Matthew 3
3
The Preaching of John the Baptist
Mk 1:1–8; Lk 3:1–9, 15–17; Jn 1:19–28
1#Mt 11:11; 16:14In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2#Mt 4:17; Da 2:44; Mt 6:10and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3#Isa 40:3; Lk 1:76For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make His paths straight.’ ”#Isa 40:3.
4#Lev 11:22; 2Ki 1:8This same John had clothing made of camel’s hair, a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5#Mk 1:5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him, 6#Ac 19:18; Mt 3:11and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7#Mt 12:34; 23:33But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, “O generation of vipers, who has warned you to escape from the wrath to come? 8#Ac 26:20; Jer 36:3Therefore, bear fruit worthy of repentance, 9#Lk 3:8; 16:24and do not think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10#Mt 7:19; Jn 15:2Even now the axe is put to the tree roots. Therefore, every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11#Ac 1:5; Lk 3:16; Isa 4:4“I indeed baptize you with water to repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12#Mal 4:1; Mt 13:30His fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean His floor and gather His wheat into the granary, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
Mk 1:9–11; Lk 3:21–22
13#Mt 2:22Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14But John prohibited Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15#Ps 40:7–8; Jn 4:34But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
16#Isa 11:2; 42:1And when Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water. And suddenly the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending on Him like a dove. 17#Ps 2:7; Mt 17:5; Isa 42:1And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Matthew 3
3
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1In those days John the Baptist came and preached in the Desert of Judea. 2He said, “Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3John is the one Isaiah the prophet had spoken about. He had said,
“A messenger is calling out in the desert,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord.
Make straight paths for him.’ ” (Isaiah 40:3)
4John’s clothes were made out of camel’s hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea. They also came from the whole area around the Jordan River. 6When they confessed their sins, John baptized them in the Jordan.
7John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them, “You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger? 8Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. 9Don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones. 10The ax is ready to cut the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.
11“I baptize you with water, calling you to turn away from your sins. But after me, someone is coming who is more powerful than I am. I’m not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”
Jesus Is Baptized
13Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. He wanted to be baptized by John. 14But John tried to stop him. So he told Jesus, “I need to be baptized by you. So why do you come to me?”
15Jesus replied, “Let it be this way for now. It is right for us to do this. It carries out God’s holy plan.” Then John agreed.
16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened. Jesus saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. 17A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
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