| 1. | en de taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV paraginetai iwannhV o baptisthV khrusswn en th erhmw thV ioudaiaV
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| 2. | kai legwn metanoeite hggiken gar h basileia twn ouranwn
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| 3. | outoV gar estin o rhqeiV upo hsaiou tou profhtou legontoV fwnh bowntoV en th erhmw etoimasate thn odon kuriou euqeiaV poieite taV tribouV autou
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| 4. | autoV de o iwannhV eicen to enduma autou apo tricwn kamhlou kai zwnhn dermatinhn peri thn osfun autou h de trofh autou hn akrideV kai meli agrion
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| 5. | tote exeporeueto proV auton ierosoluma kai pasa h ioudaia kai pasa h pericwroV tou iordanou
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| 6. | kai ebaptizonto en tw iordanh up autou exomologoumenoi taV amartiaV autwn
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| 7. | idwn de pollouV twn farisaiwn kai saddoukaiwn ercomenouV epi to baptisma autou eipen autoiV gennhmata ecidnwn tiV upedeixen umin fugein apo thV melloushV orghV
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| 8. | poihsate oun karpouV axiouV thV metanoiaV
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| 9. | kai mh doxhte legein en eautoiV patera ecomen ton abraam legw gar umin oti dunatai o qeoV ek twn liqwn toutwn egeirai tekna tw abraam
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| 10. | hdh de kai h axinh proV thn rizan twn dendrwn keitai pan oun dendron mh poioun karpon kalon ekkoptetai kai eiV pur balletai
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| 11. | egw men baptizw umaV en udati eiV metanoian o de opisw mou ercomenoV iscuroteroV mou estin ou ouk eimi ikanoV ta upodhmata bastasai autoV umaV baptisei en pneumati agiw kai puri
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| 12. | ou to ptuon en th ceiri autou kai diakaqariei thn alwna autou kai sunaxei ton siton autou eiV thn apoqhkhn to de acuron katakausei puri asbestw
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| 13. | tote paraginetai o ihsouV apo thV galilaiaV epi ton iordanhn proV ton iwannhn tou baptisqhnai up autou
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| 14. | o de iwannhV diekwluen auton legwn egw creian ecw upo sou baptisqhnai kai su erch proV me
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| 15. | apokriqeiV de o ihsouV eipen proV auton afeV arti outwV gar prepon estin hmin plhrwsai pasan dikaiosunhn tote afihsin auton
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| 16. | kai baptisqeiV o ihsouV anebh euquV apo tou udatoV kai idou anewcqhsan autw oi ouranoi kai eiden to pneuma tou qeou katabainon wsei peristeran kai ercomenon ep auton
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| 17. | kai idou fwnh ek twn ouranwn legousa outoV estin o uioV mou o agaphtoV en w eudokhsa
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