MARK. LUKE. CHAP. III. MATTHEW. JOHN CHAP. III. to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; therefore every tree which bringeth not forthgood fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. to raise up children also 10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall wedo then? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, Hethat hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat,let him do likewise. 12 Then came also publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded af him saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do , Ꭰ accuse any the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not: as F MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. CHAP I. CHAP. III. ed, saying unto 11 I indeed 8 I indeed have them all, I indeed baptise you with baptised you with baptise you with water unto repent- water: water ; ance ; but he that cometh after me is there cometh one but one mightier than I, mightier than I mightier than I after me, the latchet cometh, the latchet whose shoes I am of whose shoes Iam of whose shoesIam not worthy to bear: not worthy to stoop not worthy to down and unloose; unloose : he shall baptise he shall baptise he shall baptise you with the Holy you with the Holy you with the Holy Ghost, Ghost. Ghost, and with fire ; and with fire. 12 Whose fan 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and is in his hand, and he will throughly he will throughly purge his floor, and purge his floor and gather his wheat will gather the into the garner ; wheat into his garbut he will burn ner; but the chaff up the chaff with he will burn with unquenchable fire. fire unquenchable. 4 THE END OF PART I. THE TRANSACTIONS OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS, FROM JESUS'S BAP TISM UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE ENSUING PASSOVER. MATTHEW. LUKE. JOHN CHAP. III. CHAP. I. CHAP. III. $ 16. The Baptism of Jesus. 9 And 21. Now when all the people were baptised, it came to pass it came to pass 13 | Then in those days, cometh Jesus that Jesus came that Jesus from from Nazareth of Galilee* Galilee, to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee, & comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering, said unto him, suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suf, fered him. and was baptised also being baptised of John in Jordan.t 16 And Jesus 10 And straightwhen he was bap- way, tised, went up coming up, straightway out of the water : out of the water and and praying, lo,the heavens were he saw the heavens the heaven opened unto him, opened, opened. and he the and the 22 And the Spirit of God Spirit like a dove Holy Ghost de * Time....A. D. 30. The first of his ministry. I + Place.... Jordan. was saw MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. CHAP. III. CHAP. I. CHAP. III. descending like a descending scended in a bor dove, and light dily shape, like a ing upon him. upon him. dove upon him, 17 and lo, 11 And there and a voice from camea voicefrom a voicecamefrom heaven, saying, heaven, saying, heavenwhichsaid This is my be- Thou art my be- Thou art my beloved Son, in loved Son, in loved Son, in , whom I am well whom I am well thee I am well pleased. pleased. pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph; pa. 15.* $ 17. The CHAP. IV. Temptation of And Jesus being Jesus. full of the Holy Ghost, returned CHAP IV. from Jordan, Then was Je- 12 And imme. sus led up of the diately the spirit and was led by spirit into driveth him into the spirit into the wilderness, the wilderness. the wilderness, 13 And he was there in the wilderness 2 Being forty forty to be tempted of days tempted of days tempted of the devil, Satan : the devil. and was with the wild beasts ; 2 And when And in those he had fasted days he did eat forty days and nothing: forty nights, and when they were ended, he was afterward he afterward an hungered. hungered. 3 And when 3 And the tempter came the devil to him, he said, said unto him, * Time....A. D. 30. I † Place.... The Desert. MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. every word CHAP. IV. CHAP. IV. If thou be the Son of If thou be the Son of God, command that God, command this these stones be made stone that it be made bread. bread. 4 But he answered 4 And Jesus answerand said, ed him, saying, It is written, it is written, That Man shall not live by man shall not live by bread alone, but by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. of God. 5 Then the devil 9 And he brought him taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth to Jerusalem, * and set him on a pinnacle of him on a pinnacle of the temple ; the temple ; 6 And saith unto and said unto him, If thou be the him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thy Son of God, cast thyself down : self down from hence: for it is written, He 10 For it is written, shall give his angels He shall give his anchargeconcerning thee gels charge over thee: to keep thee. And in their 11 And in their hands they shall bear hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy time thou dash thy foot against a stone. foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto 12 And Jesus anhim, It is written a swering,said untohim, gain, Thou shalt not It is said, Thou shalt tempt the Lord thy not tempt the Lord God. thy God 8 Again the devil 5 And the devil taketh him up into an taking him up into an exceeding high moun high mountain, tshewtain, and she weth him ed unto him all the kingdoms of all the kingdoms of the world, the world, and the glory of them; in a moment. 9 And saith unto 6 And the devit him, All these things said unto him, All thi * Place...Jerusalem. The Temple. I † An exceeding high Mountain. S |