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Matthew 3
Legacy Standard Bible
Matthew 3
Legacy Standard Bible
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
- Matthew 3:1 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Matt
- Matthew 3:1 Or arrived, appeared
- Matthew 3:1 Or proclaiming as a herald
- Matthew 3:2 Lit has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or through
- Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
- Matthew 3:3 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:3
- Matthew 3:4 Lit his garment
- Matthew 3:16 Or He
- Matthew 3:17 Or My Son, the Beloved
Matthew 3
New International Version
Matthew 3
New International Version
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
Matthew 3
King James Version
Matthew 3
King James Version
3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mateo 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Mateo 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Misión de Juan el Bautista
(Mr 1:1-8; Lc 3:1-9; Jn 1:19-28)
3 Varios años después, mientras ellos todavía estaban viviendo en Nazaret, vino Juan el Bautista y empezó a hablarle a la gente en el desierto de Judea. 2 Él decía: «Cambien su manera de pensar y de vivir, porque el reino de Dios está cerca». 3 (A)El profeta Isaías se refería a Juan cuando dijo:
«Alguien grita en el desierto:
“¡Preparen el camino para el Señor;
háganle caminos derechos!”»[a]
4 Juan se vestía de pelo de camello, llevaba un cinto de cuero en la cintura; y su comida era langostas y miel silvestre. 5 Entonces la gente venía a él desde Jerusalén, de toda la provincia de Judea y de toda la región alrededor del río Jordán. 6 Confesaban sus pecados y Juan los bautizaba en el río Jordán.
7 Cuando Juan vio que muchos fariseos y saduceos venían para ser bautizados, les dijo: «¡Partida[b] de víboras! ¿Quién les advirtió que escaparan de la ira de Dios que está por venir? 8 Vivan de tal manera que demuestre que realmente han cambiado. 9 Y no me vengan con que “Abraham es nuestro antepasado”, porque les aseguro que Dios puede convertir hasta estas piedras en descendientes de Abraham. 10 Y ya también el hacha está lista para cortar los árboles de raíz. Por tanto, todo árbol que no produzca buenos frutos será cortado y echado al fuego para que se queme. 11 Yo los bautizo con agua como demostración de que han cambiado su vida, pero el que viene después de mí es más poderoso que yo. Ni siquiera soy digno de ayudarle a quitarse las sandalias. Él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. 12 Vendrá preparado para separar el trigo de la paja. Guardará el trigo bueno en el granero y quemará lo que no es bueno en un fuego que nunca se apagará».
Bautismo de Jesús
(Mr 1:9-11; Lc 3:21-22)
13 En ese tiempo, Jesús vino de Galilea al Jordán para que Juan lo bautizara, 14 pero Juan trató de impedirlo, y le dijo:
—Soy yo quien necesita ser bautizado por ti, ¿por qué entonces vienes a mí?
15 Jesús le contestó:
—No me lo impidas ahora, porque es necesario cumplir con todo lo que Dios requiere.[c]
Entonces Juan estuvo de acuerdo. 16 Y Jesús, después de que fue bautizado, salió inmediatamente del agua y vio que el cielo se le abrió y que el Espíritu de Dios bajaba sobre él como una paloma. 17 Una voz desde los cielos decía: «Este es mi hijo amado con quien estoy muy contento».
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