Matthew 3

3^*In those days came ^aJohn the Baptist, preaching ^bin the wilderness of Judaea, ²And saying, Repent ye: for ^cthe kingdom of heaven is at hand. ³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, ^dThe voice of one crying in the wilderness, ^ePrepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴And the same John had his raiment of ^fcamel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was ^glocusts and ^hwild honey. ⁵Then went out to him ⁱJerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, ^6kAnd were baptized of him ^lin Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and ^llSadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, ^mO generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from ⁿthe wrath to come? ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits ^||meet for repentance: ⁹And ⁿⁿthink not to say within yourselves, ^oWe have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. ¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: ^ptherefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ¹¹I indeed baptize you with water ^qunto repentance: ^rbut he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall ^sbaptize you with ^tthe Holy Ghost, and with ^ufire: ¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge ^xhis floor, and ^ygather his wheat into the garner; but he will ^zburn up the chaff with ^zzunquenchable fire.

^13*aThen cometh Jesus ^bfrom Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. ¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? ¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil ^call righteousness. Then he suffered him. ¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw ^dthe Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: ^17eAnd lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my ^fbeloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.