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1. Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the deserted places of Judea,
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1. In G1722 those G1565 days G2250 came G3854 John G2491 the G3588 Baptist G910 , preaching G2784 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness G2048 of Judea G2449 ,
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2. and saying, Repent! For the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.
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2. And G2532 saying G3004 , Repent G3340 ye: for G1063 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 is at hand G1448 .
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3. For this is he spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!" Isa. 40:3
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3. For G1063 this G3778 is G2076 he that was spoken of G4483 by G5259 the G3588 prophet G4396 Isaiah G2268 , saying G3004 , The voice G5456 of one crying G994 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness G2048 , Prepare G2090 ye the G3588 way G3598 of the Lord G2962 , make G4160 his G846 paths G5147 straight G2117 .
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4. And John himself had his clothing from hairs of a camel, and a belt of leather about his loin. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
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4. And G1161 the same G846 John G2491 had G2192 his G848 raiment G1742 of G575 camel G2574 's hair G2359 , and G2532 a leather G1193 girdle G2223 about G4012 his G846 loins G3751 ; and G1161 his G848 meat G5160 was G2258 locusts G200 and G2532 wild G66 honey G3192 .
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5. Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him, and all the neighborhood of the Jordan,
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5. Then G5119 went out G1607 to G4314 him G846 Jerusalem G2414 , and G2532 all G3956 Judea G2449 , and G2532 all G3956 the G3588 region round about G4066 Jordan G2446 ,
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6. and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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6. And G2532 were baptized G907 of G5259 him G846 in G1722 Jordan G2446 , confessing G1843 their G848 sins G266 .
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7. But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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7. But G1161 when he saw G1492 many G4183 of the G3588 Pharisees G5330 and G2532 Sadducees G4523 come G2064 to G1909 his G846 baptism G908 , he said G2036 unto them G846 , O generation G1081 of vipers G2191 , who G5101 hath warned G5263 you G5213 to flee G5343 from G575 the G3588 wrath G3709 to come G3195 ?
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8. Therefore, bring forth fruits worthy of repentance.
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8. Bring forth G4160 therefore G3767 fruits G2590 meet G514 for repentance G3341 :
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9. And do not think to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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9. And G2532 think G1380 not G3361 to say G3004 within G1722 yourselves G1438 , We have G2192 Abraham G11 to our father G3962 : for G1063 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , that G3754 God G2316 is able G1410 of G1537 these G5130 stones G3037 to raise up G1453 children G5043 unto Abraham G11 .
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10. But already the axe is even laid at the root of the trees; therefore, any tree not bringing forth good fruit is cut off and is thrown into fire.
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10. And G1161 now G2235 also G2532 the G3588 axe G513 is laid G2749 unto G4314 the G3588 root G4491 of the G3588 trees G1186 : therefore G3767 every G3956 tree G1186 which bringeth not forth G4160 G3361 good G2570 fruit G2590 is hewn down G1581 , and G2532 cast G906 into G1519 the fire G4442 .
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11. I indeed baptize you in water to repentance; but He who is coming after me is stronger than me, of whom I am not able to lift The sandals. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
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11. I G1473 indeed G3303 baptize G907 you G5209 with G1722 water G5204 unto G1519 repentance G3341 : but G1161 he that cometh G2064 after G3694 me G3450 is G2076 mightier G2478 than I G3450 , whose G3739 shoes G5266 I am G1510 not G3756 worthy G2425 to bear G941 : he G846 shall baptize G907 you G5209 with G1722 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 , and G2532 with fire G4442 :
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12. whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and will gather His wheat into the storehouse. But He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
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12. Whose G3739 fan G4425 is in G1722 his G846 hand G5495 , and G2532 he will throughly purge G1245 his G848 floor G257 , and G2532 gather G4863 his G848 wheat G4621 into G1519 the G3588 garner G596 ; but G1161 he will burn up G2618 the G3588 chaff G892 with unquenchable G762 fire G4442 .
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13. Then Jesus arrives from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
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13. Then G5119 cometh G3854 Jesus G2424 from G575 Galilee G1056 to G1909 Jordan G2446 unto G4314 John G2491 , to be baptized G907 of G5259 him G846 .
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14. But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?
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14. But G1161 John G2491 forbade G1254 him G846 , saying G3004 , I G1473 have G2192 need G5532 to be baptized G907 of G5259 thee G4675 , and G2532 comest G2064 thou G4771 to G4314 me G3165 ?
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15. But answering, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us this way to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows Him.
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15. And G1161 Jesus G2424 answering G611 said G2036 unto G4314 him G846 , Suffer G863 it to be so now G737 : for G1063 thus G3779 it G2076 becometh G4241 us G2254 to fulfill G4137 all G3956 righteousness G1343 . Then G5119 he suffered G863 him G846 .
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16. And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water. And, behold! The heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God coming down as a dove, and coming upon Him.
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16. And G2532 Jesus G2424 , when he was baptized G907 , went up G305 straightway G2117 out of G575 the G3588 water G5204 : and G2532 , lo G2400 , the G3588 heavens G3772 were opened G455 unto him G846 , and G2532 he saw G1492 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of God G2316 descending G2597 like G5616 a dove G4058 , and G2532 lighting G2064 upon G1909 him G846 :
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17. And behold! A voice out of the heaven saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have been delighting. Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1
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17. And G2532 lo G2400 a voice G5456 from G1537 heaven G3772 , saying G3004 , This G3778 is G2076 my G3450 beloved G27 Son G5207 , in G1722 whom G3739 I am well pleased G2106 .
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