MATTHEW 2, 3 to verse 16

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MATTHEW 2, 3

23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. of the UR

CHAPTER 3odel

'In those days John the Bap- tist came preaching in the

wilderness of Judea, 2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

3 For this is he who was spo- ken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight."

4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leath- er belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then Jerusalem and all Ju- dea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, stop DEALS

6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, con- fessing their sins. ba

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Saddu- cees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. "And do not presume to

say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up chil dren for Abraham.r

10 "Even now the axe is laid W85113 a 1th to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

12 "His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with un quenchable fire."

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

14 John would have prevent ed him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

15 But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw