1And in those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, 2Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3For this is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of Yehovah, Make his paths straight. 4Now John himself had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a leather belt about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then Jerusalem went out to him, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan; 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: 9and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10And even now the axe lies at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11I indeed baptize you in water to repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: 12whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 13Then comes Yeshua from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of you, and do you come to me? 15But Yeshua answering said to him, Allow it now: for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him. 16And Yeshua, when he was baptized, went up immediately from the water: and look, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him; 17and look, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.