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Now in the fifteenthyear of the reign of TiberiusCaesar, when PontiusPilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brotherPhilip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
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as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKEREADY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHSSTRAIGHT.
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"Thereforebearfruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We haveAbraham for our father,' for I say to you that from thesestonesGod is able to raise up children to Abraham.
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Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not takemoney from anyone by force, oraccuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages."
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Johnanswered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the HolySpirit and fire.
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"His winnowingfork is in His hand to thoroughlyclear His threshingfloor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchablefire."