Matthew 3 - Interlinear Bible
The Preaching of John the Baptist
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"
Repent, for the
kingdom of
heaven is at
hand."
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For
this is the one
referred to by
Isaiah the
prophet when he
said, " THE
VOICE OF ONE
CRYING IN THE
WILDERNESS, '
MAKE READY THE
WAY OF THE
LORD,
MAKE HIS
PATHS STRAIGHT !' "
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and they were being
baptized by him in the
Jordan River, as they
confessed their
sins.
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But when he
saw many of the
Pharisees and
Sadducees coming for
baptism, he
said to them, "You
brood of
vipers,
who warned you to
flee from the
wrath to
come ?
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and do not
suppose that you can
say to
yourselves, ' We
have Abraham for our
father '; for I
say to you that from
these stones God is
able to
raise up
children to
Abraham.
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"The
axe is
already laid at the
root of the
trees ;
therefore every tree that does not
bear good fruit is
cut down and
thrown into the
fire.
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"As for me, I
baptize you with
water for
repentance, but He who is
coming after me is
mightier than I, and I
am not
fit to
remove His
sandals ; He will
baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and
fire.
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"His
winnowing fork is in His
hand, and He will
thoroughly clear His
threshing floor ; and He will
gather His
wheat into the
barn, but He will
burn up the
chaff with
unquenchable fire."
The Baptism of Jesus
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Then Jesus arrived from
Galilee at the
Jordan coming to
John, to be
baptized by him.
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But
John tried to
prevent Him,
saying, "I
have need to be
baptized by You, and do You
come to me?"
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After being
baptized,
Jesus came up
immediately from the
water ; and
behold, the
heavens were
opened, and he
saw the
Spirit of
God descending as a
dove and
lighting on Him,
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