JOHN THE BAPTIST SCRIPTURE READINGS

JOHN THE BAPTIST SCRIPTURE READINGS

August 29, 2024

MISSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
LUKE	MATTHEW	MARK
DRA Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina; 2		^DRAMark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.	Matthew 3:1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.
And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins; ⁴	² And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.	⁴ John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins
⁴ As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.	For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.. ⁷	² As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee. ³ A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths..
⁵ Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain; ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
	4 And the same John had his garment of camels' hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan: 6 And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins	⁵ And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
LUKE	MATTHEW	MARK
⁷ He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down and cast into the fire.	⁷ And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance. ⁹ And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.
¹⁰ And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do? ¹¹ And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. ¹² And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do? ¹³ But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. ¹⁴ And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay. ¹⁵
And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ;
¹⁶ John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.	¹¹ I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire. ¹²	⁷ And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose hoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. ⁸ I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire	Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
18 And many other things exhorting, did he preach to the people ¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done; ²⁰ He added this also above all, and shut up John in prison