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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel

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of Matthew chapter 3, Mark chapter 1, and Luke

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chapter 3. From the Gospel of Matthew chapter

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3. In those days, John the Baptist came preaching

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in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent,

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for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this

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is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah,

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saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

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Prepare the way of the Lord, make his path straight.

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Now John himself was clothed in camel's hair,

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with a leather belt around his waist, and his

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food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem,

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all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,

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went out to him and were baptized by him in the

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Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw

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many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to

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his baptism, he said to them, Brood of vipers,

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who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance. And

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do not think to say to yourselves, We have Abraham

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as our father. For I say to you that God is able

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to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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And even now the axe is laid to the root of the

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trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear

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good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance,

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but he who is coming after me is mightier than

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I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He

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will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will

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thoroughly clean out his threshing floor and

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gather his wheat into the barn. But he will burn

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up the chaff, with unquenchable fire. Then Jesus

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came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be

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baptized by him. And John tried to prevent him,

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saying, I need to be baptized by you, and are

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you coming to me? But Jesus answered and said

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to him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it is

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fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.

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Then he allowed him. When he had been baptized,

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Jesus came up immediately from the water, and

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behold, the heavens were opened to him. And he

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saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove

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and alighting upon him. And suddenly a voice

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came from heaven, saying, This is my beloved

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Son, in whom I am well pleased. The Gospel of

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Mark, Chapter 1 The beginning of the Gospel of

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Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written

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in the Prophets, Behold, I send my messenger

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before your face, who will prepare your way before

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you. The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

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preparing the way of the Lord, make his path

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straight. John came baptizing in the wilderness

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and preaching a baptism of repentance for the

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remission of sins. Then all the land of Judea

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and those from Jerusalem went out to him and

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were all baptized by him in the Jordan River,

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confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with

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camel's hair and with a leather belt around his

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waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. And

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he preached, saying, There comes one after me

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who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I

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am not worthy to stoop down and loose. I indeed

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baptized you with water, but he will baptize

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you with the Holy Spirit. It came to pass in

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those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee

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and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And immediately

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coming up from the water, he saw the heavens

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parting and the Spirit descending upon him like

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a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, You are

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my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Immediately

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the Spirit drove him into the wilderness, and

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he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted

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by Satan, and was with the wild beasts, and the

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angels ministered to him. Now after John was

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put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching

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the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying,

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The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God

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is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.

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and as he walked by the sea of galilee he saw

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simon and andrew his brother casting a net into

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the sea for they were fishermen then jesus said

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to them follow me and i will make you become

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fishers of men they immediately left their nets

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and followed him when he had gone a little farther

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from there he saw james the son of zebedee and

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john his brother who also were in the boat mending

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their nets and immediately he called them and

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they left their father zebedee in the boat with

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the hired servants and went after him Then they

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went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath

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he entered the synagogue and taught. And they

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were astonished at his teaching, for he taught

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them as one having authority and not as the scribes.

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Now there was a man in their synagogue with an

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unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, Let

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us alone. What have we to do with you, Jesus

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of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know

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who you are, the Holy One of God. But Jesus rebuked

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him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him. And

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when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and

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cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.

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Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned

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among themselves, saying, What is this? What

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new doctrine is this? For with authority he commands

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even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

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And immediately his fame spread throughout all

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the region around Galilee. Now as soon as they

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had come out of the synagogue, they entered the

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house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

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But Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever,

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and they told him about her at once. So he came

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and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and

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immediately the fever left her, and she served

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him. At evening, when the sun had set, they brought

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to him all who were sick and those who were demon

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-possessed, and the whole city was gathered together

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at the door. Then he healed many who were sick

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with various diseases, and cast out many demons.

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And he did not allow the demons to speak, because

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they knew him. Now in the morning, having risen

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a long while before daylight, he went out and

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departed to a solitary place. And there he prayed.

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And Simon and those who were with him searched

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for him. When they found him, they said to him,

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Everyone is looking for you. But he said to them,

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Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach

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there also. Because for this purpose I have come

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forth. And he was preaching in their synagogues

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throughout all Galilee and casting out demons.

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Now a leper came to him, imploring him, kneeling

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down to him, and saying to him, If you are willing,

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you can make me clean. Then Jesus moved with

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compassion, stretched out his hand and touched

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him, and said to him, I am willing, be cleansed.

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As soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy

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left him, and he was cleansed. And he strictly

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warned him, and sent him away at once, and said

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to him, See that you say nothing to anyone, but

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go your way, show yourself to the priest, and

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offer for your cleansing those things which Moses

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commanded as a testimony to them. However, he

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went out and began to proclaim it freely, and

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to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no

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longer openly enter the city, but was outside

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in deserted places, and they came to him from

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every direction. In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter

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3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius

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Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea,

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Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother

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Philip Tetrarch of Etruria and the region of

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Trachonitis, and Lusanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

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while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the

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word of God came to John the son of Zacharias

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in the wilderness, and he went into all the region

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around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance

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for the remission of sins, as it is written in

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the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

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saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

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Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain

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and hill brought low. The crooked places shall

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be made straight, and the rough ways smooth,

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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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Then he said to the multitudes that came out

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to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned

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you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore

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bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not

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begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as

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our father. For I say to you that God is able

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to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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And even now the axe is laid to the root of the

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trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear

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good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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So the people asked him, saying, What shall we

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do then? He answered and said to them, He who

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has two tunics, let him give to him who has none,

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and he who has food, let him do likewise. Then

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tax collectors also came to be baptized and said

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to him, Teacher, what shall we do? And he said

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to them, Collect no more than what is appointed

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for you. Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying,

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And what shall we do? So he said to them, Do

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not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and

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be content with your wages. Now as the people

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were in expectation, and all reasoned in their

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hearts about John, whether he was the Christ

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or not, John answered, saying to all, I indeed

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baptize you with water, but one mightier than

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I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy

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to lose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit

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and fire. His winnowing fan is in his hand, and

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he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor

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and gather the wheat into his barn. But the chaff

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he will burn with unquenchable fire. And with

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many other exhortations he preached to the people.

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But Herod the Tetrarch, being rebuked by him

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concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

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and for all the evils which Herod had done, also

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added this, above all, that he shut John up in

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prison. When all the people were baptized, it

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came to pass that Jesus also was baptized, and

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while he prayed, the heaven was opened, and the

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Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove

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upon him, and a voice came from heaven which

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said, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well

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pleased. Now Jesus himself began his ministry

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at about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed,

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the son of Joseph, the son of Haley, the son

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of Mattath. The son of Levi. The son of Melchi.

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The son of Jana. The son of Joseph. The son of

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Matatia. The son of Amos. The son of Nahum. The

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son of Esli. The son of Nagai. The son of Maat.

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The son of Matatia. The son of Simei. The son

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of Joseph. The son of Judah. The son of Joannes.

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The son of Risa. The son of Zerubbabel. The son

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of Shealtiel. The son of Neri. The son of Melchi.

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The son of Adi. the son of Kosem, the son of

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Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Josi, the

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son of Eleazar, the son of Jorim, the son of

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Matat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the

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son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan,

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the son of Eliakim, the son of Meliah, the son

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of Menan, the son of Matata, the son of Nathan,

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the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of

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Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the

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son of Nashon, the son of Aminadab, the son of

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Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the

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son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac,

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the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son

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of Nahor, the son of Sirug, the son of Ru, the

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son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

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the son of Kynan, the son of Arphaxad, I hope

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you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did

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and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow

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to continue on our journey. God bless you and

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have a great day.