Matthew 3:1
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The Messiah’s Herald
3 In those days John the Baptist came,(A) preaching in the Wilderness of Judea(B)
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Matthew 3:2
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2 and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”(A)
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Matthew 3:3
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3 For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!(A)[a]
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Matthew 3:8
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8 Therefore produce fruit(A) consistent with[a] repentance.
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- Matthew 3:8 Lit fruit worthy of
Matthew 3:10
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10 Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(A)
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Matthew 3:11
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11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance,[b](A) but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove[c] His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with[d] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)
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- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:11 Baptism was the means by which repentance was expressed publicly.
- Matthew 3:11 Or to carry
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
Matthew 3:12
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12 His winnowing shovel[a] is in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn. But the chaff He will burn up with fire that never goes out.”(A)
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- Matthew 3:12 A wooden farm implement used to toss threshed grain into the wind so the lighter chaff would blow away and separate from the heavier grain
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