Matthew 3:1–12

^*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.