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3 And in those days, John the Baptist came and preached in the wilderness of Judea,
2 and said, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
3 For this is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!’”
4 And this John had his garment of camel’s hair, and a girdle of a skin around his loins. Also, his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region around Jordan went out to him.
6 And they were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Now, when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, “O, generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the anger to come?
8 “Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance!
9 “And do not think to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham even from these stones!
10 “And now, also, the axe is put to the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree which does not bring forth good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 “Indeed, I baptize you with water to repentance! But He Who comes after me is mightier than me! I am not worthy to bear His shoes! He Who has His winnowing fork in His hand will baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire,
12 “and will make His floor clean and gather His wheat into His garner; but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
14 But John earnestly hindered Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You! And You come to me?”
15 Then Jesus, answering, said to him, “Let it be for now. For it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness.” So, he permitted Him.
16 And Jesus, when He was baptized, came straight out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him. And the Spirit of God was seen, descending like a Dove, and lighting upon Him.
17 And lo, a voice came from Heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased.”
1 The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the Prophets, “Behold, I send My Messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way before you.
3 “The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, is, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!’”
4 John baptized in the wilderness, and preached the baptism of repentance, for remission of sins.
5 And all the country of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a belt of a skin about his loins. And he ate locusts and wild honey,
7 and preached, saying, “A stronger than I comes after me, Whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
8 “Indeed, I have baptized you with water. But He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”
9 And it happened that in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth (a city of Galilee) and was baptized by John in Jordan.
10 And as soon as He had come out of the water, John saw the heavens torn apart, and the Holy Ghost descending upon Him like a dove.
11 Then there was a voice from Heaven, saying, “You are My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.”
12 And immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.
13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days and was tempted by Satan. He was also with the wild beasts. And the angels ministered to Him.
14 Now after John was committed to prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled! And the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent and believe the Gospel!”
16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me. And I will make you fishers of men.”
18 And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
19 And when He had gone a little further, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the ship, mending their nets.
20 And He called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired servants and followed Him.
21 So they entered into Capernaum. And immediately on the Sabbath day, He entered into the Synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as One Who had authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And there was a man in their Synagogue in whom was an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 saying, “Ah, what have we to do with You, O Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know Who You are: even the Holy One of God.”
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Hold your peace, and come out of him.”
26 And the unclean spirit tore at him, and cried with a loud voice, and came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed. And they asked one another, saying, “What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For He commands even the foul spirits with authority, and they obey Him.”
28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region bordering on Galilee.
29 And as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 And Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever. And they told Jesus of her.
31 And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. And the fever left her. And she ministered to them.
32 And when evening came, they brought to Jesus all who were diseased, and those who were possessed with demons.
33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 And He healed many who were sick of diverse diseases. And He cast out many demons. But He would not let the demons say that they knew Him.
35 And in the morning, very early, before day, Jesus arose and went out into a solitary place, and prayed there.
36 And Simon, and those who were with Him, carefully followed Him.
37 And when they had found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone seeks you.”
38 Then He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also. For I came out for that purpose.”
39 And He preached in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and cast out the demons.
40 And a leper came to Him, begging Him, and kneeling down to Him, saying, “If You will, You can make me clean.”
41 And Jesus had compassion. And put forth His hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I will. Be clean.”
42 And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
43 And after He had given him a straight commandment, He sent him away,
44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone. But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimonial to them.”
45 But after he left, he began to tell many things, and to proclaim what happened, so that Jesus could no more openly enter the city; but stayed outside the gates, in desert places. And they came to Him from every quarter.
3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar - Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene
2 (when Annas and Caiaphas were the High Priests) - the Word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the regions around Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
4 as it is written in the Book of the sayings of Isaiah the Prophet, which says, “The voice of him who cries in the wilderness is, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!
5 ‘Every valley shall be filled. And every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And crooked things shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
6 ‘And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”
7 Then he said to the people who had come out to be baptized by him, “O generations of vipers! Who has forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 “Therefore, bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our Father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children of Abraham from these stones!
9 “Now also is the axe laid to the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree which does not bring forth good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire!”
10 Then the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”
11 And he answered, and said to them, “The one having two coats, let him give to the one who has none. And the one who has food, let him do likewise.”
12 Then there came tax collectors to be baptized also, and said to him, “Master, what shall we do?”
13 And he said to them, “Require no more than that which is appointed to you.”
14 The soldiers likewise asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Extort no one, nor accuse anyone falsely. And be content with your wages.”
15 As the people waited expectantly, and everyone wondered in their hearts whether John was the Christ,
16 John answered, and said to them all, “Indeed, I baptize you with water! But One stronger than me comes, Whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose! He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire!
17 “His fan is in His hand, and He will make clean his floor, and will gather the wheat into His barn. But the chaff He will burn up with fire that never shall be quenched!”
18 Then, exhorting with many other things, he preached to the people.
19 But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked by him (for Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done),
20 he added this above all: that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now it happened that as all the people were baptized, and as Jesus was baptized and prayed, the heaven was opened.
22 And the Holy Ghost came down in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him. And there was a voice from Heaven, saying, “You are My beloved Son. In You I am well pleased.”
23 And Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age - being, as men supposed, the Son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
25 the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
27 the son of Joannas, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
29 the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
31 The son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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