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But when he sawmany of the 1Pharisees and 2Sadduceescoming for baptism, he said to them, "You 3brood of vipers, whowarned you to flee from 4the wrath to come?
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"5Thereforebearfruit6in keeping with repentance;
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and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, '7We haveAbraham for our father '; for I say to you that from thesestonesGod is able to raise up children to Abraham.
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"The 8axe is alreadylaid at the root of the trees; therefore9everytree that does not beargoodfruit is cutdown and thrown into the fire.
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"As for me, 10I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is comingafter me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; 11He will baptize you with the HolySpirit and fire.
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"His 12winnowingfork is in His hand, and He will thoroughlyclear His threshingfloor; and He will 13gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the 14chaff with 15unquenchablefire."