Matthew 3:2-12

2“1RepentG3340, for 2the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 hasG1448 comeG1448 nearG1448.” 3For thisG3778 is the 3one referredG3004 to 4by IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 when he saidG3004, “5The voiceG5456 of one 6callingG994 7outG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘8PrepareG2090 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, MakeG4160 His pathsG5147 straightG2117!’” 4NowG1161 JohnG2491 himselfG846 hadG2192 910a garmentG1742 of camel’sG2574 hairG2359 and a leatherG1193 beltG2223 aroundG4012 his waistG3751; and his foodG5160 was 11locustsG200 and wildG66 honeyG3192. 5AtG5119 thatG5119 timeG5119 JerusalemG2414 12was goingG1607 outG1607 to him, and allG3956 JudeaG2449 and allG3956 13the regionG4066 aroundG4066 the JordanG2446; 6and they were being 14baptizedG907 by him in the JordanG2446 RiverG4215, as they confessedG1843 their sinsG266.

7But when he sawG3708 manyG4183 of the 15PhariseesG5330 and 16SadduceesG4523 comingG2064 for 17baptismG908, he saidG3004 to them, “You 1819offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, whoG5101 warnedG5263 you to fleeG5343 from 20the wrathG3709 toG3195 comeG3195? 821ThereforeG3767 produceG4160 fruitG2590 22consistentG514 with repentanceG3341; 9and do not assumeG1380 that you can sayG3004 to yourselvesG1438, ‘23We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 as our fatherG3962’; for I tellG3004 you that GodG2316 is ableG1410, from theseG3778 stonesG3037, to raiseG1453 upG1453 childrenG5043 for AbrahamG11. 10And the 24axeG513 is alreadyG2235 laidG2749 at the rootG4491 of the treesG1186; thereforeG3767, 25everyG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is being cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442.

11“As for me, 26I baptizeG907 you 27with waterG5204 for repentanceG3341, but He who is comingG2064 afterG3694 me is mightierG2478 than I, and I amG1510 not fitG2425 to removeG941 His sandalsG5266; 28He will baptizeG907 you 29with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 12His 30winnowingG4425 forkG4425 is in His handG5495, and He will thoroughlyG1245 clearG1245 His threshingG257 floorG257; and He will 31gatherG4863 His wheatG4621 into the barnG596, but He will burnG2618 upG2618 the 32chaffG892 with 33unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”