He will burn up the chaff with fire that cannot be put out .