3:1 In
those
days
John
the
Baptist
came
preaching
in
the
wilderness
of
Judea,
3:2 "Repent,
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
at
hand."
3:3 For
this
is
he
who
was
spoken
of
by
the
prophet
Isaiah
when
he
said,
"The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the
wilderness:
'Prepare
the
way
of
the
Lord;
make
his
paths
straight.'"
3:4 Now
John
wore
a
garment
of
camel's
hair
and
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist,
and
his
food
was
locusts
and
wild
honey.
3:5 Then
Jerusalem
and
all
Judea
and
all
the
region
about
the
Jordan
were
going
out
to
him,
3:6 and
they
were
baptized
by
him
in
the
river
Jordan,
confessing
their
sins.
3:7 But
when
he
saw
many
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
coming
to
his
baptism,
he
said
to
them,
"You
brood
of
vipers!
Who
warned
you
to
flee
from
the
wrath
to
come
3:8 Bear
fruit
in
keeping
with
repentance.
3:9 And
do
not
presume
to
say
to
yourselves,
'We
have
Abraham
as
our
father,'
for
I
tell
you,
God
is
able
from
these
stones
to
raise
up
children
for
Abraham.
3:10 Even
now
the
axe
is
laid
to
the
root
of
the
trees.
Every
tree
therefore
that
does
not
bear
good
fruit
is
cut
down
and
thrown
into
the
fire.
3:11 "I
baptize
you
with
water
for
repentance,
but
he
who
is
coming
after
me
is
mightier
than
I,
whose
sandals
I
am
not
worthy
to
carry.
He
will
baptize
you
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
fire.
3:12 His
winnowing
fork
is
in
his
hand,
and
he
will
clear
his
threshing
floor
and
gather
his
wheat
into
the
barn,
but
the
chaff
he
will
burn
with
unquenchable
fire."
3:13 Then
Jesus
came
from
Galilee
to
the
Jordan
to
John,
to
be
baptized
by
him.
3:14 John
would
have
prevented
him,
saying,
"I
need
to
be
baptized
by
you,
and
do
you
come
to
me"
3:15 But
Jesus
answered
him,
"Let
it
be
so
now,
for
thus
it
is
fitting
for
us
to
fulfill
all
righteousness."
Then
he
consented.
3:16 And
when
Jesus
was
baptized,
immediately
he
went
up
from
the
water,
and
behold,
the
heavens
were
opened
to
him,
and
he
saw
the
Spirit
of
God
descending
like
a
dove
and
coming
to
rest
on
him;
3:17 and
behold,
a
voice
from
heaven
said,
"This
is
my
beloved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased."