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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 Anderson's New Testament</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="../">Anderson</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">Anderson's New Testament</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 ="../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>In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness 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 is at hand.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather around his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.<CM> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coining wrath? <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance: <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>and think not to say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees: therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I immerse you in water, in order to repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>whose winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather his grain into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.<CM><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 came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be immersed by him. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me? <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But Jesus answering said to him: Permit it now; for thus it be comes us to perform fully every righteous act. Then he permitted him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Anderson's New Testament (1865)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<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>