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1 In those days came John
the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judæa,
2 And saying, Repent ye:
for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
3 For this is he that was
spoken of by the prophet
Esaias, saying, The voice of
one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And the same John had
his raiment of camel's hair,
and a leathern girdle about
his loins; and his meat was
locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him
Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and
all the region round about
Jordan,
6 And were baptized of
him in Jordan, confessing
their sins.
7 But when he saw many
of the Pharisees and Saddu—
cees come to his baptism, he
said unto them, o generation
of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the Wrath to
come?
8 Bring forth therefore
fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say with—
in yourselves, We have Abra—
ham to our father: for I say
unto you, that God is able of
these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is
laid unto the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which
bringeth not forth good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into
the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance: but
he that cometh after me is
mightier than I, whose shoes
I am not worthy to bear: he
shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand,
and he will throughly purge
his floor, and gather his wheat
into the garner; but he will
burn up the chaff with un—
quenchable fire.
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1 The beginn—
ing of the gospel
of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God;
2 As it is writ—
ten in the pro—
phets, Belhold, I
send my messen—
ger before thy
face, which shall
prepare thy way
before thee.
3 The voice of
one crying in the
wilderness, Pre—
pare ye the way
of the Lord, make
his paths stra—
ight.
4 John did bap—
tize in the wilder—
ness, and preach
the baptism of
repentance for
the remission of
sins.
5 And there
went out unto him
all the land of
Judæa, and they
of Jerusalem, and
were all baptized
of him in the river
of Jordan, confes—
sing their sins.
6 And John
was clothed with
camel's hair, and
with a girdle of
a skin about his
loins: and he did
eat locusts and
wild honey:
7 And preached
saying, There
cometh one mi—
ghtier than I after
me, the latchet of
whose shoes I am
not worthy to
stoop down and
Unloose.
8 Indeed have
baptized you with
water: but he
shall baptize you
with the Holy
Ghost.
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1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa and
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis,
and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the
word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias
in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the re—
mission of sins;
4 As it is written in the book of the words of
Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one
crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain
and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall
be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made
smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to
be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who
hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of re
—pentance, and begin not to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto
you, That God is able of these stones to raise up
a children unto Abraham.
9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of
the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall
we do then?
11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath
two coats, let him impart to him that hath none;
and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized,
and said unto him, master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than
that which is appointed you.
14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him,
saying, and what shall we do? And he said unto
them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all
men mused in their hearts of John, whether he
were the Christ, or not;
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but one mightier than I
cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy
to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into
his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire
unquenchable.
18 And many other things in his exhortation
preached he unto the people.
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