Matthew 3:7-12

English Standard Version

⁷ But when he saw many of ^(A)the Pharisees and ^(B)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ^(C)“You brood of ^(D)vipers! Who warned you to flee from ^(E)the wrath to come? ⁸ Bear fruit ^(F)in keeping with repentance. ⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, ^(G)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from ^(H)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. ¹⁰ Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ^(I)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

^11 (J)“I baptize you with water ^(K)for repentance, but ^(L)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you ^(M)with the Holy Spirit and ^(N)fire. ¹² His ^(O)winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and ^(P)gather his wheat into the barn, ^(Q)but the chaff he will burn with ^(R)unquenchable fire.”