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3:1  Now during those days John the Baptist comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea
3:2  and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn-near”.
3:3  For this one is the one having been spoken of through Isaiah the prophet saying [in Isa 40:3], “A voice of one shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, be making His paths straight’”.
3:4  Now John himself was having his clothing [made] of camel’s hair, and a belt made-of-leather around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
3:5  At that time Jerusalem and all Judea and all the surrounding-region of the Jordan was going out to him.
3:6  And they were being baptized in the Jordan River by him while confessing-out their sins.
3:7  But having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers— who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
3:8  Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.
3:9  And do not think that you may say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’. For I say to you that God is able to raise-up children for Abraham from these stones!
3:10  And the axe is already lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
3:11  I am baptizing you with water for repentance, but the One coming after me is more powerful than me, of Whom I am not fit to carry the sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire—
3:12  Whose winnowing-tool is in His hand, and He will cleanse-out His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn. But He will burn up the chaff with an inextinguishable fire”.
3:13  Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John that He might be baptized by him.
3:14  But John was preventing Him, saying, “I have a need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?”
3:15  But having responded, Jesus said to him, “Permit it at this time. For it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this manner”. Then he permits Him.
3:16  And having been baptized, Jesus immediately ascended from the water. And behold— the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as-if  a dove, and coming upon Him.
3:17  And behold— a voice from the heavens saying, “This is My beloved Son with Whom I was well-pleased”.