Diaglott(i)
3 And he went into all the country about the Jordan, preaching a dipping of reformation into a forgiveness of sins;
4 as it is written in a book of words of Esaias the prophet, saying: A voice crying in the desert; Make you ready the way of a Lord, straight make you the beaten tracks of him.
5 Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and shall be the crooked into straight; and the rough into ways smooth;
6 and shall see all flesh the salvation of the God.
7 He said then to those coming out of crowds to be dipped by him: O broods of venomous serpents, who pointed out to you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Bring forth then fruits worthy of the reformation; and not you should begin to say in yourselves: A father we have the Abraham. I say for to you, that is able the God out of the stones of these to rise up children to the Abraham.
9 Now and even the axe to the root of the trees is placed; every therefore tree not bearing fruit good, is cut down, and into the fire is cast.
10 And asked him the crowds, saying: What then should we do?
11 Answering and he says to them: He having two tunics, let him share with the not having; and he having meats, in like manner let him do.
12 Came and also tax-gathers to be dipped, and said to him: O teacher, what should we do?
13 He said to them: Nothing more from that having been appointed to you collect you.
14 Asked and him also soldiers, saying: And we what should we do? And he said to them: No one may you extort from, neither may you accuse wrongfully; and be you content with the wages of you.
15 Expecting and of the people, and reasoning all in the hearts of them about the John, whether he were the Anointed,
16 answered the John to all saying: I indeed in water dip you; comes but the mightier of me, of whom not I am worthy to loose the strap of the sandals of him; he you will dip in spirit holy and fire.
17 Of whom the winnowing shovel in the hand of him, and he will thoroughly cleanse the floor of him; and he will gather the wheat into the storehouse of himself, the but chaff he will burn up in fire inextinguishable.