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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;
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But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
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Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
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Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
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The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
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The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
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The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
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The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,