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3:1  In · · those days John the Baptist began his mission in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,
3:2  · “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3:3  For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” ·
3:4  Now · John wore · clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt about · his waist; · and his food was locusts and wild honey.
3:5  At that time people were going out to him from Jerusalem and all · Judea and all the region along the Jordan,
3:6  and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing · their sins.
3:7  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for · baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
3:8  Therefore bear fruit worthy of repentance,
3:9  and do not presume you can say to yourselves, ‘We have · Abraham as our father’; for I say to you that God is able · from · these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
3:10  Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; so any 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 comes after me is greater than I—I am not worthy even to remove his · sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
3:12  His · winnowing fork is in · his hand, and he will clean out · his threshing floor and gather · his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
3:13  Then Jesus came · from · Galilee to John at the Jordan river · · to be baptized by him.
3:14  · But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet do you come to me?”
3:15  But Jesus answered · him, “Let it be so now; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
3:16  And when Jesus was baptized, · just as he was coming up from the water, · the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
3:17  And a voice from · heaven said, “This is · my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.”