3:1 in diebus autem illis venit              1.  In those days came John the
Iohannes Baptista praedicans in deserto      Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of
Iudaeae                                      Judaea,
                                             
3:2 et dicens paenitentiam agite             2.  And saying, Repent ye: for the
adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum          kingdom of heaven is at hand.
                                             
3:3 hic est enim qui dictus est per          3.  For this is he that was spoken of
Esaiam prophetam dicentem vox clamantis      by the prophet Esaias, saying, The
in deserto parate viam Domini rectas         voice of one crying in the wilderness,
facite semitas eius                          Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
                                             his paths straight.
                                             
3:4 ipse autem Iohannes habebat              4.  And the same John had his raiment
vestimentum de pilis camelorum et zonam      of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle
pelliciam circa lumbos suos esca autem       about his loins; and his meat was
eius erat lucustae et mel silvestre          locusts and wild honey.
                                             
3:5 tunc exiebat ad eum Hierosolyma et       5.  Then went out to him Jerusalem, and
omnis Iudaea et omnis regio circa            all Judaea, and all the region round
Iordanen                                     about Jordan,
                                             
3:6 et baptizabantur in Iordane ab eo        6.  And were baptized of him in Jordan,
confitentes peccata sua                      confessing their sins.
                                             
3:7 videns autem multos Pharisaeorum et      7.  But when he saw many of the
Sadducaeorum venientes ad baptismum          Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
suum dixit eis progenies viperarum quis      baptism, he said unto them, O
demonstravit vobis fugere a futura ira       generation of vipers, who hath warned
                                             you to flee from the wrath to come?
                                             
3:8 facite ergo fructum dignum               8.  Bring forth therefore fruits meet
paenitentiae                                 for repentance:
                                             
3:9 et ne velitis dicere intra vos           9.  And think not to say within
patrem habemus Abraham dico enim vobis       yourselves, We have Abraham to our
quoniam potest Deus de lapidibus istis       father: for I say unto you, that God is
suscitare filios Abrahae                     able of these stones to raise up
                                             children unto Abraham.
                                             
3:10 iam enim securis ad radicem             10.  And now also the axe is laid unto
arborum posita est omnis ergo arbor          the root of the trees: therefore every
quae non facit fructum bonum exciditur       tree which bringeth not forth good
et in ignem mittitur                         fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
                                             fire.
                                             
3:11 ego quidem vos baptizo in aqua in       11.  I indeed baptize you with water
paenitentiam qui autem post me venturus      unto repentance. but he that cometh
est fortior me est cuius non sum dignus      after me is mightier than I, whose
calciamenta portare ipse vos baptizabit      shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall
in Spiritu Sancto et igni                    baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and
                                             with fire:
                                             
3:12 cuius ventilabrum in manu sua et        12.  Whose fan is in his hand, and he
permundabit aream suam et congregabit        will throughly purge his floor, and
triticum suum in horreum paleas autem        gather his wheat into the garner; but
conburet igni inextinguibili                 he will burn up the chaff with
                                             unquenchable fire.
                                             
3:13 tunc venit Iesus a Galilaea in          13.  Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to
Iordanen ad Iohannem ut baptizaretur ab      Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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3:14 Iohannes autem prohibebat eum           14.  But John forbad him, saying, I
dicens ego a te debeo baptizari et tu        have need to be baptized of thee, and
venis ad me                                  comest thou to me?
                                             
3:15 respondens autem Iesus dixit ei         15.  And Jesus answering said unto him,
sine modo sic enim decet nos implere         Suffer it to be so now: for thus it
omnem iustitiam tunc dimisit eum             becometh us to fulfil all
                                             righteousness. Then he suffered him.
                                             
3:16 baptizatus autem confestim              16.  And Jesus, when he was baptized,
ascendit de aqua et ecce aperti sunt ei      went up straightway out of the water:
caeli et vidit Spiritum Dei                  and, lo, the heavens were opened unto
descendentem sicut columbam venientem        him, and he saw the Spirit of God
super se                                     descending like a dove, and lighting
                                             upon him:
                                             
3:17 et ecce vox de caelis dicens hic        17.  And lo a voice from heaven,
est Filius meus dilectus in quo mihi         saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom
conplacui                                    I am well pleased.