馬太福音 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
施洗約翰傳道(A)
3 在那些日子，施洗的約翰出來，在猶太的曠野宣講： 2 「你們要悔改！因為天國近了。」 3 這人就是以賽亞先知所說的：
「在曠野有聲音呼喊着：
預備主的道，
修直他的路。」
4 這約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服，腰束皮帶，吃的是蝗蟲和野蜜。 5 那時，耶路撒冷、全猶太和全約旦河地區的人，都到約翰那裏去， 6 承認他們的罪，在約旦河裏受他的洗。
7 約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗，就對他們說：「毒蛇的孽種啊，誰指示你們逃避那將要來的憤怒呢？ 8 你們要結出果子來，和悔改的心相稱。 9 不要自己心裏說：『我們有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。』我告訴你們， 神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。 10 現在斧子已經放在樹根上，凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來，丟在火裏。 11 我是用水給你們施洗，叫你們悔改；但那在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是給他提鞋子也不配，他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。 12 他手裏拿着簸箕，要揚淨他的穀物，把麥子收在倉裏，把糠用不滅的火燒盡。」
耶穌受洗(B)
13 當時，耶穌從加利利來到約旦河，到了約翰那裏，請約翰為他施洗。 14 約翰想要阻止他，說：「我應該受你的洗，你怎麼到我這裏來呢？」 15 耶穌回答他：「暫且這樣做吧，因為我們理當這樣履行全部的義[a]。」於是約翰就依了他。 16 耶穌受了洗，隨即從水裏上來。天忽然為他[b]開了，他看見 神的靈降下，彷彿鴿子落在他身上。 17 這時，天上有聲音說：「這是我的愛子，我所喜愛的。」
Matthew 3
New International Reader's Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 In those days John the Baptist came and preached in the Desert of Judea. 2 He said, “Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 John 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)
4 John’s clothes were made out of camel’s hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea. They also came from the whole area around the Jordan River. 6 When they confessed their sins, John baptized them in the Jordan.
7 John 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? 8 Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. 9 Don’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. 10 The 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. 12 His 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
13 Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. He wanted to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to stop him. So he told Jesus, “I need to be baptized by you. So why do you come to me?”
15 Jesus 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.
16 As 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. 17 A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
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