Matthew 3
Treated in 35 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance. But one who comes after me is mightier than I am, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 8
- 3:15 But Jesus answered, "Allow it for now. This is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John let him be baptized. 4
- 3:17 And a voice spoke from heaven: "This is my dearly loved Son, and I delight in him." 4
- 3:7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You family of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming wrath? 3
- 3:16 Jesus was baptized, and he came straight up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and settling on him. 3
- 3:2 "Repent," he proclaimed, "because the kingdom of heaven has come near." 2
- 3:3 John is the one the prophet Isaiah spoke of when he said, "A voice is calling out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, straighten the roads he will travel.'" 2
- 3:10 The ax is already set against the root of the trees. Any tree that fails to bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 2
- 3:12 He has his winnowing fork in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but he will burn up the chaff with a fire that cannot be put out." 2
- 3:13 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee and came to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 2
- 3:8 So produce fruit that shows your repentance is real. 1
- 3:9 Do not imagine you can comfort yourselves by saying, 'Abraham is our father.' I tell you, God is able to make children for Abraham out of these stones. 1
- 3:14 John tried to stop him. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "and yet you come to me?" 1
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Where it is preached
- Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born ·
A Voice in the Wilderness cites Matthew 3:3
“Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.” — Matthew 3:3 Many years went by. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, and His relative John grew up in the…
- 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…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Matt. iii. 15
…own account, he could not be subject to, it becoming him to “fulfil all righteousness,” Matt. iii. 15, as he spake in reference to a newly-instituted ceremony. That obedience is properly…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Matt. iii. 17
…to acquiesce in the thing loved. And when God calls his Son ἀγαπητόν, “beloved,” Matt. iii. 17, he adds, as an exposition of it, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα, “in whom I rest well pleased.” (2dly.)…
- 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…
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
The Burden and the Book cites MATTHEW 3:7
…to run. O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? MATTHEW 3:7 Here is the most famous and the most troubling moment in the opening pages. As he runs…
- Morning by Morning ·
February cites Matthew 3:7
…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…
- Portraits of Courage – 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 Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ cites Matthew 3:11
…shoes I am not worthy to bear; He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matthew 3:11. These words from the lips of the forerunner intimate that there was to be a great…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Baptism with the Holy Ghost cites Matthew 3:11
"He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matthew 3:11. This sounds almost like an echo of the last promise of the Old Testament. The voice of…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Baptism with Fire cites Matthew iii. 11
“He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” — Matthew iii. 11. “For our God is a consuming fire.” — Hebrews xii. 29. Fire is one of the most powerful…
- 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
…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…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
February cites Matt. iii. 11
…The longer it waits, the larger it becomes. February 14 “He shall baptize you with fire” (Matt. iii. 11). Fire is strangely intense and intrinsic. It goes into the very substance of things. It…
- 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…
- At the Master's Feet ·
The Manifestation of God's Presence cites Matt. iii. 11
…of fire, all the blackness of sin is driven away, and he is made a light to the world (Matt. iii. 11, 14). As the fire in the charcoal, so I abide in My children and they in Me, and through…
- 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…
- Practical Religion ·
The Great Separation cites Matt. iii. 12
…gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."—Matt. iii. 12. The verse of Scripture which is now before our eyes contains words which were spoken by…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 2 ·
Day 7 — “This Is My Beloved Son” cites Matthew 3:13–17
…believed God loves you before you do anything, not because of what you do? Try this: Read Matthew 3:13–17. Then write down: “Because I belong to Jesus, God loves me. I don’t have to earn it.”…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born ·
Jesus Is Baptised cites Matthew 3:13–17
…start teaching and healing and showing everyone what God is like. Read it in your Bible: Matthew 3:13–17; Luke 3:21–23 Dear God, thank you that you love your Son, Jesus. Thank you that when I…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Matt. iii. 14
…to be baptised, says John, “I have need to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?” Matt. iii. 14, 15; as if he had said, “Thou hast no need at all of it.” But says Christ, “Suffer it to…
- Communion with God ·
Digression I: some excellencies of Christ proposed to consideration cites Matt. iii. 15
…was guile found in his mouth,” 1 Pet. ii. 22; that he “fulfilled all righteousness,” Matt. iii. 15; his Father being always “well pleased” with him, verse 17, on the account of his perfect…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
Christ Our Life cites Matthew 3:15
…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…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Priestly Office cites Matt 3:15
…consists of two branches. [1] His active obedience. ‘He fulfilled all righteousness.’ Matt 3:15. Christ did everything which the law required; his holy life was a perfect commentary…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
How Can God Be Three and One? cites Matthew 3:16–17
…and the Father’s voice saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” (Matthew 3:16–17). And Jesus told His followers to baptise “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and…
- Evening by Evening ·
March cites Matthew 3:16
…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…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Trinity cites Matt 3:16
…Thus I have spoken of all the three persons. The Trinity of persons may be proved out of Matt 3:16. ‘Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water, and he saw the…
- 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…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Does God Care About My Schoolwork? cites Matthew 3:17
…a single sermon, His Father said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” (Matthew 3:17). If you belong to Jesus, God’s love for you doesn’t rise and fall with your results. You…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Unity of God cites Matt 3:17
…It was Christ’s meat and drink to do his Father’s will, John 4:44, and so he pleased him, Matt 3:17. A voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’…