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Matthew 3
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 3
New American Standard Bible
The Preaching of John the Baptist
3 Now (A)in those days (B)John the Baptist *[a]came, [b]preaching in the (C)wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “(D)Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 For this is the (F)one referred to [c]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“(G)The voice of one [d]calling [e]out in the wilderness,
‘(H)Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
4 Now John himself had [f](I)a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (J)locusts and wild honey. 5 At that time Jerusalem (K)was going out to him, and all Judea and all (L)the region 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 [g]baptism, he said to them, “You [h](P)offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from (Q)the wrath to come? 8 (R)Therefore produce fruit (S)consistent with repentance; 9 and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘(T)We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for 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 being cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 “As for me, (W)I baptize you [i]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 [j]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 the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” 15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us (AE)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *allowed Him. 16 After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and [k](AF)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and [l]settling on Him, 17 and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “(AG)This is [m]My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:1 Or arrived; or appeared
- Matthew 3:1 Or proclaiming as a herald
- Matthew 3:3 Or through
- Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
- Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
- Matthew 3:4 Lit his garment
- Matthew 3:7 Later mss his baptism
- Matthew 3:7 Or brood
- Matthew 3:11 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
- Matthew 3:11 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
- Matthew 3:16 Or He
- Matthew 3:16 Lit coming upon Him
- 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
Mateo 3
La Palabra (España)
Mateo 3
La Palabra (España)
II.— COMIENZOS DEL MINISTERIO DE JESÚS (3,1—4,11)
Predicación de Juan el Bautista (Mc 1,2-8; Lc 3,1-9.16-17; Jn 1,23-27)
3 Por aquel tiempo comenzó Juan el Bautista a predicar en el desierto de Judea. 2 Decía:
— Convertíos, porque ya está cerca el reino de los cielos.
3 A este Juan se había referido el profeta Isaías cuando dijo:
Se oye una voz;
alguien clama en el desierto:
“¡Preparad el camino del Señor;
abrid sendas rectas para él!”.
4 Juan iba vestido de pelo de camello, llevaba un cinturón de cuero y se alimentaba de saltamontes y miel silvestre. 5 Acudían a él gentes de Jerusalén, de toda Judea y de toda la ribera del Jordán. 6 Confesaban sus pecados, y Juan los bautizaba en las aguas del Jordán. 7 Pero al ver que muchos fariseos y saduceos acudían a recibir el bautismo, Juan les decía:
— ¡Hijos de víbora! ¿Quién os ha avisado para que huyáis del inminente castigo? 8 Demostrad con hechos vuestra conversión 9 y no os hagáis ilusiones pensando que sois descendientes de Abrahán. Porque os digo que Dios puede sacar de estas piedras descendientes de Abrahán. 10 Ya está el hacha preparada para cortar de raíz los árboles, y todo árbol que no dé buen fruto será cortado y arrojado al fuego. 11 Yo os bautizo con agua para que os convirtáis; pero el que viene después de mí es más poderoso que yo, y yo ni siquiera soy digno de llevarle las sandalias. Él os bautizará con Espíritu Santo y fuego. 12 Llega, bieldo en mano, dispuesto a limpiar su era; guardará el trigo en el granero, mientras que con la paja hará una hoguera que arderá sin fin.
Jesús es bautizado (Mc 1,9-11; Lc 3,21-22)
13 Por aquel tiempo llegó Jesús al Jordán procedente de Galilea para que Juan lo bautizara. 14 Pero Juan se resistía diciendo:
— Soy yo quien necesita ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a que yo te bautice?
15 Jesús le contestó:
— ¡Déjalo así por ahora! Es menester que cumplamos lo que Dios ha dispuesto.
Entonces Juan consintió. 16 Una vez bautizado, Jesús salió en seguida del agua. En ese momento se abrieron los cielos y Jesús vio que el Espíritu de Dios descendía como una paloma y se posaba sobre él. 17 Y una voz, proveniente del cielo, decía:
— Este es mi Hijo amado en quien me complazco.
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