Ma-thi-ơ 3
New Vietnamese Bible
Giăng Báp-tít Truyền Giảng(A)
3 Lúc ấy, Giăng Báp-tít truyền giảng trong đồng hoang Giu-đê. 2 Ông kêu gọi: “Hãy ăn năn, vì Nước Thiên Đàng đã đến gần.” 3 Vì đây là người mà lời tiên tri I-sa phán rằng:
“Có tiếng kêu vang trong đồng hoang,
Hãy sửa soạn đường Chúa,
Đắp thẳng các lối Ngài.”[a]
4 Giăng mặc áo lông lạc đà, thắt lưng da, ăn châu chấu và mật ong rừng. 5 Dân chúng từ Giê-ru-sa-lem, khắp vùng Giu-đê và cả vùng xung quanh sông Giô-đanh đều đến với ông. 6 Sau khi xưng tội, họ được ông làm phép báp-tem dưới sông Giô-đanh.
7 Khi thấy người Pha-ri-si và Sa-đu-sê đến xin nhận phép báp-tem, Giăng bảo họ: “Hỡi loài rắn độc! Ai đã báo cho các ngươi tránh cơn thịnh nộ sắp tới? 8 Vậy hãy kết quả cho xứng đáng với sự ăn năn. 9 Đừng tự hào: ‘Áp-ra-ham là tổ phụ chúng tôi.’ Vì ta phán cùng các ngươi: ‘Đức Chúa Trời có thể biến những viên đá này thành con cháu Áp-ra-ham.’ 10 Lưỡi rìu đã đặt kề gốc cây; vì thế, bất cứ cây nào không sinh trái tốt sẽ bị chặt và ném vào lửa.
11 Ta làm phép báp-tem cho các ngươi bằng nước để ăn năn tội, nhưng Đấng đến sau ta, vĩ đại hơn ta; ta không đáng xách dép cho Ngài. Ngài sẽ làm phép báp-tem cho các ngươi bằng Đức Thánh Linh và bằng lửa. 12 Tay Ngài cầm sàng[b] rê sạch lúa mình, chứa lúa vào kho, và thiêu đốt trấu trong lửa không hề tắt.”
Đức Giê-su Nhận Phép Báp-tem(B)
13 Thế rồi Đức Giê-su từ Ga-li-lê đến cùng Giăng tại sông Giô-đanh để nhận phép báp-tem. 14 Nhưng Giăng từ chối, và nói rằng: “Chính tôi mới cần Ngài làm phép báp-tem, thế sao Ngài lại đến với tôi?”
15 Đức Giê-su đáp: “Bây giờ hãy cứ làm đi, để chúng ta làm trọn mọi quy lệ công chính, vì như thế là hợp lẽ.” Giăng vâng lời Ngài.
16 Vừa khi chịu phép báp-tem xong, Đức Giê-su liền bước lên khỏi nước. Kìa, bầu trời mở ra, Ngài thấy Đức Thánh Linh của Đức Chúa Trời giáng xuống như chim bồ câu đậu trên Ngài. 17 Có tiếng từ trời phán rằng: “Đây là Con yêu dấu của Ta, đẹp lòng Ta hoàn toàn.”
Matthew 3
New King James Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
3 In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching (C)in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for (D)the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(E)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(F)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
4 Now (G)John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (H)locusts and (I)wild honey. 5 (J)Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 (K)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (L)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (M)the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, (N)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (O)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 (P)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (Q)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire. 12 (R)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (S)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
John Baptizes Jesus(T)
13 (U)Then Jesus came (V)from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 (W)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [b]He saw (X)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (Y)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (Z)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
- Matthew 3:16 Or he
Matthew 3
English Standard Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore (H)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (I)locusts and (J)wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of (L)the Pharisees and (M)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (N)“You brood of (O)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (P)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (Q)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (R)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (S)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (T)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 (U)“I baptize you with water (V)for repentance, but (W)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you (X)with the Holy Spirit and (Y)fire. 12 His (Z)winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and (AA)gather his wheat into the barn, (AB)but the chaff he will burn with (AC)unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
13 (AD)Then Jesus came (AE)from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 (AF)John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (AG)the heavens were opened to him,[c] and he (AH)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, (AI)a voice from heaven said, (AJ)“This is my beloved Son,[d] with whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
- Matthew 3:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
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