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\subsection{\Matthew 3}
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\subsubsection{The Ministry of \John the Baptizer}
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\VS{1} Now in those days \John the Baptizer comes preaching in the wilderness of \Judea
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\VS{2} saying: Be new-minding\fnMetanoia{} [yourselves], for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.
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\VS{3} For this is he, the [one] spoken of through \Isaiah the prophet
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when he says\footnote{Isa.40:3}:
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\begin{verse}
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The voice of [one] \\
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Crying in the wilderness, \\
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Prepare the way of the Lord, \\
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Be making his paths straight.
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\end{verse}
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\VS{4} Now \John himself was having his clothing from camel hairs
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and [an] animal skin girdle around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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\VS{5} At that time \Ieros and all \Judea and all the surrounding country
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of \Jordan were coming to him
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\VS{6} and were being baptized in the \Jordan River by him, fully confessing their sins.
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\VS{7} And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming up to his baptism,
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he said to them:
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[You] born of vipers, who has shown you to be fleeing from the impending wrath?
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\VS{8} Therefore produce fruit worthy of new-minding\fnMetanoia{} [yourselves].
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\VS{9} And do not suppose to be saying among yourselves:
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[The] father we have [is] \Abraam.
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For I say to you that God is able out of these stones to raise up children of \Abraam.
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\VS{10} Now the ax already lies at the root of the trees.
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Therefore every tree that is not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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\VS{11} I on the one hand baptize you in water to new-minding [yourselves].
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But on the other hand the [one] coming after me is greater than I,
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whose sandals I am not worthy to touch.
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He himself will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
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\VS{12} whose threshing fork [is] in his hand,
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and he will thoroughly clean his threshing-floor,
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and he will gather his grain into the storehouse,
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but the chaff he will burn in unquenchable fire.
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\subsubsection{The Baptism of \Iesous}
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\VS{13} At that time \Iesous comes to the \Jordan to \John to be baptized by him.
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\VS{14} But he was hindering him saying:
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I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?
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\VS{15} And answering \Iesous said to him:
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Permit it just now, for thus it is [a] fitting thing for us to fulfill all justice.
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Then he permitted him.
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\VS{16} And \Iesous having been baptized, immediately he came out from the water,
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and behold the heavens were opened,
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and he saw the spirit of God coming down like [a] dove, coming upon him.
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\VS{17} And behold [a] voice out of the heavens said:
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This is my agape-beloved son, in whom I am well-pleased.
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