Matthew 3
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,
10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.
11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
13 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,
14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'
15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,
17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
