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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of Matthew—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,
  2. Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  3. For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
    1The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
    ¶ Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
    ¶ Make his paths straight.
  4. ¶ Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
  5. Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;
  6. and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
  7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming [a]to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
  8. Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of [b]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 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.
  11. I indeed baptize you [c]in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not [d]worthy to bear: he shall baptize you [e]in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
  12. whose 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.
  13. ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
  14. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
  15. But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [f]it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
  16. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened [g]unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
  17. and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, [h]2This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, for baptism
  2. ^ Or, your repentance
  3. ^ Or, with
  4. ^ Greek sufficient.
  5. ^ Or, with
  6. ^ Or, me
  7. ^ Some ancient authorities omit unto him.
  8. ^ Or, This is my Son; my beloved in whom I am well pleased. See 12:18.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Is 40:3
  2. ^ Mt 12:18

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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