Matthew 3 — DBY
3Verse 1Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,Verse 2and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.Verse 3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.Verse 4And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.Verse 5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,Verse 6and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.Verse 7But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?Verse 8Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.Verse 9And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that°God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.Verse 10And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.Verse 11I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;Verse 12whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.Verse 13Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;Verse 14but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?Verse 15But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.Verse 16And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of°God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:Verse 17and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.