Mar 07【每日活水】活出预备主道路的人生

施洗约翰传道

1那时，有施洗的约翰出来，在犹太的旷野传道，说：

2「天国近了，你们应当悔改！」

3这人就是先知以赛亚所说的。他说：「在旷野有人声喊着说：预备主的道，修直他的路！」

4这约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服，腰束皮带，吃的是蝗虫、野蜜。

5那时，耶路撒冷和犹太全地，并约旦河一带地方的人，都出去到约翰那里，

6承认他们的罪，在约旦河里受他的洗。

7约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人也来受洗，就对他们说：「毒蛇的种类！谁指示你们逃避将来的忿怒呢？

8你们要结出果子来，与悔改的心相称。

9不要自己心里说：『有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。』我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。

10现在斧子已经放在树根上，凡不结好果子的树就砍下来，丢在火里。

11我是用水给你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但那在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是给他提鞋也不配。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。

12他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净他的场，把麦子收在仓里，把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。」

1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”

4John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.

6Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

9And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

10The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

11“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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