Matthew 3
3
The Preaching of John the Baptist
Mk 1:1–8; Lk 3:1–9, 15–17; Jn 1:19–28
1#Mt 11:11; 16:14In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2#Mt 4:17; Da 2:44; Mt 6:10and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3#Isa 40:3; Lk 1:76For 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.’ ”#Isa 40:3.
4#Lev 11:22; 2Ki 1:8This same John had clothing made of camel’s hair, a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5#Mk 1:5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him, 6#Ac 19:18; Mt 3:11and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7#Mt 12:34; 23:33But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, “O generation of vipers, who has warned you to escape from the wrath to come? 8#Ac 26:20; Jer 36:3Therefore, bear fruit worthy of repentance, 9#Lk 3:8; 16:24and do not think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10#Mt 7:19; Jn 15:2Even now the axe is put to the tree roots. Therefore, every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11#Ac 1:5; Lk 3:16; Isa 4:4“I indeed baptize you with water to repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12#Mal 4:1; Mt 13:30His fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean His floor and gather His wheat into the granary, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
Mk 1:9–11; Lk 3:21–22
13#Mt 2:22Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14But John prohibited Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15#Ps 40:7–8; Jn 4:34But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
16#Isa 11:2; 42:1And when Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water. And suddenly the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending on Him like a dove. 17#Ps 2:7; Mt 17:5; Isa 42:1And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Matthew 3
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1Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. 3For 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. 4And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey. 5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan, 6and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7But 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? 8Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance. 9And 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. 10And 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. 11I 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; 12whose 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.
13Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him; 14but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me? 15But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him. 16And 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: 17and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.