Luke 3:8-18

8 Bear fruits ¹in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ²'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from ³these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ⁴Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

10 And the crowds asked him, ⁵"What then shall we do?"

11 And he answered them, ⁶"Whoever has two tunics^[a] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise."

12 ⁷Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, ⁸what shall we do?"

13 And he said to them, ⁹"Collect no more than you are authorized to do."

14 Soldiers also asked him, "And we, ¹⁰what shall we do?" And he said to them, ¹¹"Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your ¹²wages."

15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, ¹³whether he might be ¹⁴the Christ,

16 ¹⁵John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but ¹⁶he who is mightier than I is coming, ¹⁷the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you ¹⁸with the Holy Spirit and with ¹⁹fire.

17 His ²⁰winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to ²¹gather the wheat into his barn, ²²but the chaff he will burn with ²³unquenchable fire."

18 So ²⁴with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.