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Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
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And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
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And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
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And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
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Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
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And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
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And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
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And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
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John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
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In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.
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And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;