KJV + Strong's The Mission of John the Baptist
(Isaiah 40:1-5;Mark 1:1-8;Luke 3:1-20;John 1:19-28) 1<1161> InthosedayscameJohnthe Baptist,preachinginthe wildernessof Judaea,2Andsaying,Repent ye:forthe kingdomof heavenis at hand. 3Forthisis hethat was spokenof bythe prophetEsaias,saying,The voiceof one cryinginthe wilderness,Prepare yethe wayof the Lord,makehispathsstraight. 4Andthe sameJohnhadhisraimentofcamel'shair,anda leatherngirdleabouthisloins;andhismeatwaslocustsandwildhoney.5Thenwent outtohimJerusalem,andallJudaea,andallthe region round aboutJordan,6Andwere baptizedofhiminJordan,confessingtheirsins. 7Butwhen he sawmanyof the PhariseesandSadduceescometohisbaptism,he saidunto them,O generationof vipers,whohath warnedyouto fleefromthe wrathto come?8Bring forththereforefruitsmeetfor repentance:9Andthinknotto saywithinyourselves,We haveAbrahamto [our] father:forI sayunto you,thatGodis ableofthesestonesto raise upchildrenunto Abraham.10Andnowalsothe axeis laiduntothe rootof the trees:thereforeeverytreewhich bringethnotforthgoodfruitis hewn down,andcastintothe fire. 11Iindeedbaptizeyouwithwateruntorepentance:buthe that comethaftermeismightier thanI,whoseshoesI amnotworthyto bear:heshall baptizeyouwiththe HolyGhost,and[with] fire:12Whosefan[is] inhishand,andhe will throughly purgehisfloor,andgatherhiswheatintothe garner;buthe will burn upthe chaffwith unquenchablefire. The Baptism of Jesus
(Mark 1:9-11;Luke 3:21-22;John 1:29-34) 13ThencomethJesusfromGalileetoJordanuntoJohn,to be baptizedofhim.14ButJohnforbadhim, saying,Ihaveneedto be baptizedofthee,andcomestthoutome?15AndJesusansweringsaiduntohim,Suffer[it to be so] now:forthusit becomethusto fulfilallrighteousness.Thenhe sufferedhim.16AndJesus,when he was baptized,went upstraightwayout ofthe water:and,lo,the heavenswere openedunto him,andhe sawthe Spiritof Goddescendinglikea dove,andlightinguponhim:17Andloa voicefromheaven,saying,ThisismybelovedSon,inwhomI am well pleased. |
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