And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23
and he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by
the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
3
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the
wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand." 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when
he said,
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight."
4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his
waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all
Judea and all the region about the Jordan went out to him, 6 and
confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming
for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to
flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit worthy of repentance, 9 and do
not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I
tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these
stones. 10 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree
therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming
after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork 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 unquenchable fire."
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be
baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be
baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 But Jesus answered him,
"Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."
Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, he went up
immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him. 17
And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased."
4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil. 2 And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and
afterward he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, "If you
are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." 4
But he answered, "It is written,
'Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.'"
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of
the temple, 6 and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself
down. For it is written,
'He will give his angels charge of you,'
and 'In their hands they will bear you up,
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