| 3:1 | In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, |
| 3:2 | And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| 3:3 | 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. |
| 3:4 | 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. |
| 3:5 | Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, |
| 3:6 | And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| 3:7 | But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: |
| 3:9 | And think 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 children unto Abraham. |
| 3:10 | 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. |
| 3:11 | 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: |
| 3:12 | 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 unquenchable fire. |
| 3:12 | 他手裡拿著簸箕、要揚淨他的場、把麥子收在倉裡、把糠用不滅的火燒盡了。 |
| 3:12 | 他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净他的场，把麦子收在仓里，把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。 |
| isa:30:24 | The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. |
| mal:3:3 | And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. |
| isa:66:24 | And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. |
| mak:9:44 | Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. |
| mak:9:48 | Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. |
| mal:4:1 | For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. |
| mat:13:30 | Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. |
| mat:13:40 | As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. |
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| 3:13 | Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. |
| 3:14 | But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? |
| 3:15 | And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. |
| 3:16 | And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: |
| 3:17 | And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
