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."

1 那时, 施洗的约翰出来, 在犹太的旷野传道,

2 说: "天国近了, 你们应当悔改。"

3 以赛亚先知所说: "在旷野有呼喊者的声音: ‘预备主的道, 修直他的路! ’"就是指着这约翰说的。

4 约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服, 腰束皮带, 吃的是蝗虫和野蜜。

5 耶路撒冷、犹太全地和约旦河一带的人都出来到他那里去,

6 承认自己的罪, 在约旦河里受了他的洗。

7 约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人也来受他的洗, 就对他们说: "毒蛇所生的啊, 谁指示你们逃避那将要来的忿怒呢?

8 应当结出果子来, 与悔改的心相称。

9 你们心里不要以为: ‘我们有亚伯拉罕作我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们, 神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起后裔来。

10 现在斧头已经放在树根上, 所有不结好果子的树, 就砍下来, 丢在火里。

11 我用水给你们施洗, 表示你们悔改; 但在我以后要来的那一位, 能力比我更大, 我就是替他提鞋也没有资格。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。

12 他手里拿着簸箕, 要扬净麦场, 把麦子收进仓里, 却用不灭的火把糠秕烧尽。"

13 那时, 耶稣从加利利来到约旦河约翰那里, 要受他的洗。

14 约翰想要阻止他, 说: "我应该受你的洗, 你却到我这里来吗?"

15 耶稣回答: "暂且这样作吧。我们理当这样履行全部的义。"于是约翰答应了他。

16 耶稣受了洗, 立刻从水中上来; 忽然, 天为他开了, 他看见 神的灵, 好像鸽子降下来, 落在他身上;

17 又有声音从天上来, 说: "这是我的爱子, 我所喜悦的。"