Matthew 3
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Herald of the Messiah
3 In those days John the Baptist came,(A) preaching in the wilderness of Judea(B) 2 and saying, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ’(C) 3 For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make his paths straight
4 Now John had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptised by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.(E)
7 When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees(F) coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(G) 8 Therefore produce fruit(H) consistent with[b] repentance. 9 And don’t presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.”(I) For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 The axe is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(J)
11 ‘I baptise you with[c] water for repentance,(K) but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove[d] his sandals. He himself will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.(L) 12 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.’(M)
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptised by him.(N) 14 But John tried to stop him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and yet you come to me? ’
15 Jesus answered him, ‘Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then John allowed him to be baptised.
16 When Jesus was baptised, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens(O) suddenly opened for him,[e] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down onto him.(P) 17 And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.’(Q)
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
Mattheüs 3
Het Boek
Johannes de Doper roept op tot bekering
3 In die tijd begon Johannes de Doper met zijn verkondiging in de woestijn van Judea. 2 Hij riep iedereen toe: ‘Bekeer u, want het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is vlakbij!’ 3 De profeet Jesaja doelde op deze man, toen hij zei: ‘Luister! Ik hoor de stem van iemand die roept in de woestijn: “Baan een weg voor de Here, maak zijn wegen recht.” ’ 4 Johannes droeg kleren van kameelhaar en had een leren riem om. Hij at sprinkhanen en honing van wilde bijen. 5 De mensen kwamen van alle kanten naar hem toe, uit Jeruzalem, uit de Jordaanvallei en uit heel Judea. 6 Ieder die zijn zonden beleed, werd door hem gedoopt in de rivier de Jordaan.
7 Er kwamen ook verscheidene Farizeeën en Sadduceeën naar hem toe om zich te laten dopen. Toen hij hen zag, zei hij tegen hen: ‘Stelletje sluwe slangen! Wie heeft u verteld dat u aan het komende oordeel van God kunt ontsnappen? 8 Laat eerst maar eens in uw leven zien dat u zich bekeerd heeft 9 en denk niet dat u vrijuit gaat omdat u van Abraham afstamt. Want Ik verzeker u dat God zelfs deze stenen in kinderen van Abraham kan veranderen. 10 De bijl van Gods oordeel ligt al aan de wortel van de bomen: elke boom die geen goede vruchten draagt, wordt omgehakt en in het vuur gegooid. 11 Ik doop met water als teken van de bekering. Na mij komt er Iemand die belangrijker is dan ik. Ik ben het niet eens waard zijn sandalen te dragen. Hij zal u dopen met de Heilige Geest en met vuur.
12 Hij staat klaar om het kaf van het koren te scheiden. Het koren zal Hij opslaan in de schuur. Maar het kaf zal Hij verbranden in een vuur dat nooit uitgaat.’
Jezus door Johannes de Doper gedoopt
13 Jezus verliet Galilea en ging naar Johannes om Zich ook door hem in de Jordaan te laten dopen. 14 Maar Johannes hield hem tegen. ‘Ik moet door U worden gedoopt,’ protesteerde hij, ‘in plaats van U door mij.’
15 ‘Doe het maar,’ antwoordde Jezus, ‘want we moeten precies doen wat God van ons verlangt.’ Toen doopte Johannes Hem. 16 Meteen toen Jezus gedoopt was en uit het water kwam, scheurde de hemel open en Johannes zag dat de Geest van God in de vorm van een duif op Jezus neerdaalde. 17 Een stem uit de hemel zei: ‘Dit is mijn geliefde Zoon. Hij verheugt mijn hart.’
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