Matthew

1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

2and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

4And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

5Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

6and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.

7And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

8bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

9and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

10and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

11'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

12whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

14but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'

15But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

16And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

施洗约翰传道

1那时，有施洗的约翰出来，在犹太的旷野传道，说：

2「天国近了，你们应当悔改！」

3这人就是先知以赛亚所说的。他说：「在旷野有人声喊着说：预备主的道， 修直他的路！」

4这约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服，腰束皮带，吃的是蝗虫、野蜜。

5那时，耶路撒冷和犹太全地，并约旦河一带地方的人，都出去到约翰那里，

6承认他们的罪，在约旦河里受他的洗。

7约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人也来受洗，就对他们说：「毒蛇的种类！谁指示你们逃避将来的愤怒呢？

8你们要结出果子来，与悔改的心相称。

9不要自己心里说：『有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。』我告诉你们， 神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。

10现在斧子已经放在树根上，凡不结好果子的树就砍下来，丢在火里。

11我是用水给你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但那在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是给他提鞋也不配。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。

12他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净他的场，把麦子收在仓里，把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。」

耶稣受洗

13当下，耶稣从加利利来到约旦河，见了约翰，要受他的洗。

14约翰想要拦住他，说：「我当受你的洗，你反倒上我这里来吗？」

15耶稣回答说：「你暂且许我，因为我们理当这样尽诸般的义。」于是约翰许了他。

16耶稣受了洗，随即从水里上来。天忽然为他开了，他就看见 神的灵仿佛鸽子降下，落在他身上。

17从天上有声音说：「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。」