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12 He carries a winnowing fork in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor; He will gather up the good wheat in His barn, and He will burn the chaff with a fire that cannot be put out.

13 And then, the One of whom John spoke—the all-powerful Jesus—came to the Jordan from Galilee to be washed[a] by John. 14 At first, John demurred.

John: I need to be cleansed[b] by You. Why do You come to me?

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Footnotes

  1. 3:13 Literally, immersed, to show repentance
  2. 3:14 Literally, immersed, in a rite of initiation and purification

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