rought low;
And the crooked shall be straight,
And the rough ways smooth;
(6)And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

(7)He said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by
him: Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
(8)Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to
say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to
you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
(9)And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree
therefore, that brings not forth good fruit, is cut down and cast into
the fire.

(10)And the multitudes asked him, saying: What then shall we do?
(11)He answering says to them: He that has two coats, let him impart
to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

(12)And there came also publicans to be immersed; and they said to
him: Teacher, what shall we do? (13)And he said to them: Exact no more
than that which is appointed you. (14)And soldiers also asked him,
saying: What shall we also do? And he said to them: Do violence to no
one, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages[3:14].

(15)And while the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning
in their hearts concerning John, whether he himself were not the
Christ, (16)John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in
water; but there comes he that is mightier than I, the latchet of
whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the
Holy Spirit and fire; (17)whose fan is in his hand, and he will
thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into
his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable.

(18)And with many other exhortations he published the good tidings to
the people.

(19)But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of
Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils which Herod
did, (20)added to all this also, that he shut up John in prison.

(21)Now it came to pass, when all the people had been immersed, that
as Jesus, having also been immersed, was praying, the heaven was
opened, (22)and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape as a dove
upon him; and there came a voice out of heaven: Thou art my beloved
Son; in thee I am well pleased.

(23)And Jesus himself was, when he began[3:23], about thirty years of
age; being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
(24)the so