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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 King James 2000</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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">King James 2000</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 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">King James 2000</div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">John the Baptist Prepares the Way </p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="black">In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="black">And saying, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="black">For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying,</span> <span class="black">The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="black">And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="black">Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="black">And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="black">But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="black">Bring forth therefore fruits befitting for repentance:</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="black">And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="black">And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="black">I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="black">Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.</span></p> <p class="heading">John Baptizes Jesus</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="black">Then came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="black">But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and come you to me?</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="black">And Jesus answering said unto him,</span> <span class="red">Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to</span> <span class="red">fulfill all righteousness.</span> <span class="black">Then he permitted him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="black">And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/matthew/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="black">And lo a voice from heaven, saying,</span> <span class="red">This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.</span></p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The King James 2000 Bible, copyright © Doctor of Theology Robert A. 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