Matthew

1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,

2Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

4Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;

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

7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

9and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

10And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

11I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

12whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, 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 beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

施洗約翰傳道

1那時，有施洗的約翰出來，在猶太的曠野傳道，說：

2「天國近了，你們應當悔改！」

3這人就是先知以賽亞所說的。他說：「在曠野有人聲喊着說：預備主的道， 修直他的路！」

4這約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服，腰束皮帶，吃的是蝗蟲、野蜜。

5那時，耶路撒冷和猶太全地，並約旦河一帶地方的人，都出去到約翰那裏，

6承認他們的罪，在約旦河裏受他的洗。

7約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗，就對他們說：「毒蛇的種類！誰指示你們逃避將來的忿怒呢？

8你們要結出果子來，與悔改的心相稱。

9不要自己心裏說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。

10現在斧子已經放在樹根上，凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來，丟在火裏。

11我是用水給你們施洗，叫你們悔改。但那在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是給他提鞋也不配。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。

12他手裏拿着簸箕，要揚淨他的場，把麥子收在倉裏，把糠用不滅的火燒盡了。」

耶穌受洗

13當下，耶穌從加利利來到約旦河，見了約翰，要受他的洗。

14約翰想要攔住他，說：「我當受你的洗，你反倒上我這裏來嗎？」

15耶穌回答說：「你暫且許我，因為我們理當這樣盡諸般的義。」於是約翰許了他。

16耶穌受了洗，隨即從水裏上來。天忽然為他開了，他就看見上帝的靈彷彿鴿子降下，落在他身上。

17從天上有聲音說：「這是我的愛子，我所喜悅的。」