Matthew 3 (NET)

Matthew 3:1¹In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:2²“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:3³For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken: “The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:4⁴Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:5⁵Then people from Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:6⁶and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:7⁷But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:8⁸Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:9⁹and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:10¹⁰Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:11¹¹“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am—I am not worthy to carry his sandals! He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:12¹²His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:13¹³Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:14¹⁴But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:15¹⁵So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:16¹⁶After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 3:17¹⁷And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s