In then the days those, comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

and saying, do repent; has drawn near for the kingdom of the heavens.

This for is the [One] having been spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, [The] voice of one crying in the wilderness, do prepare the way of [the] Lord; straight do make the paths of Him.’”

Himself now John was having the garment of him of hair of a camel, and a belt of leather around the waist of him, and [the] food was of him locusts and honey wild.

At that time were going out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,

and were being baptized in the Jordan River by him, confessing the sins of them.

Having seen now many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the baptism of him, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

do produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

And not may you presume to say within yourselves, [As] father we have Abraham. I say for to you that able is God out of stones these to raise up children to Abraham.

Already now the ax to the root of the trees is applied; every therefore tree not producing fruit good is cut down and into [the] fire is thrown.

I indeed you baptize with water to repentance, but after me is coming mightier than I, He is of whom not I am fit the sandals to carry. He you will baptize with [the] Spirit Holy and with fire,

whose winnowing fork [is] in the hand of Him; and He will clear the threshing floor of Him and will gather the wheat of Him into the barn; the but chaff He will burn up with fire unquenchable.

Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.

Answering, however, Jesus said unto him, do permit [it] now; thus for fitting it is to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permits Him.

Having been baptized now, Jesus immediately went up from the water; and behold, were opened to Him the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and alighting upon Him.

And behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is the Son of me, the beloved, in whom I was well pleased.