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Then the radiant glory of the Eternal One will be revealed.
    All flesh together will take it in.”[a]

In fulfillment of those words, crowds streamed out from the villages and towns to be baptized[b] by John at the Jordan.

John the Baptist: You bunch of venomous snakes! Who told you that you could escape God’s coming wrath? Don’t just talk of turning to God; you’d better bear the authentic fruit of a changed life. Don’t take pride in your religious heritage, saying, “We have Abraham for our father!” Listen—God could turn these rocks into children of Abraham!

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Footnotes

  1. 3:4–6 Isaiah 40:3–5
  2. 3:7 Literally, immersed, to show repentance

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