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Matthew 3
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The Preaching of John the Baptist

3 Now (A)in those days [a](B)John the Baptist *[b]came, [c]preaching in the (C)wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “(D)Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven [d]is at hand.” 3 For this is the (F)one referred to [e]by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

“(G)The voice of one [f]crying in the wilderness,
‘(H)Make ready the way of the [g]Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

4 Now John himself had [h](I)a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (J)locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem (K)was going out to him, and all Judea, and all (L)the district around the Jordan; 6 and they were being (M)baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the (N)Pharisees and (O)Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You (P)brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from (Q)the wrath to come? 8 (R)Therefore bear fruit (S)in keeping with repentance; 9 and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘(T)We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 10 And the (U)axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore (V)every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 “As for me, (W)I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; (X)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His (Y)winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will (Z)gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the (AA)chaff with (AB)unquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

13 (AC)Then Jesus *arrived (AD)from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us (AE)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *permitted Him. 16 And after being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and [i](AF)he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him, 17 and behold, there was a voice out of the heavens saying, “(AG)This is [j]My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:1 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Matt
  2. Matthew 3:1 Or arrived, appeared
  3. Matthew 3:1 Or proclaiming as a herald
  4. Matthew 3:2 Lit has come near
  5. Matthew 3:3 Or through
  6. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
  7. Matthew 3:3 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:3
  8. Matthew 3:4 Lit his garment
  9. Matthew 3:16 Or He
  10. Matthew 3:17 Or My Son, the Beloved
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Matthew 3
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John the Baptist Begins His Ministry

3 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!” 3 For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight.’”[a]

4 Now John himself had his clothing made from camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they[b] confessed their sins.

7 But when he[c] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! 9 And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones! 10 Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent[d] him, saying, “I need[e] to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and[f] said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted him. 16 Now after he[g] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened[h] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming[i] upon him. 17 And behold, there was[j] a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 A quotation from Isa 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:6 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“confessed”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Matthew 3:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Matthew 3:14 The imperfect verb is understood as conative (“tried to”)
  5. Matthew 3:14 Literally “I have need”
  6. Matthew 3:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  7. Matthew 3:16 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was baptized”) which is understood as temporal
  8. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts have “opened to him”
  9. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts have “and coming”
  10. Matthew 3:17 The words “there was” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to make a complete sentence in English
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Matthew 3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

3 In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](D)

4 John’s(E) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(F) His food was locusts(G) and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

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!(I) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(J) 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) 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.(M)

11 “I baptize you with[b] water for repentance.(N) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit(O) and fire.(P) 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.”(Q)

The Baptism of Jesus(R)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(S) 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,(T) and he saw the Spirit of God(U) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(V) said, “This is my Son,(W) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in
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马太福音 3
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)

基督的先驱

3 在那些日子里，施洗者[a]约翰来了，在犹太的旷野传道， 2 说：“你们应当悔改，因为天国近了。” 3 这约翰就是藉着先知以赛亚所说的那个人。以赛亚说：

“在旷野有声音呼喊着：
‘你们当预备主的道，
当修直[b]他的路！’”[c]

4 约翰穿着骆驼毛做的衣服，腰束皮带。他的食物是蝗虫和野蜜。 5 那时，耶路撒冷、全犹太地区和整个约旦河一带的人，都出来到他那里， 6 承认自己的罪孽，在约旦河里受他的洗礼。

7 约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人也来要受他的洗礼，就对他们说：“你们这些毒蛇的子孙！谁指示你们逃避那将要来临的震怒呢？ 8 你们应当结出果子，与悔改的心相称！ 9 你们不要心里想‘我们有亚伯拉罕为先祖。’我告诉你们：神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起儿女来。 10 现在斧子已经放在树根上，所有不结好果子的树都要被砍下来，被丢进火里。

11 “我用水[d]给你们施洗，是为了你们的[e]悔改。但在我之后来的那一位，是比我更强有力的，我就是为他提鞋子也不配。他要用圣灵和火给你们施洗。 12 他手里拿着扬谷的锨，要扬净他的打谷场，把他的麦子收进仓库，却把糠秕用不灭的火烧掉。”

耶稣受洗

13 那时，耶稣从加利利来到约旦河，到了约翰那里，要受他的洗礼。 14 约翰想要阻止他，说：“我需要受你的洗礼，你反而到我这里来吗？”

15 耶稣回答他，说：“现在你就答应吧，因为我们如此成全一切的义，是合宜的。”于是约翰答应了他。

16 耶稣受了洗，一从水里上来，看哪，诸天就为他[f]开了，他看见神的灵好像鸽子降下，临到他身上。 17 这时候，忽然有声音从诸天传来，说：

“这是我的爱子，
我所喜悦的。”

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 3:1 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  2. 马太福音 3:3 修直——或译作“修平”。
  3. 马太福音 3:3 《以赛亚书》40:3。
  4. 马太福音 3:11 用水——或译作“在水里”。
  5. 马太福音 3:11 你们的——辅助词语。
  6. 马太福音 3:16 有古抄本没有“为他”。
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