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World English Bible

Matthew 3 (WEBP)

[1] In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
[2] “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
[3] For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
[4] Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
[5] Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
[6] They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
[7] But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
[8] Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
[9] Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
[10] Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
[11] “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
[12] His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
[13] Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
[14] But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
[15] But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
[16] Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
[17] Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 3:3
Matthew 3:11 TR and NU add “and with fire”
Matthew 3:13 I.e., the Jordan River

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 3 (KJVS)

[1] In those days came () John the Baptist, preaching () in the wilderness of Judæa,
[2] and saying, () Repent ye: () for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ()
[3] For this is he () that was spoken () of by the prophet Esaias, saying, () The voice of one crying () in the wilderness, Prepare ye () the way of the Lord, Make () his paths straight.
[4] And the same John had () his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was () locusts and wild honey.
[5] Then went out () to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,
[6] and were baptized () of him in Jordan, confessing () their sins.
[7] But when he saw () many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come () to his baptism, he said () unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned () you to flee () from the wrath to come? ()
[8] Bring forth () therefore fruits meet for repentance:
[9] and 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.
[10] And now also the axe is laid () unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth () good fruit is hewn down, () and cast () into the fire.
[11] I indeed baptize () you with 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 with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
[12] whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge () his floor, and gather () his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up () the chaff with unquenchable fire.
[13] Then cometh () Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized () of him.
[14] But John forbad () him, saying, () I have () need to be baptized () of thee, and comest () thou to me?
[15] And Jesus answering () said () unto him, Suffer () it to be so now: for thus it becometh () () us to fulfil () all righteousness. Then he suffered () him.
[16] And Jesus, when he was baptized, () went up () straightway out of the water: and, lo, () the heavens were opened () unto him, and he saw () the Spirit of God descending () like a dove, and lighting () upon him:
[17] and lo () a voice from heaven, saying, () This is () my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. ()

