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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, 'MAKEREADY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHSSTRAIGHT!' "
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But when he sawmany of the Pharisees and Sadduceescoming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, whowarned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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and do not suppose that you can 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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"As for me, I 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; He will baptize you with the HolySpirit and fire.
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"His winnowingfork is in His hand, and He will thoroughlyclear His threshingfloor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchablefire."
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After being baptized, Jesuscame up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of Goddescending as a dove and lighting on Him,