The Preaching of John the Baptist1 Now° ain those° days° bJohn° the Baptist° *Icame°, IIpreaching° in the cwilderness° of Judea°, saying°,
2 “aRepent°, for bthe kingdom° of heaven° Iis at hand°.”
3 For this° is the aone referred° to Iby Isaiah° the prophet° when he said°, [1] IOr arrived, or appeared IIOr proclaiming as a herald aMt 3:1-12: Mk 1:3-8; Lk 3:2-17; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 bMt 11:11-14; 16:14 cJsh 15:61; Jg 1:16
[2] ILit has come near aMt 4:17 bDn 2:44; Mt 4:17, 23; 6:10; 10:7; Mk 1:15; Lk 10:9f; 11:20; 21:31 [3] IOr through IIOr shouting aLk 1:17, 76 bIs 40:3 cJn 1:23 [4] ILit his garment a2K 1:8; Zc 13:4; Mt 11:8; Mk 1:6 bLv 11:22 [5] aMk 1:5 bLk 3:3 [6] aMt 3:11, 13-16; Mk 1:5; Jn 1:25, 26; 3:23; Ac 1:5; 2:38-41; 10:37 7 ¶ But when he saw° many° of the aPharisees° and bSadducees° coming° for baptism°, he said° to them, “You cbrood° of vipers°, who° warned° you to flee° from dthe wrath° to come°? 8 aTherefore° bear° fruit° bin keeping° with repentance°; 9 and do not suppose° that you can say° to yourselves°, ‘aWe have° Abraham° for our father°’; for I say° to you that from these° stones° God° is able° to raise° up children° to Abraham°. 10 The aaxe° is already° laid° at the root° of the trees°; therefore° bevery° tree° that does not bear° good° fruit° is cut° down° and thrown° into the fire°. [7] aMt 16:1ff; 23:13, 15 bMt 22:23; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 23:6ff cMt 12:34; 23:33 d1Th 1:10
[8] aLk 3:8; Ep 5:8, 9 bAc 26:20 [9] aLk 3:8; 16:24; Jn 8:33, 39, 53; Ac 13:26; Ro 4:1; 9:7, 8; Ga 3:29 [10] aLk 3:9 bPs 92:12-14; Mt 7:19; Jn 15:2 11 ¶ “As for me, aI baptize° you Iwith water° for repentance°, but He who is coming° after° me is mightier° than I, and I am° not fit° to remove° His sandals°; bHe will baptize° you Iwith the Holy° Spirit° and fire°. 12 His awinnowing° fork° is in His hand°, and He will thoroughly° clear° His threshing° floor°; and He will bgather° His wheat° into the barn°, but He will burn° up the cchaff° with dunquenchable° fire°.” [11] IThe Gr here can be translated in, with or by aMk 1:4, 8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:26f; Ac 1:5; 8:36, 38; 11:16 bJn 1:33; Ac 2:3, 4; Tit 3:5
[12] aIs 30:24; 41:16; Jr 15:7; 51:2; Lk 3:17 bMt 13:30 cPs 1:4 dIs 66:24; Jr 7:20; Mt 13:41, 42; Mk 9:43, 48 The Baptism of Jesus13 ¶ aThen° Jesus° *arrived° bfrom Galilee° at the Jordan° [coming] to John°, to be baptized° by him. 14 But John° tried to prevent° Him, saying°, “I have° need° to be baptized° by You, and do You come° to me?” 15 But Jesus° answering° said° to him, “Permit° [it] at this° time°; for in this° way° it is fitting° for us ato fulfill° all° righteousness°.” Then° he *permitted° Him. 16 After being baptized°, Jesus° came° up immediately° from the water°; and behold°, the heavens° were opened°, and Iahe saw° the Spirit° of God° descending° as a dove° [and] IIlighting° on Him, 17 and behold°, a voice° out of the heavens° said°, “aThis° is IMy beloved° Son°, in whom° I am° well-pleased°.” [13] aMt 3:13-17: Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21, 22; Jn 1:31-34 bMt 2:22
[15] aPs 40:7, 8; Jn 4:34; 8:29 [16] IOr He IILit coming upon Him aMk 1:10; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:32; Ac 7:56 [17] IOr My Son, the Beloved aPs 2:7; Is 42:1; Mt 12:18; 17:5; Mk 9:7; Lk 9:35; Jn 12:28 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
