Matthew 3:4-11

4Now John wore clothing from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

5Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the region around the Jordan.

6Confessing their sins, they were being immersed by him in the Jordan River.

7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance;

9and do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

10Already the axe is laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire!

11“As for me, I immerse you in water for repentance. But the One coming after me is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.