Matthew 3

New American Bible	Bibbia Vulgata Clementina
¹ In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea	¹ In diebus autem illis venit Joannes Baptista prædicans in deserto Judææ,
² (and) saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"	² et dicens : Pœnitentiam agite : appropinquavit enim regnum cælorum.
³ It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: "A voice of one crying out in the desert, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'"	³ Hic est enim, qui dictus est per Isaiam prophetam dicentem : Vox clamantis in deserto : Parate viam Domini ; rectas facite semitas ejus.
⁴ John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.	⁴ Ipse autem Joannes habebat vestimentum de pilis camelorum, et zonam pelliceam circa lumbos suos : esca autem ejus erat locustæ, et mel silvestre.
⁵ At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him	⁵ Tunc exibat ad eum Jerosolyma, et omnis Judæa, et omnis regio circa Jordanem ;
⁶ and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins.	⁶ et baptizabantur ab eo in Jordane, confitentes peccata sua.
⁷ When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?	⁷ Videns autem multos pharisæorum, et sadducæorum, venientes ad baptismum suum, dixit eis : Progenies viperarum, quis demonstravit vobis fugere a ventura ira ?
⁸ Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.	⁸ Facite ergo fructum dignum pœnitentiæ.
⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.	⁹ Et ne velitis dicere intra vos : Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quoniam potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.
¹⁰ Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.	¹⁰ Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor, quæ non facit fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.
¹¹ I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.	¹¹ Ego quidem baptizo vos in aqua in pœnitentiam : qui autem post me venturus est, fortior me est, cujus non sum dignus calceamenta portare : ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto, et igni.
¹² His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."	¹² Cujus ventilabrum in manu sua : et permundabit aream suam : et congregabit triticum suum in horreum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.
¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.	¹³ Tunc venit Jesus a Galilæa in Jordanem ad Joannem, ut baptizaretur ab eo.
¹⁴ John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?"	¹⁴ Joannes autem prohibebat eum, dicens : Ego a te debeo baptizari, et tu venis ad me ?
¹⁵ Jesus said to him in reply, "Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.	¹⁵ Respondens autem Jesus, dixit ei : Sine modo : sic enim decet nos implere omnem justitiam. Tunc dimisit eum.
¹⁶ After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened (for him), and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (and) coming upon him.	¹⁶ Baptizatus autem Jesus, confestim ascendit de aqua, et ecce aperti sunt ei cæli : et vidit Spiritum Dei descendentem sicut columbam, et venientem super se.
¹⁷ And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."	¹⁷ Et ecce vox de cælis dicens : Hic est Filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi complacui.