Matthew 3:8-12

8Bear fruit ain keeping with repentance. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, b‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from cthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. dEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 eI baptize you with water ffor repentance, but ghe who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you hwith the Holy Spirit and ifire. 12His jwinnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and kgather his wheat into the barn, lbut the chaff he will burn with munquenchable fire.”

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