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In those days John the Immerser 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 who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah ,
saying :
The voice of one crying in the wilderness :
Prepare the way of the Lord ;
make His paths straight .
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And John himself was clothed in camel
s hair ,
with a leather waistband around his waist ;
and his food was locusts and wild honey .
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Then Jerusalem ,
all Judea ,
and all the region around the Jordan went out to him
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and were immersed by him in the Jordan ,
confessing their sins .
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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion ,
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 Abraham as our father .
For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones .
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And now already the ax is laid to the root of the trees .
Therefore any tree which does not bear good fruit is cut off and thrown into the fire .
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I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance ,
but He who is coming after me is mightier than I ,
whose sandals I am not worthy to carry .
He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire ;
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whose winnowing shovel is in His hand ,
and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor ,
and gather His wheat into the granary ;
but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire .