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Evanđelje po Mateju 3
Knijga O Kristu
Evanđelje po Mateju 3
Knijga O Kristu
Propovijedanje Ivana Krstitelja
3 U to vrijeme Ivan Krstitelj počne propovijedati u judejskoj pustinji:
2 'Pokajte se za grijehe i obratite se Bogu jer je nebesko kraljevstvo blizu!'
3 Prorok Izaija govorio je o Ivanu kad je prorokovao:
'On je glas koji viče u pustinji:
"Pripremite put za Gospodnji dolazak! Poravnajte za njega staze.''[a]
4 Ivan je nosio odjeću od devine dlake, a o pasu kožni pojas; hranio se skakavcima i divljim medom.
5 Ljudi su k njemu dolazili iz Jeruzalema i iz cijele jordanske okolice.
6 Ispovijedali su mu svoje grijehe, a on ih je krstio u rijeci Jordanu.
7 Ali kad ugleda mnoge farizeje i saduceje da se dolaze krstiti, reče im: 'Zmijska legla! Tko li vas je samo upozorio da pobjegnete Božjemu gnjevu koji stiže?
8 Dokažite svojim životom i djelima da ste se odvratili od grijeha i obratili Bogu.[b]
9 Ne zavaravajte se da vam je dovoljno reći: "Mi smo Abrahamovi potomci!' jer vam kažem da Bog može i od ovoga kamenja podignuti Abrahamovu djecu!
10 Sjekira Božjeg suda već je uzdignuta da u korijenu sasiječe stabla. Svako stablo koje ne daje dobrog roda bit će posječeno i bačeno u vatru.
11 Ja vodom krstim one koji se pokaju od svojih grijeha; no dolazi netko mnogo veći od mene, toliko velik da mu ja nisam dostojan ni robom biti.[c] On će vas krstiti Svetim Duhom i ognjem.
12 Očistit će svoje gumno i odvojiti pljevu od pšenice; pšenicu će spremiti u svoju žitnicu, a pljevu sažeći neugasivim ognjem.'
Isusovo krštenje
13 Tada Isus dođe iz Galileje na Jordan da ga Ivan krsti.
14 Ivan ga je odvraćao. 'Zar da ti dođeš k meni,' reče mu, 'a zapravo bi ti mene trebao krstiti!'
15 Ali Isus mu odgovori: 'Pusti to, jer nam valja ispuniti pravednu Božju volju.' Tada ga je Ivan krstio.
16 Nakon krštenja Isus iziđe iz vode. I gle! Nebesa se otvore i on ugleda Božjega Duha kako silazi kao golub i spušta se na njega.
17 I glas s neba reče: 'Ovo je moj ljubljeni Sin kojega sam izabrao. On je moja radost.'
Footnotes
- Evanđelje po Mateju 3:3 Izaija 40:3.
- Evanđelje po Mateju 3:8 U grčkome: Rodite dakle plodom dostojnim obraćenja.
- Evanđelje po Mateju 3:11 U grčkome: ni ponijeti sandale.
Matthew 3
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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
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
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