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NowJohnhimselfhad1a garment of camel'shair and a leatherbeltaround his waist; and his food was 2locusts and wildhoney.
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ThenJerusalem3was going out to him, and allJudea and all4the districtaround the Jordan;
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and they were being 5baptized by him in the JordanRiver, as they confessed their sins.
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But when he sawmany of the 6Pharisees and 7Sadduceescoming for baptism, he said to them, "You 8brood of vipers, whowarned you to flee from 9the wrath to come?
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"10Thereforebearfruit11in keeping with repentance;
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and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, '12We 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 13axe is alreadylaid at the root of the trees; therefore14everytree that does not beargoodfruit is cutdown and thrown into the fire.
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"As for me, 15I 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; 16He will baptize you with the HolySpirit and fire.
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"His 17winnowingfork is in His hand, and He will thoroughlyclear His threshingfloor; and He will 18gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the 19chaff with 20unquenchablefire."
The Baptism of Jesus
1321ThenJesusarrived22from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I haveneed to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"