Matthew 3 — WMB
3Verse 1In those days, Yochanan the Immerser came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,Verse 2“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”Verse 3For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,make the way of the Lord ready!
Make his paths straight!”Verse 4Now Yochanan himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.Verse 5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.Verse 6They were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.Verse 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his immersion, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Verse 8Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!Verse 9Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.Verse 10Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.Verse 11“I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.+Verse 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”Verse 13Then Yeshua came from Galilee to the Jordan+to Yochanan, to be immersed by him.Verse 14But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”Verse 15But Yeshua, answering, said to him,“Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.”Then he allowed him.Verse 16Yeshua, when he was immersed, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.Verse 17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Make his paths straight!”Verse 4Now Yochanan himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.Verse 5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.Verse 6They were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.Verse 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his immersion, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Verse 8Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!Verse 9Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.Verse 10Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.Verse 11“I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.+Verse 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”Verse 13Then Yeshua came from Galilee to the Jordan+to Yochanan, to be immersed by him.Verse 14But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”Verse 15But Yeshua, answering, said to him,“Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.”Then he allowed him.Verse 16Yeshua, when he was immersed, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.Verse 17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”