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16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17 His winnowing shovel is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with a fire that never goes out."
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His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.
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And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him about Herodias, his brother's wife, and about all the evil things Herod had done,
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But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
20 added this to everything else-he locked John up in prison.
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Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
21 When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,
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When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
22 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: You are My beloved Son. I take delight in You!
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and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
23 As He began [His ministry], Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, [son] of Heli,
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Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 [son] of Matthat, [son] of Levi, [son] of Melchi, [son] of Jannai, [son] of Joseph,
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the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25 [son] of Mattathias, [son] of Amos, [son] of Nahum, [son] of Esli, [son] of Naggai,
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the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 [son] of Maath, [son] of Mattathias, [son] of Semein, [son] of Josech, [son] of Joda,
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the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josek, the son of Joda,
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