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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

12 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.”(A)

The Baptism of Jesus(B)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(C) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

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