| Matthew. | Mark. |
| CH. III. 1-12. | CH. I. 1-8. |
| In those days came John the Baptist,preaching in the wilderness ofJudea, | The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: |
| 2 And saying, Repent ye; for thekingdom of heaven is at hand. | As it is written in the prophets,[102]Behold, I send my messenger beforethy face, which shall prepare thy waybefore thee; |
| 3 For this is he that was spoken ofby the prophet Esaias, saying, Thevoice of one crying in the wilderness,Prepare ye the way of the Lord, makehis paths straight. | 3 The voice of one crying in thewilderness, Prepare ye the way of theLord, make his paths straight. |
| 4 And the same John had his raimentof camel's hair, and a leatherngirdle about his loins; and his meatwas locusts and wild honey. | 4 John did baptize in the wilderness,and preach the baptism of repentance,for the remission of sins. |
| 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem,and all Judea, and all the region roundabout Jordan. | 5 And there went out unto him allthe land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem,and were all baptized of himin the river of Jordan, confessing theirsins. |
| 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan,confessing their sins. | 6 And John was clothed withcamel's hair, and with a girdle of askin about his loins; and he did eatlocusts and wild honey; |
| 7 But when he saw many of thePharisees and Sadducees come to hisbaptism, he said unto them, O generationof vipers, who hath warned youto flee from the wrath to come? | 7 And preached, saying, Therecometh one mightier than I after me,the latchet of whose shoes I am notworthy to stoop down and unloose. |
| 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meetfor repentance: | 8 I indeed have baptized you withwater: but he shall baptize you withthe Holy Ghost. |
| 9 And think not to say within yourselves,We have Abraham to ourfather: for I say unto you, that Godis able of these stones to raise upchildren unto Abraham. | |
| 10 And now also the axe is laidunto the root of the trees: thereforeevery tree which bringeth not forthgood fruit is hewn down, and castinto the fire. | |
| 11 I indeed baptize you with waterunto repentance: but he that comethafter me is mightier than I, whoseshoes I am not worthy to bear: heshall baptize you with the Holy Ghost,and with fire: | |
| 12 Whose fan is in his hand, andhe will thoroughly purge his floor, andgather his wheat into the garner; buthe will burn up the chaff with unquenchablefire. |
| Luke. | |
| CH. III. 1-18. | |
| Now in the fifteenth year of thereign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilatebeing governor of Judea, and Herodbeing tetrarch of Galilee, and his brotherPhilip tetrarch of Iturea and ofthe region of Trachonitis, and Lysaniasthe tetrarch of Abilene. | |
| 2 Annas and Caiaphas being thehigh priests,[103] the word of God cameunto John the son of Zacharias in thewilderness. | |
| 3 And he came into all the countryabout Jordan, preaching the baptismof repentance, for the remissionof sins; | |
| 4 As it is written in the book ofthe words of Esaias the prophet, saying,[104]The voice of one crying in thewilderness, Prepare ye the way of theLord, make his paths straight. | |
| 5 Every valley shall be filled, andevery mountain and hill shall bebrought low; and the crooked shallbe made straight, and the rough waysshall be made smooth; | |
| 6 And all flesh shall see the salvationof God. | |
| 7 Then said he to the multitudethat came forth to be baptized of him,O generation of vipers, who hathwarned you to flee from the wrath tocome? | |
| 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthyof repentance, and begin not tosay within yourselves, We have Abrahamto our father: for I say unto you,That God is able of these stones toraise up children unto Abraham. | |
| 9 And now also the axe is laidunto the root of the trees: every treetherefore which bringeth not forthgood fruit, is hewn down, and castinto the fire. | |
| 10 And the people asked him, saying,What shall we do then? | |
| 11 He answereth and saith untothem, He that hath two coats, lethim impart to him that hath none;and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. | |
| 12 Then came also publicans to bebaptized, and said unto him, Master,what shall we do? | |
| 13 And he said unto them, Exactno more than that which is appointedyou. | |
| 14 And the soldiers likewise demandedof him, saying, And whatshall we do? And he said unto them,Do violence to no man, neither accuseany falsely; and be content with yourwages. | |
| 15 And as the people were in expectation,and all men mused in theirhearts of John, whether he were theChrist, or not; | |
| 16 John answered, saying unto themall, I indeed baptize you with water;but one mightier than I cometh, thelatchet of whose shoes I am not worthyto unloose: he shall baptize youwith the Holy Ghost, and with fire: | |
| 17 Whose fan is in his hand, andhe will thoroughly purge his floor, andwill gather the wheat into his garner;but the chaff he will burn with fireunquenchable. | |
| 18 And many other things in hisexhortation preached he unto thepeople. |
§ 15. The Baptism of Jesus. The Jordan.
| Matthew. | Mark. |
| CH. III. 13-17. | CH. I. 9-11. |
| 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. | 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. |
| 14 But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? | 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. |
| 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. | 11 And there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, when up straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: | |
| 17 And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| Luke. | |
| CH. III. 21-23. | |
| 21 Now, when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, | |
| 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. | |
| 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age. |
§ 16. The Temptation. Desert of Judea
| Matthew. | Mark. |
| CH. IV. 1-11. | CH. I. 12-13. |
| Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. | 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. |
| 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. | 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. |
| 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. | |
| 4 But he answered and said, It is written[105] Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. | |
| 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, | |
| 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God cast thyself down, for it is written[106] He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. | |
| 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again,[107] Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. | |
| 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them: | |
| 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. | |
| 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written,[108] Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. | |
| 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto him. |
| Luke. | |
| CH. IV. 1-13.[109] | |
| And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, | |
| 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. | |
| 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. | |
| 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. | |
| 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: | |
| 10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: | |
| 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. | |
| 12 And Jesus answering, said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. | |
| 5 And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, shewed unto him, all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. | |
| 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. | |
| 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. | |
| 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. | |
| 13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. |
§ 17. Preface to John's Gospel.
| John. | |
| CH. I. 1-18. | |
| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | |
| 2 The same was in the beginning with God. | |
| 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. | |
| 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. | |
| 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. | |
| 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. | |
| 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. | |
| 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that light. | |
| 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. | |
| 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. | |
| 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. | |
| 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: | |
| 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. | |
| 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. | |
| 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me. | |
| 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. | |
| 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. | |
| 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. |