ESV Reformation Study Bible – Matt 3:10
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Matt 3:10

3:10 is cut down. Just as the kingdom is imminent, so is judgment; the coming of one implies the other. John did not yet know that Jesus’ immediate task was not to bring judgment, but to bear it Himself (11:2 note).