Matthew 3
Treated in 16 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:11 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 and [in] fire: 3
- 3:2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 2
- 3:7 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? 2
- 3:10 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. 2
- 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. 1
- 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: 1
- 3:9 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. 1
- 3:12 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. 1
- 3:15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. 1
- 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway 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; 1
- 3:17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1
American Standard Version
Where it is preached
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Matt. 3:8
…John, when he had baptized them, exhorted them to bring forth fruits meet for repentance, Matt. 3:8, i.e., agreeable to that repentance which they had professed; encouraging them that if th…
- Godliness ·
Repentance cites Matthew 3:2
Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Discourse I cites Matt. 3:2
…going before this witness of pardon. So, “Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matt. 3:2.) “Repent ye, and believe the gospel.” (Mark 1:15.) “Repent, and be baptized every one of…
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Rock of Offense cites Matthew 3:3
…the only one who understood when he announced that he must “prepare the way of the Lord” (Matthew 3:3), and then he left for the desert. There, John began to preach to all who would listen to…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The First Stage cites Matt. 3:7
…he gave him a parchment roll, and there was written within, “Fly from the wrath to come.” Matt. 3:7. The man therefore read it, and looking upon Evangelist very carefully, said, “Whither mu…
- Morning by Morning ·
February cites Matthew 3:7
…nd open thy leaves and flowers for a heavenly watering. February 25 “The wrath to come.” (Matthew 3:7) It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself; to smell the fresh…
- Watchman Nee ·
A Life Given to Christ cites Matthew 3:9
…say, “We have Abraham to our father,” as though ancestry could substitute for repentance (Matthew 3:9, ASV). The same danger exists in Christian families. Children can learn hymns before they…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
General rules, without which no lust will be mortified cites Matt. iii. 10
…preach repentance and conversion, he said, “The axe is now laid to the root of the tree,” Matt. iii. 10. The Pharisees had been laying heavy burdens, imposing tedious duties, and rigid means of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes cites Matt. 3:10
… and prevent the stroke. He tells you, “Now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees:” (Matt. 3:10:) Therefore repent; bring forth good fruit; and ye shall not be hewn down, and cast into …
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Matthew 3:11
…comes from the Father and pours out on the Church the One He received from the Father. In Matthew 3:11, we read that it is Jesus who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. In John 7:37-39, Jesus bids …
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Matthew 3:11
…se sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11). The second “with” in this passage is in italics. It is not found in the Greek. There ar…
- The Bruised Reed ·
All should side with Christ cites Mat. iii. 11
… that they may be baptized by Christ with fire; that these sparks may be kindled in them, Mat. iii. 11. Men labour to cherish the spirit and metal, as they term it, of those they train up, bec…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Second Stage cites Matt. 3:12
…‘Gather together the tares, the chaff, and stubble, and cast them into the burning lake.’ Matt. 3:12; 18:30; 24:30; Mal. 4:1. And with that the bottomless pit opened, just whereabout I stood…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
Christ Our Life cites Matthew 3:15
…hen He came to Jordan to be baptized: "It is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness." Matthew 3:15. Through His life, He said: "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accompli…
- Evening by Evening ·
March cites Matthew 3:16
…y to the heart of the hearer. March 3 “He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove.” (Matthew 3:16) As the Spirit of God descended upon the Lord Jesus, the head, so he also, in measure, de…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Christian Conception of God, or the God of the Bible as Distinguished from the God of Christian Science and the God of Modern Philosophy cites Matt. 3:17
… is not elsewhere. That was where God was when Jesus was addressing Him. We read again in Matt. 3:17: "Lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleas…