1 In those days John the Immerser came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,2 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near!3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.4 And John himself was clothed in camels hair, with a leather waistband around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him6 and were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?8 Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance,9 and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.10 And now already the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore any tree which does not bear good fruit is cut off and thrown into the fire.11 I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;12 whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the granary; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.13 Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be immersed by him.14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, I need to be immersed by You, and do You come to me?15 But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.16 And when He had been immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.17 And behold a voice out of heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
1 In tho daies Joon Baptist cam, and prechide in the desert of Judee,2 and seide, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes shal neiye.3 For this is he, of whom it is seid bi Ysaie, the prophete, seyinge, A vois of a crier in desert, Make ye redi the weies of the Lord; make ye riyt the pathis of hym.4 And this Joon hadde clothing of camels heeris, and a girdil of skynne aboute hise leendis; and his mete was honysoukis, and hony of the wode.5 Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan;6 and thei weren waischun of hym in Jordan, `and knowlechiden her synnes.7 But he siy manye of the Farysees and of Saduceis comynge to his baptym, and seide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris, who shewide to you to fle fro the wraththe that is to come?8 Therfor do ye worthi fruyte of penaunce,9 and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.10 And now the ax is put to the roote of the tree; therfore euery tree that makith not good fruyt, shal be kit doun, and shal be cast in to the fier.11 Y waische you in water, in to penaunce; but he that shal come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon Y am not worthi to bere; he shal baptise you in the Hooli Goost and fier.12 Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he shal fulli clense his corn flore, and shal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he shal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid.13 Thanne Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan to Joon, to be baptised of hym.14 And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me?15 But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse.16 Thanne Joon suffride hym. And whanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoon he wente up fro the watir; and lo! heuenes weren openyd to hym, and he saie the Spirit of God comynge doun as a dowue, and comynge on hym; and loo!17 a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.