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And he saiduntothem,Exactnomorethan that which is appointedyou.
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And the soldierslikewisedemanded of him,saying, Andwhat shall wedo? And he saiduntothem, Do violence[a] to no man,neither accuse any falsely; and be content with yourwages.
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And as the people were in expectation,[b]and all menmusedintheirheartsofJohn,whetherhewere the Christ, or not;
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Johnanswered, saying unto them all,Iindeedbaptizeyou with water;but one mightier thanIcometh, the latchet of whose*shoes I amnotworthy to unloose: he shall baptizeyouwith the HolyGhostand with fire:
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Whosefan is inhishand,and he will throughly purgehisfloor,and will gather the wheatintohisgarner;but the chaff he will burn with fireunquenchable.
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And*manyotherthingsin his exhortationpreached he unto the people.
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ButHerod the tetrarch, being reprovedbyhimforHerodiashisbrotherPhilip'swife,andforall the evilswhichHerod had done,
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Addedyetthisaboveall,that he shut upJohninprison.
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Now when all the people were baptized*, it came to pass, that Jesusalso being baptized, andpraying, the heaven was opened,
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And the HolyGhostdescended in a bodilyshapelike a doveuponhim,and a voicecamefromheaven, which said, ThouartmybelovedSon;inthee I am well pleased.
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AndJesushimselfbegan to beaboutthirty years of age,being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,