II.
The King's anointing
3:1—4:11
A.
Recommended
3:1-12
Matt. 3
:1
3:1
Now in those days
1aJohn the Baptist appeared, preaching in the
2bwilderness of Judea
Matt. 3
:2
3:2
And saying,
1aRepent, for the
2bkingdom of the heavens has
3drawn near.
Matt. 3
:3
3:3
For this is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
a"A voice of one crying in the
1wilderness,
2bPrepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.''
Matt. 3
:4
3:4
Now this John had his garment of
1acamel's hair and a
bleather girdle around his loins, and his food was
clocusts and wild honey.
Matt. 3
:5
3:5
At that time
aJerusalem and all Judea and all the surrounding region of the
bJordan went out to him,
Matt. 3
:6
3:6
And they were
1abaptized by him in the
2bJordan River as they
cconfessed their sins.
Matt. 3
:7
3:7
But when he saw many of the
1aPharisees and
2bSadducees coming to his
cbaptism, he said to them, Offspring of
dvipers, who prompted you to flee from the coming
ewrath?
Matt. 3
:8
3:8
Produce then fruit
aworthy of your repentance.
Matt. 3
:9
3:9
And do not presume to say within yourselves, We have
aAbraham as
our father; for I tell you that God is able, out of these
bstones, to
1raise up
cchildren to Abraham.
Matt. 3
:10
3:10
And already the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every
atree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the
bfire.
Matt. 3
:11
3:11
I baptize you in
awater unto
brepentance, but
cHe who is coming after me is stronger than I, whose
dsandals I am not worthy to carry. He Himself will baptize you in the Holy
eSpirit and
1ffire,
Matt. 3
:12
3:12
Whose awinnowing fan is in His hand. And He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor and will
bgather His
1wheat into His barn, but the
1chaff He will burn up with unquenchable
cfire.
B.
Anointed
3:13-17
Matt. 3
:13
3:13
Then Jesus came from
aGalilee to the Jordan to John to be
1bbaptized by him.
Matt. 3
:14
3:14
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, It is I
who have need of being baptized by You, and You come to me?
Matt. 3
:15
3:15
But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit it for now, for it is fitting for us in this way to
afulfill all
1righteousness. Then he permitted Him.
Matt. 3
:16
3:16
And 1having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and behold, the
2heavens were
aopened to Him, and He saw the
3Spirit of God descending like a
4bdove and coming
cupon Him.
Matt. 3
:17
3:17
And behold, a
avoice out of the heavens, saying,
1This is My
bSon, the Beloved, in whom I have found My
cdelight.