John preacheth: his office, life, and baptism.1 ¶¹ Inº thoseº daysº cameºª Johnº the² Baptist,º preachingºª inº the² wildernessº of Judaea,º 2 Andº saying,ºª Repent² ye:¹ª forº the² kingdomº of heavenº is at hand.ºª 3 Forº thisº is² he¹ª that was spoken¹ª of² byº the² prophetº Esaias,º saying,ºª The voiceº of one cryingºª inº the² wilderness,º Prepare² ye¹ª the² wayº of the Lord,º makeºª hisº pathsº straight.º 4 Andº the sameº Johnº hadºª his¹² raimentº ofº camel'sº hair,º andº a leathernº girdleº aboutº hisº loins;º andº his¹² meatº wasºª locustsº andº wildº honey.º 5 Thenº went outºª toº himº Jerusalem,º andº allº Judaea,º andº allº the² region round aboutº Jordan,º 6 Andº were baptizedºª ofº himº inº Jordan,º confessingºª their¹² sins.º [1] Jsh 14:10; 15:61; Is 40:3; Mt 11:7, 11; 14:2; 16:14; 17:12; 21:25, 32; Mk 1:4, 7, 15; 6:16; Lk 1:13, 17, 76; 3:1, 2; 7:24; Jn 1:6, 15; 3:27; Ac 1:22; 13:24; 19:3.
[2] 1K 8:47; Jb 42:6; Ezk 18:30; 33:11; Dn 2:44; Mt 4:17; 5:3, 10, 19; 6:10, 33; 10:7; 11:11, 20; 12:41; 13:11, 24, 31, 33, 44, 47, 52; 18:1, 23; 20:1; 21:29; 22:2; 23:13; 25:1, 14; Mk 1:4, 15; 6:12; Lk 6:20; 9:2; 10:9; 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10; 16:30; 24:47; Jn 3:3; Ac 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; 2Co 7:10; Col 1:13; 2Ti 2:25; He 6:1; 2P 3:9; Rv 2:5, 21. [3] Is 40:3; 57:14; Mal 3:1; Mk 1:3; Lk 1:17, 76; 3:3; Jn 1:23. [4] Lv 11:22; Dt 32:13; 1S 14:25; 2K 1:8; Zc 13:4; Mal 4:5; Mt 11:8, 18; Mk 1:6; Lk 1:17; Rv 11:3. [5] Mt 4:25; 11:7; Mk 1:5; Lk 3:7; 16:16; Jn 3:23; 5:35. [6] Lv 16:21; 26:40; Nu 5:7; Jsh 7:19; Jb 33:27; Ps 32:5; Pv 28:13; Ezk 36:25; Dn 9:4; Mt 3:11, 13; Mk 1:5, 8; Lk 3:16; 15:18; Jn 1:25, 31; 3:23; Ac 1:5; 2:38; 10:36; 11:16; 19:4, 18; 22:16; 1Co 10:2; Col 2:12; Tit 3:5; He 6:2; 9:10; Jm 5:16; 1P 3:21; 1Jn 1:9. He reprehendeth the Pharisees,7 ¶ Butº when he sawºª manyº of the² Phariseesº andº Sadduceesº comeºª toº hisº baptism,º he saidºª unto them,º O generationº of vipers,º whoº hath warnedºª youº to fleeºª fromº the² wrathº to come?ºª 8 Bring forthºª thereforeº fruitsº meetº for repentance:º 9 Andº thinkºª notº to sayºª withinº yourselves,º We haveºª Abrahamº to [our] father:º forº I sayºª unto you,º thatº Godº is ableºª ofº theseº stonesº to raise upºª childrenº unto Abraham.º 10 Andº nowº alsoº the² axeº is laidºª untoº the² rootº of the² trees:º thereforeº everyº treeº which bringeth¹ª not¹ forthºª² good¹ fruitº is hewn down,ºª andº castºª intoº the fire.º 11 Iº indeedº baptizeºª youº withº waterº untoº repentance:º butº he that comethºª afterº meº isºª mightier² than¹ I,º whoseº shoesº I amºª notº worthyº to bear:ºª heº shall baptizeºª youº withº the Holyº Ghost,º andº [with] fire:º 12 Whoseº fanº [is] inº hisº hand,º andº he will throughly purgeºª his¹² floor,º andº gatherºª his¹² wheatº intoº the² garner;º butº he will burn upºª the² chaffº with unquenchableº fire.º [7] Gn 3:15; Ps 58:3; Is 57:3; 59:5; Jr 6:10; 51:6; Ezk 3:18; 33:3; Mt 5:20; 12:24, 34; 15:12; 16:6, 11; 22:15, 23, 34; 23:13, 33; Mk 7:3; 8:15; 12:13, 18; Lk 3:7; 7:30; 11:39; 16:14; 18:11; Jn 1:24; 7:45; 8:44; 9:40; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 15:5; 20:31; 23:6; 26:5; Ro 1:18; 5:9; 1Th 1:10; 2Th 1:9; He 6:18; 11:7; 1Jn 3:10; Rv 6:16; 12:9.
