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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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Matthew 3 New American Bible</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="/bmcc/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/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch47003" class="chapter"> <h1 class="bksect">II. <span class="ac">The Proclamation of the Kingdom</span></h1> <h1 id="cn47003" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">The Preaching of John the Baptist.<a id="rfn47003001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003001-1">*</a> <a id="ren47003001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003001-a">a</a></span> <span id="v47003001" class="ver">1</span>In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea<a id="rfn47003001-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003001-2">*</a> <span id="v47003002" class="ver">2</span>[and] saying, “Repent,<a id="rfn47003002-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003002-1">*</a> for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”<a id="ren47003002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003002-b">b</a> <span id="v47003003" class="ver">3</span><a id="rfn47003003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003003-1">*</a> It was of him that the prophet Isaiah<a id="ren47003003-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003003-c">c</a> had spoken when he said:</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">“A voice of one crying out in the desert,</p> <p class="sl">‘Prepare the way of the Lord,</p> <p class="sl1l">make straight his paths.’ ”</p> </div> <p class="pcon"><span id="v47003004" class="ver">4</span><a id="rfn47003004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003004-1">*</a> <a id="ren47003004-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003004-d">d</a> John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. <span id="v47003005" class="ver">5</span>At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him <span id="v47003006" class="ver">6</span>and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins.<a id="rfn47003006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003006-1">*</a></p> <p><span id="v47003007" class="ver">7</span>When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees<a id="rfn47003007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003007-1">*</a> coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?<a id="ren47003007-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003007-e">e</a> <span id="v47003008" class="ver">8</span>Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance. <span id="v47003009" class="ver">9</span>And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.<a id="ren47003009-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003009-f">f</a> <span id="v47003010" class="ver">10</span>Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. <span id="v47003011" class="ver">11</span><a id="ren47003011-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003011-g">g</a> I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.<a id="rfn47003011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003011-1">*</a> <span id="v47003012" class="ver">12</span><a id="rfn47003012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003012-1">*</a> <a id="ren47003012-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003012-h">h</a> His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Baptism of Jesus.<a id="rfn47003013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003013-1">*</a></span> <span id="v47003013" class="ver">13</span><a id="ren47003013-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003013-i">i</a> Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. <span id="v47003014" class="ver">14</span><a id="rfn47003014-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003014-1">*</a> John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” <span id="v47003015" class="ver">15</span>Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. <span id="v47003016" class="ver">16</span><a id="rfn47003016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003016-1">*</a> <a id="ren47003016-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003016-j">j</a> After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him. <span id="v47003017" class="ver">17</span>And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son,<a id="rfn47003017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47003017-1">*</a> with whom I am well pleased.”<a id="ren47003017-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47003017-k">k</a></p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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