Matthew 3:8 Or, answerable to amendment of life

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () δὲ () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ἐκείναις () παραγίνεται () Ἰωάννης () ὁ () βαπτιστής, () κηρύσσων () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ () τῆς () Ἰουδαίας, ()
[2] καὶ () λέγων, () Μετανοεῖτε· () ἤγγικεν () γὰρ () ἡ () βασιλεία () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. ()
[3] Οὗτος () γάρ () ἐστιν () ὁ () ῥηθεὶς () ὑπὸ () Ἠσαΐου () τοῦ () προφήτου, () λέγοντος, () Φωνὴ () βοῶντος () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ, () Ἑτοιμάσατε () τὴν () ὁδὸν () κυρίου· () εὐθείας () ποιεῖτε () τὰς () τρίβους () αὐτοῦ. ()
[4] Αὐτὸς () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰωάννης () εἶχεν () τὸ () ἔνδυμα () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () τριχῶν () καμήλου, () καὶ () ζώνην () δερματίνην () περὶ () τὴν () ὀσφὺν () αὐτοῦ· () ἡ () δὲ () τροφὴ () αὐτοῦ () ἦν () ἀκρίδες () καὶ () μέλι () ἄγριον. ()
[5] Τότε () ἐξεπορεύετο () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () Ἱεροσόλυμα () καὶ () πᾶσα () ἡ () Ἰουδαία () καὶ () πᾶσα () ἡ () περίχωρος () τοῦ () Ἰορδάνου· ()
[6] καὶ () ἐβαπτίζοντο () ἐν () τῷ () Ἰορδάνῃ () ὑπ’ () αὐτοῦ, () ἐξομολογούμενοι () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () αὐτῶν. ()
[7] Ἰδὼν () δὲ () πολλοὺς () τῶν () Φαρισαίων () καὶ () Σαδδουκαίων () ἐρχομένους () ἐπὶ () τὸ () βάπτισμα () αὐτοῦ, () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Γεννήματα () ἐχιδνῶν, () τίς () ὑπέδειξεν () ὑμῖν () φυγεῖν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () μελλούσης () ὀργῆς; ()
[8] Ποιήσατε () οὖν () καρπὸν () ἄξιον () τῆς () μετανοίας· ()
[9] καὶ () μὴ () δόξητε () λέγειν () ἐν () ἑαυτοῖς, () Πατέρα () ἔχομεν () τὸν () Ἀβραάμ· () λέγω () γὰρ () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () δύναται () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐκ () τῶν () λίθων () τούτων () ἐγεῖραι () τέκνα () τῷ () Ἀβραάμ. ()
[10] Ἤδη () δὲ () καὶ () ἡ () ἀξίνη () πρὸς () τὴν () ῥίζαν () τῶν () δένδρων () κεῖται· () πᾶν () οὖν () δένδρον () μὴ () ποιοῦν () καρπὸν () καλὸν () ἐκκόπτεται () καὶ () εἰς () πῦρ () βάλλεται. ()
[11] Ἐγὼ () μὲν () βαπτίζω () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () ὕδατι () εἰς () μετάνοιαν· () ὁ () δὲ () ὀπίσω () μου () ἐρχόμενος () ἰσχυρότερός () μου () ἐστίν, () οὗ () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () ἱκανὸς () τὰ () ὑποδήματα () βαστάσαι· () αὐτὸς () ὑμᾶς () βαπτίσει () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἁγίῳ. ()
[12] Οὗ () τὸ () πτύον () ἐν () τῇ () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () διακαθαριεῖ () τὴν () ἅλωνα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () συνάξει () τὸν () σῖτον () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τὴν () ἀποθήκην, () τὸ () δὲ () ἄχυρον () κατακαύσει () πυρὶ () ἀσβέστῳ. ()
[13] Τότε () παραγίνεται () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἀπὸ () τῆς () Γαλιλαίας () ἐπὶ () τὸν () Ἰορδάνην () πρὸς () τὸν () Ἰωάννην, () τοῦ () βαπτισθῆναι () ὑπ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[14] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰωάννης () διεκώλυεν () αὐτόν, () λέγων, () Ἐγὼ () χρείαν () ἔχω () ὑπὸ () σοῦ () βαπτισθῆναι, () καὶ () σὺ () ἔρχῃ () πρός () με; ()
[15] Ἀποκριθεὶς () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν () πρὸς () αὐτόν, () Ἄφες () ἄρτι· () οὕτως () γὰρ () πρέπον () ἐστὶν () ἡμῖν () πληρῶσαι () πᾶσαν () δικαιοσύνην. () Τότε () ἀφίησιν () αὐτόν. ()
[16] Καὶ () βαπτισθεὶς () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἀνέβη () εὐθὺς () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ὕδατος· () καὶ () ἰδού, () ἀνεῴχθησαν () αὐτῷ () οἱ () οὐρανοί, () καὶ () εἶδεν () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καταβαῖνον () ὡσεὶ () περιστερὰν () καὶ () ἐρχόμενον () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἰδού, () φωνὴ () ἐκ () τῶν () οὐρανῶν, () λέγουσα, () Οὗτός () ἐστιν () ὁ () υἱός () μου () ὁ () ἀγαπητός, () ἐν () ᾧ () εὐδόκησα. ()

Matthew 3:1 Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
Matthew 3:2 καὶ ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Matthew 3:3 ὑπὸ ¦ CT διὰ
Matthew 3:4a Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
Matthew 3:4b αὐτοῦ ἦν ¦ CT ἦν αὐτοῦ
Matthew 3:6 Ἰορδάνῃ ¦ CT Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ
Matthew 3:7 αὐτοῦ ¦ WH om.
Matthew 3:8 καρπὸν ἄξιον ¦ TR καρποὺς ἀξίους
Matthew 3:10 καὶ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 3:11a βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς ¦ CT ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω
Matthew 3:11b ἁγίῳ ¦ CT PT TR ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί
Matthew 3:11c Guardian Press: ἁγίῳ E S V Ω 461 566 1080 1424 2224 ¦ ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρὶ 𝔓101vid ℵ B C Ds K L M U W Γ Δ Π Σ 0211 0233 33 399 565 892 1143vid
Matthew 3:13 Ἰωάννην ¦ WH Ἰωάνην
Matthew 3:14 Ἰωάννης ¦ WH om.
Matthew 3:15 πρὸς αὐτόν ¦ WH αὐτῷ
Matthew 3:16a Καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ¦ CT Βαπτισθεὶς δὲ
Matthew 3:16b ἀνέβη εὐθὺς ¦ CT εὐθὺς ἀνέβη
Matthew 3:16c ἀνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ ¦ NA ἠνεῴχθησαν [αὐτῷ] ¦ SBL WH ἠνεῴχθησαν
Matthew 3:16d τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ¦ NA [τὸ] πνεῦμα [τοῦ] ¦ SBL WH πνεῦμα
Matthew 3:16e καὶ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL WH om.

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.