Tyndale - Matthew - 3

3:1  In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury

3:2  saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.

3:3  This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght.

3:4  This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.

3:5  The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda

3:6  and were baptised of him in Iorda cofessynge their synnes.

3:7  When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?

3:8  Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.

3:9  And se that ye ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraha.

3:10  Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.

3:11  I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre:

3:12  which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre

3:13  Then cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym.

3:14  But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?

3:15  Iesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym.

3:16  And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.

3:17  And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.