'In1those5days4John7the8Baptist9came6preaching10in11the12wilderness13of Judea,15 “Repent,3for5the6kingdom7of heaven9is at hand.”4 For2this1is3he4who was spoken of5by6the8prophet9Isaiah7when he said,10“The voice11of one crying12in13the14wilderness:15‘Prepare16the17way18of the Lord;19make21his24paths23straight.’”20 Now2John4wore5a garment7of9camel’s11hair10and12a leather14belt13around15his18waist,17and20his23food21was22locusts24and25wild27honey.26 Then1Jerusalem5and6all7Judea9and10all11the12region about13the14Jordan15were going out2to3him,4 and1they were baptized2by7him8in3the4river6Jordan,5confessing9their12sins.11 But2when he saw1many3of the4Pharisees5and6Sadducees7coming8to9his12baptism,11he said13to them,14“You brood15of vipers!16Who17warned18you19to flee20from21the22wrath24to come?23 Bear1fruit3in keeping with4repentance.6 And1donot2presume3to say4to5yourselves,6‘We have8Abraham10as [our] father,’7for12I tell11you,13God17is able15from18these21stones20to raise up22children23for Abraham.2425 Even2now1the3axe4is laid10to5the6root7of the8trees.9Every11tree13therefore12that does15not14bear15good17fruit16is cut down18and19thrown22into20the fire.21 I1baptize4you3with5water6for7repentance,8but10he9who is coming13after11me12is16mightier than14I,15whose17sandals22I am19not18worthy20to carry.23He24will baptize26you25with27theHoly29Spirit28and30fire.31 His1winnowing fork3isin4his7hand,6and8he will clear9his12threshing floor11and13gather14his17wheat16into18the19barn,20but22the21chaff23he will burn24with unquenchable26fire.”25 Then1Jesus4came2from5Galilee7to8the9Jordan10to11John,13to be baptized15by16him.17 John3would have prevented4him,5saying,6“I7need89to be baptized12by10you,11and13doyou14come15to16me?”17 But2Jesus4answered1him,7“Let it be so8now,9for11thus10it is13fitting12for us14to fulfill15all16righteousness.”17Then18he consented.19 And2whenJesus4was baptized,1immediately5he went up6from7the8water,9and10behold,11the14heavens15were opened12to him,13and16he saw17the18Spirit19of God21descending22like23a dove24and25coming to rest26on27him;28 and1behold,2a voice3from4heaven6said,7“This8is9my12beloved14Son,11with15whom16I am well pleased.”17