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and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming [a]to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of [b]repentance:

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:7 Or, for baptism
  2. Matthew 3:8 Or, your repentance

Confessing their sins, they were baptized(A) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(B) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(C) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(D)

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