| | 1 | 那时，有施洗的约翰出来，在犹太的旷野传道，说，
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea
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| | 2 | 天国近了，你们应当悔改。
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
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| | 3 | 这人就是先知以赛亚所说的，他说，在旷野有人声喊着说，预备主的道，修直他的路。
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'"
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| | 4 | 这约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服，腰束皮带，吃的是蝗虫野蜜。
John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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| | 5 | 那时，耶路撒冷和犹太全地，并约但河一带地方的人，都出去到约翰那里。
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
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| | 6 | 承认他们的罪，在约但河里受他的洗。
Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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| | 7 | 约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人，也来受洗，就对他们说，毒蛇的种类，谁指示你们逃避将来的忿怒呢？
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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| | 8 | 你们要结出果子来，与悔改的心相称。
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
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| | 9 | 不要自己心里说，有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。我告诉你们，神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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| | 10 | 现在斧子已经放在树根上，凡不结好果子的树，就砍下来，丢在火里。
The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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| | 11 | 我是用水给你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但那在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是给他提鞋，也不配。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。
"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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| | 12 | 他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净他的场，把麦子收在仓里，把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
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| | 13 | 当下，耶稣从加利利来到约但河，见了约翰，要受他的洗。
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
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| | 14 | 约翰想要拦住他，说，我当受你的洗，你反倒上我这里来吗？
But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
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| | 15 | 耶稣回答说，你暂且许我。因为我们理当这样尽诸般的义。（或作礼）于是约翰许了他。
Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.
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| | 16 | 耶稣受了洗，随即从水里上来。天忽然为他开了，他就看见神的灵，仿佛鸽子降下，落在他身上。
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
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| | 17 | 从天上有声音说，这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
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