Matthew 3

1InG1722 thoseG1565 daysG3588G2250 cameG3854 JohnG2491 the BaptistG3588G910, preachingG2784 inG1722 the wildernessG2048 of JudaeaG3588G2449, 2AndG2532 sayingG3004, Repent yeG3340: forG1063 the kingdomG3588G932 of heavenG3588G3772 is at handG1448. 3ForG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 he thatG3588 was spokenG2046 ofG5259 by the prophetG3588G4396 IsaiahG2268, sayingG3004, The voiceG5456 of one cryingG994 inG1722 the wildernessG2048, Prepare yeG2090 the wayG3588G3598 of the LordG2962, makeG4160 hisG846 pathsG3588G5147 straightG2117. 4AndG1161 the sameG846 JohnG3588G2491 hadG2192 hisG846 raimentG3588G1742 ofG575 camel’sG2574 hairG2359, andG2532 a leathernG1193 girdleG2223 aboutG4012 hisG846 loinsG3588G3751; andG1161 hisG846 meatG5160 wasG1510 locustsG200 andG2532 wildG66 honeyG3192. 5ThenG5119 went outG1607 toG4314 himG846 JerusalemG2414, andG2532 allG3956 JudaeaG3588G2449, andG2532 allG3956 the region round aboutG4066 JordanG3588G2446, 6AndG2532 were baptizedG907 ofG5259 himG846 inG1722 JordanG3588G2446, confessingG1843 theirG846 sinsG3588G266. 7

ButG1161 when he sawG3708 manyG4183 of the PhariseesG3588G5330 andG2532 SadduceesG4523 comeG2064 toG1909 hisG846 baptismG3588G908, he saidG3004 unto themG846, O generationG1081 of vipersG2191, whoG5101 hath warnedG5263 youG4771 to fleeG5343 fromG575 the wrathG3709 to comeG3195? 8Bring forthG4160 thereforeG3767 fruitsG2590 meetG514 for repentanceG3588G3341: 9AndG2532 thinkG1380 notG3361 to sayG3004 withinG1722 yourselvesG1438, We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 toG3962 our fatherG3962: forG1063 I sayG3004 unto youG4771, thatG3754 GodG3588G2316 is ableG1410 ofG1537 theseG3778 stonesG3588G3037 to raise upG1453 childrenG5043 unto AbrahamG11. 10AndG1161 nowG2235 alsoG2532 the axeG3588G513 is laidG2749 untoG4314 the rootG3588G4491 of the treesG3588G1186: thereforeG3767 everyG3956 treeG1186 which bringethG4160 notG3361 forthG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is hewn downG1581, andG2532 castG906 intoG1519 the fireG4442. 11IG1473 indeedG3303 baptizeG907 youG4771 withG1722 waterG5204 untoG1519 repentanceG3341: butG1161 he thatG3588 comethG2064 afterG3694 meG1473 isG1510 mightier thanG2478 IG1473, whoseG3739 shoesG3588G5266 I amG1510 notG3756 worthyG2425 to bearG941: heG846 shall baptizeG907 youG4771 withG1722 the HolyG40 GhostG4151, andG2532 with fireG4442: 12WhoseG3739 fanG3588G4425 is inG1722 hisG846 handG3588G5495, andG2532 he will throughly purgeG1245 hisG846 floorG3588G257, andG2532 gatherG4863 hisG846 wheatG3588G4621 intoG1519 the garnerG3588G596; butG1161 he will burn upG2618 the chaffG892 with unquenchableG762 fireG4442. 13

ThenG5119 comethG3854 JesusG3588G2424 fromG575 GalileeG3588G1056 toG1909 JordanG3588G2446 untoG4314 JohnG3588G2491, to be baptizedG907 ofG5259 himG846. 14ButG1161 JohnG2491 forbadG1254 himG846, sayingG3004, IG1473 haveG2192 needG5532 to be baptizedG907 ofG5259 theeG4771, andG2532 comestG2064 thouG4771 toG4314 meG1473? 15AndG1161 JesusG3588G2424 answeringG611 saidG3004 untoG4314 himG846, SufferG863 it to be so nowG737: forG1063 thusG3779 it becomethG4241G1510 usG1473 to fulfilG4137 allG3956 righteousnessG1343. ThenG5119 he sufferedG863 himG846. 16AndG2532 JesusG3588G2424, when he was baptizedG907, went upG305 straightwayG2112 outG575 of the waterG3588G5204: andG2532, loG3708, the heavensG3588G3772 were openedG455 unto himG846, andG2532 he sawG3708 the SpiritG3588G4151 of GodG3588G2316 descendingG2597 likeG5616 a doveG4058, andG2532 lightingG2064 uponG1909 himG846: 17AndG2532 loG3708 a voiceG5456 fromG1537 heavenG3588G3772, sayingG3004, ThisG3778 isG1510 myG1473 belovedG27 SonG3588G5207, inG1722 whomG3739 I am well pleasedG2106.