Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1052

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6 him; and were baptized by him in wonu 1·AssmG Tmzovcm um yl the jordan, when they hed confesseq Mqujru qv Qgp 7 their sins. But observing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he addressed them, saying: ‘ Spawn of vipers! who hasdirected

8 you to Hy from the future fury? Pro- duce then fruit displaying your com

9 version; and do not in your pride say to yourselves, ‘ We have our ancestor Abraham'; for I tell you that God is able, even from these stones, to raise up children to Abra-

ro ham. A But the axe now lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which does not produce good fruit, will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

I indeed baptize you in water, preparatory to conversion; but the One Who follows me is far stronger than I. I am not even worthy to carry His shoes. He will baptize you in the

rz Holy Spirit and fire. His winnower is in His hand, and He will perfectly cleanse His threshingdioor, and col- lect His wheat into the granary; while He will consume the chaff with inextinguishable fire. r 3 jesus also came from Galilee to the jordan, applying to ]ohn to be bap-

14 ti~zed by him. john, however, wished It is more necessary for me to be baptized by You; and yet You would come to mel'

Allow it for the present; for it is appointed thus to us He then permitted Him. 16 And when jesus had been baptized, He immediately came out from the water, And the heavens were opened to Him: and He saw the Spirit of

17 God descending like a dove, and coming and resting upon Him; and then a voice from the heavens said: ‘This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I have delight} dbz Ezmpiaiinu af Semis. jesus then went up into the desert,

under the induence of the Spirit, to be tried by the agency of the Devil. And having fasted forty days and forty nights, He at last became hungry. The Tempter then approached Him,

If you are a Son of God, order these stones to become It is

written, MAN Dons Nor Lxvx on nrtsan ALONn; BU: UPoN EVERY Then the Devil, carrying Him into 5 the holy city, placed Him upon the high porch of the temple, and said 6 If You are a Son of God, throw Yourself down ; for it is re- corded that Ha w11.L coMMANn His Amcnrs CGNGERNING YoU, To surportr You wrm rants HANDS, So rear You cANNo·r- nasn Yoon Foot: AGAJNST THE PAVEMENT. And it

is elsewhere written, YOU SHALL NQT 3 rnmvr rim Loan yous Gon. Again, the Devil carrying Him up

a very high mountain, pointed out to Him all the kingdoms of that region, and the splendour of them, and said .I will give You all these, if You will pay me homage. But jesus in reply to him said :

‘ Begone, Satan l for it is written, You SHALL REvnRENcn THE LORD, AND 4 PAY HoMAon 1:0 Hm ALoNn. The Devil then left Him, and angels

at once approached and ministered to Him. Now jesus, having heard that john

was betrayed, moved into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, He went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali ; so that the prediction delivered through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, which says: Oven rim jo1znAN, r·znAn run sEA, IN run r.ANn or ZneULoN, AND NAr>HTt~1A1.1’s LAND, IN 1*1112 HEAIHEN GALILEE, THE 1>E01>LE_L1v1NG IN DARKNESS saw A GREAT LIGHT; WHILE 1N soL1TUDE cROUcHED, AND THE sHADOw 0F DEATH, A Lien': HAS Bnronn THEM EU Rsr ou·r.¤ From that time jesus began to pro

Change your minds: for the Kingdom of Heaven ap- proaches l ’ ®l;¤¤siug @i¤ 3p¤silrs. While walking along the coast of

the sea of Galilee, He observed two brothers, Simon surnamed Peter, and his brother Andrew, throwing a cast- i Deut. viii. 3. Psalm xci. xx, 12. ’ Deut. vl. 16, Deut. x. 20. * Isaiah tx. 1, 2. l052 IO II 12 16 18