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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。」

1And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.

2And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

4And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

5Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:

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

7And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?

8Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.

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

10For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.

11I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.

12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

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

14But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

15And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

16And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.

17And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.