开路先锋

那时,施洗者约翰来到犹太的旷野传道,说: “悔改吧,因为天国临近了!” 约翰就是以赛亚先知所说的那位,他说:“有人在旷野大声呼喊,‘预备主的道,修直祂的路。’”

约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服,腰束皮带,吃的是蝗虫、野蜜。 那时,耶路撒冷、犹太各地和约旦河一带的人都来到约翰那里, 承认他们的罪,在约旦河里接受他的洗礼。

约翰看见很多法利赛人和撒都该人也来受洗,就对他们说:“你们这些毒蛇的后代!谁指示你们逃避那将临的烈怒呢? 你们要结出与悔改相称的果子。 不要心里说,‘我们是亚伯拉罕的子孙。’我告诉你们,上帝可以从这些石头中兴起亚伯拉罕的子孙。 10 现在斧头已经放在树根上了,不结好果子的树都要被砍下,丢在火里。 11 我用水为你们施洗,叫你们悔改。但在我之后,有位比我更有能力的要来,我连替祂提鞋都不配。祂要用圣灵和火为你们施洗。 12 祂手拿簸箕,要把谷场清理干净,将麦子存入仓里,用不灭的火把糠秕烧尽。”

耶稣受洗

13 后来,耶稣从加利利来到约旦河要约翰为祂施洗。 14 约翰想要拦住祂,就说:“应该是你为我施洗才对,你反倒来找我?”

15 耶稣回答说:“你就这样做吧!我们理当这样遵行上帝一切的要求。”于是约翰答应了。

16 耶稣受了洗,刚从水里上来,天就开了。祂看见上帝的圣灵像鸽子一样降到祂身上, 17 又有声音从天上传来:“这是我的爱子,我甚喜悦祂。”

開路先鋒

那時,施洗者約翰來到猶太的曠野傳道,說: 「悔改吧,因為天國臨近了!」 約翰就是以賽亞先知所說的那位,他說:「有人在曠野大聲呼喊,『預備主的道,修直祂的路。』」

約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服,腰束皮帶,吃的是蝗蟲、野蜜。 那時,耶路撒冷、猶太各地和約旦河一帶的人都來到約翰那裡, 承認他們的罪,在約旦河裡接受他的洗禮。

約翰看見很多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗,就對他們說:「你們這些毒蛇的後代!誰指示你們逃避那將臨的烈怒呢? 你們要結出與悔改相稱的果子。 不要心裡說,『我們是亞伯拉罕的子孫。』我告訴你們,上帝可以從這些石頭中興起亞伯拉罕的子孫。 10 現在斧頭已經放在樹根上了,不結好果子的樹都要被砍下,丟在火裡。 11 我用水為你們施洗,叫你們悔改。但在我之後,有位比我更有能力的要來,我連替祂提鞋都不配。祂要用聖靈和火為你們施洗。 12 祂手拿簸箕,要把穀場清理乾淨,將麥子存入倉裡,用不滅的火把糠秕燒盡。」

耶穌受洗

13 後來,耶穌從加利利來到約旦河要約翰為祂施洗。 14 約翰想要攔住祂,就說:「應該是你為我施洗才對,你反倒來找我?」

15 耶穌回答說:「你就這樣做吧!我們理當這樣遵行上帝一切的要求。」於是約翰答應了。

16 耶穌受了洗,剛從水裡上來,天就開了。祂看見上帝的聖靈像鴿子一樣降到祂身上, 17 又有聲音從天上傳來:「這是我的愛子,我甚喜悅祂。」

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” 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)

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. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

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) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) 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

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in

施洗約翰(A)

那時,施洗的約翰出來,在猶太的曠野傳道, 說:“天國近了,你們應當悔改。” 以賽亞先知所說:

“在曠野有呼喊者的聲音:

‘預備主的道,

修直他的路!’”

就是指著這約翰說的。 約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服,腰束皮帶,吃的是蝗蟲和野蜜。 耶路撒冷、猶太全地和約旦河一帶的人都出來到他那裡去, 承認自己的罪,在約旦河裡受了他的洗。

約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人來到他施洗的地方,就對他們說:“毒蛇所生的啊,誰指示你們逃避那將要來的忿怒呢? 應當結出果子來,與悔改的心相稱。 你們心裡不要以為:‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗。’我告訴你們, 神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來。 10 現在斧頭已經放在樹根上,所有不結好果子的樹,就砍下來,丟在火裡。 11 我用水給你們施洗,表示你們悔改;但在我以後要來的那一位,能力比我更大,我就是替他提鞋也沒有資格。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。 12 他手裡拿著簸箕,要揚淨麥場,把麥子收進倉裡,卻用不滅的火把糠秕燒盡。”

耶穌受洗(B)

13 那時,耶穌從加利利來到約旦河約翰那裡,要受他的洗。 14 約翰想要阻止他,說:“我應該受你的洗,你卻到我這裡來嗎?” 15 耶穌回答:“暫且這樣作吧。我們理當這樣履行全部的義。”於是約翰答應了他。 16 耶穌受了洗,立刻從水中上來;忽然,天為他開了,他看見 神的靈,好像鴿子降下來,落在他身上; 17 又有聲音從天上來,說:“這是我的愛子,我所喜悅的。”