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Matthew 3:7-4:11
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7 But when he saw many of the (A)Pharisees and (B)Sadducees coming for [a]baptism, he said to them, “You [b](C)offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from (D)the wrath to come? 8 (E)Therefore produce fruit (F)consistent with repentance; 9 and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘(G)We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham. 10 And the (H)axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore, (I)every tree that does not bear good fruit is being cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 “As for me, (J)I baptize you [c]with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; (K)He will baptize you [d]with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His (L)winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will (M)gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the (N)chaff with (O)unquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

13 (P)Then Jesus *arrived (Q)from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” 15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us (R)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *allowed Him. 16 After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and [e](S)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and [f]settling on Him, 17 and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “(T)This is [g]My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of Jesus

4 (U)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness (V)to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had (W)fasted for forty days and forty nights, He [h]then became hungry. 3 And (X)the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the (Y)Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘(Z)Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil *took Him along into (AA)the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and he *said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written:

‘(AB)He will give His angels orders concerning You’;

and

‘On their hands they will lift You up,
So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

7 Jesus said to him, “[i]On the other hand, it is written: ‘(AC)You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

8 (AD)Again, the devil *took Him along to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “(AE)All these things I will give You, if You fall down and [j]worship me.” 10 Then Jesus *said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘(AF)You shall worship the Lord your God, and [k]serve Him only.’” 11 Then the devil *left Him; and behold, (AG)angels came and began to serve Him.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:7 Later mss his baptism
  2. Matthew 3:7 Or brood
  3. Matthew 3:11 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  4. Matthew 3:11 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  5. Matthew 3:16 Or He
  6. Matthew 3:16 Lit coming upon Him
  7. Matthew 3:17 Or My Son, the Beloved
  8. Matthew 4:2 Or later became; or afterward became
  9. Matthew 4:7 Or Again
  10. Matthew 4:9 Lit prostrate Yourself to
  11. Matthew 4:10 Or fulfill religious duty to Him
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Matthew 3:7-4:11
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7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(A) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(B) 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(C) 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(D) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(E)

11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(F) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(G) and fire.(H) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(I)

The Baptism of Jesus(J)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(K) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(L) and he saw the Spirit of God(M) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(N) said, “This is my Son,(O) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(P)

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(Q)

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[c](R) by the devil.(S) 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights,(T) he was hungry. 3 The tempter(U) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(V) tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[d]”(W)

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city(X) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,”(Y) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[e]”(Z)

7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[f]”(AA)

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(AB) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[g]”(AC)

11 Then the devil left him,(AD) and angels came and attended him.(AE)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  4. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  5. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  6. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
  7. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13
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