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Matthew 3

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea ,
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea ,
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
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 who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths. '
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.
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins , and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field .
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea , and all the region round about Jordan,
Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea , and all the region round about the Jordan,
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
and they were baptized in the Jordan by him , 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 ?
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers ! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
bear, therefore , fruits worthy of the reformation,
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 do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham , for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to 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 now also , the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast .
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 do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with 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 floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable . '
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John , to be baptized of him .
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan , unto John to be baptized by him ,
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ?
but John was forbidding him, saying, ` I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto 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 to him, ` Suffer now , for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness ,' then he doth suffer 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 having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens , 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 Son -- the Beloved , in whom I did delight . '

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