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12 "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."
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12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
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13 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.
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13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
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14 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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14 But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
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15 But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time ; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.
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15 Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.
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16 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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16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
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17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
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17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
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