O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come. come. 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meetforrepentance; 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 8 Bring forth thereforefruitsworthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones JOHN. LUKE. CHAP. III. to raise up children unto Abraham. 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; every tree therefore that bringeth not forthgood fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall wedo then? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, Hethat hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then came also publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? F no 13 And he said unto them, Exact more than that which is appointed you. 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not: MATTHEW. CHAP. III. 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 forthgood fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. MARK. JOHN. 7 And preached, 16 John answer- saying, 11 I indeed 8 I indeed have them all, I indeed baptise you with baptised you with baptise you with water unto repent- water: ance; but he that cometh after me is there cometh one water; but one mightier than I, mightier than I mightier than I after me, the latchet cometh, the latchet whose shoes I am of whose shoes I am of whose shoesIam not worthy to bear: not worthy to stoop not worthy to down and unloose; unloose : he shall baptise he shall baptise he shall baptise you with the Holy you with the Holy you with the Holy Ghost, Ghost. 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. and with fire. 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. THE END OF PART I. THE TRANSACTIONS OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS, FROM JESUS'S BAPTISM UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE ENSUING PASSOVER. MATTHEW. CHAP. III. § 16. The Варtism of Jesus. 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee* to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee, & 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 10 And straight tised, went up straightway when he was bap- way, coming up, out of the water: out of the water and and praying, lo,the heavens were he saw the heavens the heaven was opened unto him, opened, and he saw the opened. and the 22 And the Spirit of God Spirit like a dove Holy Ghost de • Time....A. D. 30. The first of his ministry. | † Place....Jordan. CHAP. III. scended in a bodily shape, like a descending like a descending upon him. dove upon him, 17 and lo, 11 And there and a voice from camea voicefrom a voicecamefrom heaven, saying, heaven, saying, heavenwhichsaid This is my be- Thou art my be- Thou art my beloved Son, in loved Son, in loved Son, in whom I am well whom I am well thee I am well pleased. The 17. Temptation of Jesus. CHAP IV. Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness, pleased. 12 And imme pleased. 23 And Jesus diately the spirit and was led by to be tempted of days tempted of days tempted of the devil, 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, Satan: the devil. *Time.... A. D. 30. | † Place.... The Desert. |