and they were being (A)baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

But when he saw many of the (B)Pharisees and (C)Sadducees coming for [a]baptism, he said to them, “You [b](D)offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from (E)the wrath to come? (F)Therefore produce fruit (G)consistent with repentance;

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:7 Later mss his baptism
  2. Matthew 3:7 Or brood

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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