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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 3 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > Matthew 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/2.htm" title="Matthew 2">◄</a> Matthew 3 <a href="../matthew/4.htm" title="Matthew 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/matthew/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Mission of John the Baptist<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40:1–5</a>; <a href ="../mark/1.htm">Mark 1:1–8</a>; <a href ="../luke/3.htm">Luke 3:1–20</a>; <a href ="../john/1.htm#19">John 1:19–28</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now in those days, John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the desert of Judea, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and saying: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.”<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, acknowledging their sins.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees arriving for his baptism, he said to them: “Progeny of vipers, who warned to you to flee from the approaching wrath? <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Therefore, produce fruit worthy of repentance. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And do not choose to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For even now the axe has been placed at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Indeed, I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who will come after me is more powerful than me. I am not worthy to carry his shoes. He will baptize you with the fire of the Holy Spirit. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>His winnowing fan is in his hand. And he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">The Baptism of Jesus<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/1.htm#9">Mark 1:9–11</a>; <a href ="../luke/3.htm#21">Luke 3:21–22</a>; <a href ="../john/1.htm#29">John 1:29–34</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then Jesus came from Galilee, to John at the Jordan, in order to be baptized by him. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But John refused him, saying, “I ought to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?” <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And responding, Jesus said to him: “Permit this for now. For in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all justice.” Then he allowed him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Jesus, having been baptized, ascended from the water immediately, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. And he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And behold, there was a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>