Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
In those days ,
John the Baptizer
came
, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
saying
,
In those days came
John the Baptist
, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea
,
"Repent
, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand !"
And
saying
, Repent
ye:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand .
For this is he who
was spoken of by Isaiah
the prophet, saying, "
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make
ready
the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. "
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.
Now
John himself
wore
clothing
made
of camel's hair, with
a leather
belt
around
his waist.
His food
was locusts and wild honey.
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.
Then people
from
Jerusalem, all of
Judea
, and all the region around
the
Jordan went
out
to
him.
Then went
out
to
him
Jerusalem, and
all Judaea
, and all the region round
about
Jordan ,
They
were baptized by
him in the
Jordan, confessing their sins.
And
were baptized of
him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming
for
his baptism, he said to
them, "You
offspring
of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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?
Therefore
bring forth fruit
worthy
of
repentance !
Bring forth therefore
fruits
meet
for
repentance :
Don't
think to yourselves, '
We have Abraham for
our father ,'
for I tell
you that God is able to raise up children to
Abraham from
these
stones
.
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.
"Even
now the axe lies
at
the root of the trees .
Therefore ,
every tree that
doesn't
bring
forth good fruit is cut
down, and cast into the fire.
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.
I indeed baptize you in
water for
repentance ,
but he who
comes
after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry.
He will
baptize you in
the Holy Spirit.
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:
His
winnowing
fork
is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse
his threshing
floor .
He
will
gather his wheat into the barn,
but the
chaff
he will burn up with unquenchable 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.
Then Jesus came
from Galilee to the
Jordan to
John, to be baptized by
him.
Then cometh
Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of
him.
But John would
have
hindered
him, saying, "
I need to be baptized by
you
, and you
come
to me? "
But John forbad
him, saying, I have
need to be baptized of
thee
, and comest
thou
to me?
But
Jesus ,
answering ,
said to
him, "Allow
it now ,
for
this
is
the
fitting
way
for us to fulfill
all righteousness. "
Then he allowed
him.
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.
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly
from
the water: and behold
, the heavens were opened to
him .
He saw the Spirit of God descending as
a dove, and coming
on
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 :
Behold,
a voice out
of
the
heavens
said
, "
This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased. "
And
lo
a voice from
heaven
, saying,
This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.
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