[8] Is 1:16; Jr 7:3; 26:13; 36:3; Mt 21:28, 32; Lk 3:8, 10; Ac 26:20; Ro 2:4; 2Co 7:10; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; 2P 1:4. [9] Ezk 33:24; Mt 8:11; Mk 7:21; Lk 3:8; 5:22; 7:39; 12:17; 16:24; 19:40; Jn 8:33, 39, 53; Ac 13:26; 15:14; Ro 4:1, 11, 17; 9:7; 1Co 1:27; Ga 3:27; 4:22; Ep 2:12. [10] Ps 1:3; 80:15; 92:13; Is 5:2; 27:11; 61:3; Jr 17:8; Ezk 15:2; Mal 3:1; 4:1; Mt 7:19; 21:19; Lk 3:9; 13:6; 23:31; Jn 15:2, 6; He 3:1; 6:8; 10:28; 12:25; 1P 4:17. [11] Is 4:4; 44:3; 59:20; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; Mt 3:6; Mk 1:4, 7, 8; Lk 1:17; 3:3, 16; 7:6; Jn 1:15, 26, 30, 33, 34; 3:23; Ac 1:5; 2:2; 11:15, 16; 13:24, 25; 19:4; 1Co 12:13; Ga 3:27; Ep 3:8; 1P 5:5. [12] Jb 21:18; Ps 1:4; 35:5; Is 1:31; 5:24; 17:13; 30:24; 41:16; 66:24; Jr 4:11; 7:20; 15:7; 17:27; 51:2; Ezk 20:47; Ho 13:3; Am 9:9; Mal 3:2; 4:1; Mt 13:30, 41, 43, 49; Mk 9:43; Lk 3:17; Jn 15:2. and baptizeth Christ in Jordan.13 ¶ Thenº comethºª Jesusº fromº Galileeº toº Jordanº untoº John,º to be baptizedºª ofº him.º 14 Butº Johnº forbadºª him,² saying,ºª Iº haveºª needº to be baptizedºª ofº thee,º andº comestºª thouº toº me?º 15 Andº Jesusº answeringºª saidºª untoº him,º Sufferºª [it to be so] now:º forº thusº it² becomethºª¹ª usº to fulfilºª allº righteousness.º Thenº he sufferedºª him.º 16 Andº Jesus,º when he was baptized,ºª went upºª straightwayº out ofº the² water:º and,º lo,ºª the² heavensº were openedºª unto him,º andº he sawºª the² Spiritº of Godº descendingºª likeº a dove,º andº lightingºª uponº him:º 17 Andº loºª a voiceº fromº heaven,º saying,ºª Thisº isºª myº belovedº Son,º inº whomº I am well pleased.ºª [13] Mt 2:22; Mk 1:9; Lk 3:21.
[14] Lk 1:43; Jn 1:16; 3:3; 13:6; Ac 1:5; Ro 3:23, 25; Ga 3:22, 27; 4:6; Ep 2:3; Rv 7:9. [15] Ps 40:7; Is 42:21; Lk 1:6; Jn 4:34; 8:29; 13:7, 15; 15:10; Php 2:7; He 7:26; 1P 2:21; 1Jn 2:6. [16] Is 11:2; 42:1; 59:21; 61:1; Ezk 1:1; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:21, 22; Jn 1:31; 3:34; Ac 7:56; Col 1:18. [17] Ps 2:7; Is 42:1, 21; Mt 12:18; 17:5; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:35; Jn 5:37; 12:28; Ep 1:6; Col 1:13; 2P 1:17; Rv 14:2. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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