Matthew 3:10-12

10 "The 1axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore 2every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 "As for me, 3I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; 4He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
12 "His 5winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will 6gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the 7chaff with 8unquenchable fire."

Cross References 8

  • 1. Luke 3:9
  • 2. Psalms 92:12-14; Matthew 7:19; John 15:2
  • 3. Mark 1:4, 8; Luke 3:16; John 1:26; Acts 1:5; Acts 8:36, 38; Acts 11:16
  • 4. John 1:33; Acts 2:3, 4; Titus 3:5
  • 5. Isaiah 30:24; Isaiah 41:16; Jeremiah 15:7; Jeremiah 51:2; Luke 3:17
  • 6. Matthew 13:30
  • 7. Psalms 1:4
  • 8. Isaiah 66:24; Jeremiah 7:20; Matthew 13:41, 42; Mark 9:43, 48

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"
  • [b]. The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"
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