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and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O offspring of vipers, who has taught you to flee from the vengeance to come? Bring forth therefore the fruits belonging to repentance.

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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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