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And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

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Въ` дн~и же ѓ%ны, прїиде і^ѓа'нн# крsти'тель проповњдаа в# пђсты'ни і^ё^де'истњи`,

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and saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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и^ гл~я. пока'итеся, прибли'жи б^о ся црsтвїе нбsное”

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For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

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Се'й б^о еs рече'ныи і^са'йемъ пррoкомъ, глющеM, глsа въпїю'щаго в# пђсты'ни. ё^гото'ваите пђть гн~ь пра'вы твориᲄе стеѕя` е^го`.

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Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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са'м же і^ѓа'ннъ и^мя'ше ри'ꙁђ свою` эT вла'съ вельбђжDь, и^ по'ясъ ё^смњнъ ѓ^ чреслњхъ свои^хъ. снњ'дь же е^го` б^њ, прђжїе и мDе дивїи”

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Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan;

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Тогда` и^схожда'ше к немђ і^е^рsли'ма, и^ вс^я і^ё^деа, и^ вс^я страна` і^ѓ^рда'нскаа`.

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

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и^ кр~ща'хђся въ і^ѓ^рда'ни эT него`, и^сповњдающе грњхы` своя`”

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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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Видњ'в же мно'гы фарисе'а и^ саDдђке'а грядђщ'а на кр~щенїе е^го, рече` и^мъ. рожDенїа е^хи'днова, кт^о сказа вамъ бњжати эT бђ'дђщаго гнњ'ва;

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Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

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сътвори'те ё%бо плDо достои'нъ покаа'нїа.

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and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

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и^ не начина'ите гл~ати в себњ, эTц~а и%мамы а^враа'ма. гл~ю б^о вамъ, ја^ко мо'жетъ б~ъ эT ка'менїа сего` въꙁDви'гнђти чя'да а^враа'мђ”

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And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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Оу^же б^о и^ секі'ра при' корени древа лежи'тъ. всяко ё^бо древо и%же не твори'тᲆ плода добра`, посњка'емо быва'етъ, и^ въ ѓ^гнь вмњта'емо”

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I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit:

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А/зъ ё^бо кр~ща'ю в^ы водо'ю, в# покаа'нїе. гряды'и же по мн^њ, крњпли'и мене еs, е^мђже нњ'смь досто'инъ сапоги` понести`, то'й в^ы крsтитъ дх~оM ст~ым# и^ ѓ^гнеM.

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whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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Є$мђж'е лопа'та в рђцњ е^го`, и^ потребитъ гђмно свое, и^ събере'тъ пшени'цђ свою в# жи'тницђ, плњвы же съжжетᲆ ѓ^гнеM негаса'ющимъ”

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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

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Тогда` прихо'диT і^с~ эT галиле'а на і^ѓ^рдаn къ і^ѓ^а'ннђ, крsтитися эT него`”

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But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

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І$ѓ&анн# же въꙁбраня'ше е^мђ гл~я. а^зъ требђю тобою крsти'тися, и^ ты л^и гряде'ши кᲆ мнњ`;

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But Jesus answered and said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

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эTвᲇща'в же і^с~, рече` к немђ`. ѓ^ста'ви н~нњ, та'ко б^о подобно е^сть наM и^спо'лнити вся'кђ пра'вдђ. тогда ѓ^ста'ви е^го”

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And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightaway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

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И$ крsти'вся і^с~, взы'де а%бїе эT воды`. и^ с^е эTвръꙁо'шася е^мђ` нб~са, и^ видњ дх~ъ бж~їи и^сходя'щь ја%ко го'лђбь, грядђщь на'нь.

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and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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и^ с^е глsа съ нб~се гл~я” сей е^сть сн~ъ мо'и възлюбленыи, ѓ^ нем#же бл~говолиX”