1 G1161 G1722InG1565thoseG2250daysG3854came[G5736] G2491JohnG910the BaptistG2784, preaching[G5723] G1722inG2048the wildernessG2449of Judaea, 2 G2532AndG3004saying[G5723] G3340, Repent ye[G5720] G1063: forG932the kingdomG3772of heavenG1448is at hand[G5758] . 3 G1063ForG3778thisG2076is he[G5748] G4483that was spoken[G5685] G5259of byG4396the prophetG2268EsaiasG3004, saying[G5723] G5456, The voiceG994of one crying[G5723] G1722inG2048the wildernessG2090, Prepare ye[G5657] G3598the wayG2962of the LordG4160, make[G5720] G846hisG5147pathsG2117straight. 4 G1161AndG846the sameG2491JohnG2192had[G5707] G846hisG1742raimentG575ofG2574camel'sG2359hairG2532, andG1193a leathernG2223girdleG4012aboutG846hisG3751loinsG1161; andG846hisG5160meatG2258was[G5713] G200locustsG2532andG66wildG3192honey. 5 G5119ThenG1607went out[G5711] G4314toG846himG2414JerusalemG2532, andG3956allG2449JudaeaG2532, andG3956allG4066the region round aboutG2446Jordan, 6 G2532AndG907were baptized[G5712] G5259ofG846himG1722inG2446JordanG1843, confessing[G5734] G846theirG266sins. 7 G1161ButG1492when he saw[G5631] G4183manyG5330of the PhariseesG2532andG4523SadduceesG2064come[G5740] G1909toG846hisG908baptismG2036, he said[G5627] G846unto themG1081, O generationG2191of vipersG5101, whoG5263hath warned[G5656] G5213youG5343to flee[G5629] G575fromG3709the wrathG3195to come[G5723] ? 8 G4160Bring forth[G5657] G3767thereforeG2590fruitsG514meetG3341for repentance: 9 G2532AndG1380think[G5661] G3361notG3004to say[G5721] G1722withinG1438yourselvesG2192, We have[G5719] G11AbrahamG3962to our fatherG1063: forG3004I say[G5719] G5213unto youG3754, thatG2316GodG1410is able[G5736] G1537ofG5130theseG3037stonesG1453to raise up[G5658] G5043childrenG11unto Abraham. 10 G1161AndG2235nowG2532alsoG513the axeG2749is laid[G5736] G4314untoG4491the rootG1186of the treesG3767: thereforeG3956everyG1186treeG4160which bringethG3361notG4160forth[G5723] G2570goodG2590fruitG1581is hewn down[G5743] G2532, andG906cast[G5743] G1519intoG4442the fire. 11 G1473IG3303indeedG907baptize[G5719] G5209youG1722withG5204waterG1519untoG3341repentanceG1161: butG2064he that cometh[G5740] G3694afterG3450meG2076is[G5748] G2478mightier thanG3450IG3739, whoseG5266shoesG1510I am[G5748] G3756notG2425worthyG941to bear[G5658] G846: heG907shall baptize[G5692] G5209youG1722withG40the HolyG4151GhostG2532, andG4442with fire: 12 G3739WhoseG4425fanG1722is inG846hisG5495handG2532, andG1245he will throughly purge[G5692] G846hisG257floorG2532, andG4863gather[G5692] G846hisG4621wheatG1519intoG596the garnerG1161; butG2618he will burn up[G5692] G892the chaffG762with unquenchableG4442fire. 13 G5119ThenG3854cometh[G5736] G2424JesusG575fromG1056GalileeG1909toG2446JordanG4314untoG2491JohnG907, to be baptized[G5683] G5259ofG846him. 14 G1161ButG2491JohnG1254forbad[G5707] G3004him, saying[G5723] G1473, IG2192have[G5719] G5532needG907to be baptized[G5683] G5259ofG4675theeG2532, andG2064comest[G5736] G4771thouG4314toG3165me? 15 G1161AndG2424JesusG611answering[G5679] G2036said[G5627] G4314untoG846himG863, Suffer[G5628] G737it to be so nowG1063: forG3779thusG4241it becometh[G5723] G2076 [G5748] G2254usG4137to fulfil[G5658] G3956allG1343righteousnessG5119. ThenG863he suffered[G5719] G846him. 16 G2532AndG2424JesusG907, when he was baptized[G5685] G305, went up[G5627] G2117straightwayG575out ofG5204the waterG2532: andG2400, lo[G5628] G3772, the heavensG455were opened[G5681] G846unto himG2532, andG1492he saw[G5627] G4151the SpiritG2316of GodG2597descending[G5723] G5616likeG4058a doveG2532, andG2064lighting[G5740] G1909uponG846him: 17 G2532AndG2400lo[G5628] G5456a voiceG1537fromG3772heavenG3004, saying[G5723] G3778, ThisG2076is[G5748] G3450myG27belovedG5207SonG1722, inG3739whomG2106I am well pleased[G5656] . |