unto him all the | 5 and wild honey. Then| hill shall be country of Judea, | went out unto him | brought low; and all they of | Jerusalem, and all | And the crooked Jerusalem; and they | Judea, and all the | shall become were baptized of him| region round about | straight, in the river Jordan,| 6 Jordan; and they | And the rough confessing their | were baptized of him| ways smooth; sins. And John was | in the river Jordan,| 6 And all flesh clothed with camel's| confessing their | shall see the hair, and _had_ a | sins. | salvation of leathern girdle | | God [_see Isa. about his loins, and| | 40:4-5_]. did eat locusts and | | wild honey. | | [Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities read _in the prophets_.] [Footnote 2: Or, _through_.] [Footnote a: See Mark 1:15 (= Matt. 4:17); Matt. 10:7; Acts 2:38.] § 22. A SPECIMEN[a] OF JOHN'S PREACHING Matt. 3:7-10 |Luke 3:7-14 | 7 But when he saw many of the | 7 He said therefore to the Pharisees and Sadducees | multitudes that went out to be coming to his baptism, he | baptized of him, Ye offspring of said unto them, Ye offspring| vipers, who warned you to flee from of vipers, who warned you to| 8 the wrath to come? Bring forth flee from the wrath to come?| therefore fruits worthy of 8 Bring forth therefore fruit | [1]repentance, and begin not to say 9 worthy of [1]repentance: and| within yourselves, We have Abraham think not to say within | to our father: for I say unto you, yourselves, We have Abraham | that God is able of these stones to to our father: for I say | raise up children unto Abraham. unto you, that God is able | 9 And even now is the axe also laid of these stones to raise up | unto the root of the trees: every 10 children unto Abraham. And | tree therefore that bringeth not even now is the axe laid | forth good fruit is hewn down, and unto the root of the trees: |10 cast into the fire. And the every tree therefore that | multitudes asked him, saying, What bringeth not forth good |11 then must we do? And he answered fruit is hewn down, and cast| and said unto them, He that hath into the fire. | two coats, let him impart to him | that hath none; and he that hath 12 food, let him do likewise. And there came also [2]publicans to be 13 baptized, and they said unto him, [3]Master, what must we do? And 14 he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. And [4]soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we