Matthew 3:1-10
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Herald of the Messiah
3 In those days John the Baptist came,(A) preaching in the wilderness of Judea(B) 2 and saying, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ’(C) 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
4 Now John had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptised by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.(E)
7 When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees(F) coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(G) 8 Therefore produce fruit(H) consistent with[b] repentance. 9 And don’t presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.”(I) For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 The axe is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(J)
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Mark 1:3-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
3 A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:(A)
Prepare the way for the Lord;(B)
make his paths straight
4 John came baptising[b](D) in the wilderness(E) and proclaiming a baptism of repentance(F) for the forgiveness(G) of sins.(H) 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem(I) were going out to him, and they were baptised by him in the River Jordan,(J) confessing(K) their sins.(L)
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