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3:1  In those days, John the Baptist appeared in the desert of Judea, preaching:
3:2  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” This was the man of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said:
3:3  “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”
3:4  John’s clothing was made of camel’s hair, with a leather loincloth around his waist, and his food consisted of locusts and wild honey.
3:5  The people of Jerusalem and the whole of Judea and the entire region along the Jordan went out to him,
3:6  and as they confessed their sins they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
3:7  But when he observed many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8  Produce good fruit as proof of your repentance.
3:9  Do not presume to say to yourselves: ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
3:10  Even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
3:11  “I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I am. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
3:12  His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
3:13  Then Jesus arrived from Galilee and came to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
3:14  John tried to dissuade him, saying, “Why do you come to me? I am the one who needs to be baptized by you.”
3:15  But Jesus said to him in reply, “For the present, let it be thus. It is proper for us to do this to fulfill all that righteousness demands.” Then he acquiesced.
3:16  After Jesus had been baptized, as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened and he beheld the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
3:17  And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”