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Matthew 3:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 3:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance,[b](A) but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove[c] His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with[d] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B) 12 His winnowing shovel[e] is in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn. But the chaff He will burn up with fire that never goes out.”(C)
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.(D)
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- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:11 Baptism was the means by which repentance was expressed publicly.
- Matthew 3:11 Or to carry
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:12 A wooden farm implement used to toss threshed grain into the wind so the lighter chaff would blow away and separate from the heavier grain
Matthew 3:11-13
New International Version
Matthew 3:11-13
New International Version
11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(D)
The Baptism of Jesus(E)
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(F)
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- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
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