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¹ And in those days John the Immerser comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,² and saying, "Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near,"³ for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, || Make His paths straight."⁴ And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.⁵ Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,⁶ and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.

⁷ And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?⁸ Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,⁹ and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones,¹⁰ and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down, and is cast into fire.¹¹ I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire,¹² whose fan [is] in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather His wheat into the storehouse, but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire."

¹³ Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be immersed by him,¹⁴ but John was forbidding Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by You—and You come to me?"¹⁵ But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit [it] now, for thus it is fitting to us to fulfill all righteousness," then he permits Him.¹⁶ And having been immersed, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on Him,¹⁷ and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted."