And they were baptized of him in Jordan, [a]confessing their sins.

[b]Now when he saw many of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, (A)O generation of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?

[c]Bring forth therefore fruit worthy amendment of life,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:6 Acknowledging that they were saved only by free remission and forgiveness of their sins.
  2. Matthew 3:7 There is nothing that stoppeth up the way of mercy and salvation against us so much as the opinion of our own righteousness doth.
  3. Matthew 3:8 True repentance is an inward thing which hath its seat in the mind and heart.

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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