Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
In those days came
John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
And
in those days cometh
John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,
And
saying,
Repent ye :
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Repent ye ;
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
For this is he that was spoken of by
the prophet Esaias
, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
For this is he that was spoken of through
Isaiah
the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make
ye ready
the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
And
the
same
John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat
was locusts and wild honey.
Now
John himself
had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food
was locusts and wild honey.
Then went out to
him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan ,
Then went out unto
him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the
Jordan ;
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
and they
were baptized of him in the
river
Jordan, confessing their sins.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come
to his baptism, he said unto them, O
generation
of vipers, who hath
warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming
to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye
offspring
of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Bring forth therefore fruits
meet
for
repentance:
Bring forth therefore fruit
worthy
of
repentance:
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
And now also
the axe is
laid
unto
the root of the trees: therefore
every tree which
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
And even
now the axe lieth
at
the root of the trees: every tree therefore
that
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
I indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost,
and with
fire:
I indeed baptize you in
water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in
the Holy Spirit
and `in'
fire:
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge
his floor ,
and gather his wheat into the garner ;
but he will burn up the
chaff
with unquenchable fire.
whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse
his threshing-
floor ;
and he
will
gather his wheat into the garner ,
but the
chaff
he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the
Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad
him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
But John would
have
hindered
him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And
Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to
be
so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
But
Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer `
it '
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth
him.
And Jesus ,
when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of
the water: and ,
lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like
a dove, and lighting
upon him :
And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from
the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as
a dove, and coming
upon him ;
And lo a voice from
heaven
, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
and lo ,
a voice out
of
the
heavens
, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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