Matthew Chapter 3
3:1 In those days came ^aa John the Baptist, preaching ^ab in the wilderness of Judaea,



3:2 And saying, Repent ye: ^ac for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.



3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice ^ad of one crying in the wilderness, ^ae Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.



3:4 And ^af the same John ^ag had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was ^ah locusts and wild ^ai honey.



3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,



3:6 And ^aj were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.



3:7 ¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from ^ak the wrath to come?



3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:



3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, ^al We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.



3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: ^am therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.



3:11 I ^an indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: ^ao he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:



3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly ^ap purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will ^aq burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.



3:13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus ^ar from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.



3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?



3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to ^as fulfil all righteousness . Then he suffered him.



3:16 And ^at Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw ^au the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:



3:17 And ^av lo a voice from heaven, saying, ^aw This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.


aa   Malachi 3:1   Mark 1:4   Luke 3:2   John 1:28  
ab   Joshua 14:10  
ac   Daniel 2:44   ch 4:17  &  10:7  
ad   Isaiah 40:3   Luke 3:4  
ae   Luke 1:76  
af   Mark 1:6  
ag   2 Kings1:8   Zechariah 13:4  
ah   Leviticus 11:22  
ai   Deuteronomy 8:8  :
aj   Acts 19:4  
ak   Romans 5:9   1 Thessalonians1:10  
al   John 8:33   Acts13:26   Romans 4:1  
am   John 8:33   Acts 13:26   Romans 4:1  
an   Mark 1:8   Luke 3:16   John 1:33   Acts 1:5  
ao   Isaiah 4:4   Malachi 3:2   Acts 2:3,4   Titus 3:5  
ap   Malachi 3:3  
aq   Malachi 4:1  
ar   ch 2:22 Malachi 4:1  
as   Daniel 9:22  
at   Mark 1:10
au   Isaiah 11:2   Luke 3:22   John 1:32  
av   John 12:28  
aw   Psalms 2:7   Isaiah 42:1   Luke 9:35   Colossians 1:13