The Preaching of John the Baptist
(Mark 1.1-8Luke 3.1-18John 1.19-28)1 Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea. 2 He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
3 John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said,
“In the desert someone
is shouting,
‘Get the road ready
for the Lord!
Make a straight path
for him.’ ”
4 John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.
5 From Jerusalem and all Judea and from the Jordan River Valley crowds of people went to John. 6 They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.
7 Many Pharisees and Sadducees also came to be baptized. But John said to them:
You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment? 8 Do something to show you have really given up your sins. 9 And don't start telling yourselves that you belong to Abraham's family. I tell you that God can turn these stones into children for Abraham. 10 An ax is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into a fire.
11 I baptize you with water so you will give up your sins. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in a barn and burn the husks in a fire that never goes out.
The Baptism of Jesus
(Mark 1.9-11Luke 3.21Luke 22)13 Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?”
15 Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to do.” Then John agreed.
16 So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. 17 Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”
Jāņa Kristītāja sludināšana
(Mk 1:1–8Lk 3:1–9, Lk 15–17Jņ 1:19–28)1 Tajās dienās Jānis Kristītājs sludināja Jūdejas tuksnesī: 2 “Atgriezieties no grēkiem, jo Debesu valstība ir klāt.” 3 Par viņu Kungs caur pravieti Jesaju ir sacījis: “Saucēja balss tuksnesī: sagatavojiet Kungam ceļu, dariet līdzenas viņa takas! ” 4 Jānis valkāja kamieļu vilnas drēbes un ādas jostu ap gurniem. Viņa barība bija siseņi un savvaļas bišu medus. 5 Tad pie viņa izgāja Jeruzāleme, visa Jūdeja un viss Jardānas apgabals, 6 un viņi atzina savus grēkus, un Jānis tos kristīja Jardānas upē. 7 Redzēdams daudz farizeju un saduķeju nākam kristīties, viņš tiem sacīja: “Jūs odžu dzimums, kas jūs ir mācījis bēgt no dusmības, kas nāks? 8 Tad nu nesiet cienīgus atgriešanās augļus 9 un neiedomājieties savā sirdī sacīt: mums Ābrahāms ir tēvs. Es jums saku: Dievs spēj no šiem akmeņiem radīt Ābrahāma bērnus. 10 Cirvis jau pielikts kokiem pie saknes – katrs koks, kas nenes labus augļus, tiek nocirsts un iemests ugunī. 11 Es jūs gan kristīju ūdenī uz atgriešanos no grēkiem, bet, kas nāk pēc manis, ir spēcīgāks par mani, es neesmu cienīgs pienest viņa sandales, viņš jūs kristīs Svētajā Garā un ugunī. 12 Viņam vēteklis ir rokā, un viņš iztīrīs savu klonu un savāks savus kviešus klētī, bet pelavas sadedzinās neizdzēšamā ugunī.”
Jēzus kristīšana
(Mk 1:9–11Lk 3:21–22)13 Tad Jēzus devās no Galilejas uz Jardānu un ieradās pie Jāņa, lai tas viņu kristītu. 14 Bet Jānis viņu atturēja, sacīdams: “Man vajag tikt tevis kristītam, un tu nāc pie manis?” 15 Bet Jēzus viņam atbildēja: “Tam tā jābūt, jo tā mums pienākas izpildīt visu pēc taisnības.” Tad Jānis viņam atļāva. 16 Pēc kristības Jēzus tūlīt iznāca no ūdens; un, redzi, debesis atvērās, un viņš redzēja Dieva Garu nākam kā balodi un nolaižamies uz viņu; 17 un, redzi, balss no debesīm sacīja: “Šis ir mans mīļotais Dēls, uz ko man labs prāts.”
