Matthew 3:8-17

81ThereforeG3767 produceG4160 fruitG2590 2consistentG514 with repentanceG3341; 9and do not assumeG1380 that you can sayG3004 to yourselvesG1438, ‘3We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 as our fatherG3962’; for I tellG3004 you that GodG2316 is ableG1410, from theseG3778 stonesG3037, to raiseG1453 upG1453 childrenG5043 for AbrahamG11. 10And the 4axeG513 is alreadyG2235 laidG2749 at the rootG4491 of the treesG1186; thereforeG3767, 5everyG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is being cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442.

11“As for me, 6I baptizeG907 you 7with waterG5204 for repentanceG3341, but He who is comingG2064 afterG3694 me is mightierG2478 than I, and I amG1510 not fitG2425 to removeG941 His sandalsG5266; 8He will baptizeG907 you 9with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 12His 10winnowingG4425 forkG4425 is in His handG5495, and He will thoroughlyG1245 clearG1245 His threshingG257 floorG257; and He will 11gatherG4863 His wheatG4621 into the barnG596, but He will burnG2618 upG2618 the 12chaffG892 with 13unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”

1314ThenG5119 JesusG2424 arrivedG3854 15from GalileeG1056 at the JordanG2446, coming to JohnG2491 to be baptizedG907 by him. 14But JohnG2491 tried to preventG1254 Him, sayingG3004, “I haveG2192 the needG5532 to be baptizedG907 by You, and yet You are comingG2064 to me?” 15But JesusG2424, answeringG611, saidG3004 to him, “AllowG863 it at thisG737 timeG737; for in thisG3779 wayG3779 it is fittingG4241 for us 16to fulfillG4137 allG3956 righteousnessG1343.” ThenG5119 he allowedG863 Him. 16After He was baptizedG907, JesusG2424 cameG305 upG305 immediatelyG2117 from the waterG5204; and beholdG2400, the heavensG3772 were openedG455, and 1718he sawG3708 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 descendingG2597 as a doveG4058 and 19settlingG2064 on Him, 17and beholdG2400, a voiceG5456 from the heavensG3772 saidG3004, “20ThisG3778 is 21My belovedG27 SonG5207, with whomG3739 I amG2106 wellG2106 pleasedG2106.”