John the Baptist - Call for Repentance

14	JOHN CALLS for REPENTANCE
Matt 3		Mark 1	Luke 3
7	But when he saw
	many of the Pharisees
	and Sadducees
	coming for baptism,
	he said to them,		7	He <would say> therefore
				to the multitudes
				that came out
				to be baptized by him,
	"You brood of vipers!			"You brood of vipers!
	Who warned you to flee			Who warned you to flee
	from the wrath to come?			from the wrath to come?
8	Bear fruit		8	Bear fruits
	that befits repentance,			that befit repentance,
9	and do not presume			and do not begin
	to say to yourselves,			to say to yourselves,
	`We have Abraham as our father';			`We have Abraham as our father';
	for I tell you,			for I tell you,
	God is able from these stones			God is able from these stones
	to raise up children to Abraham.			to raise up children to Abraham.
10	Even now the axe is laid		9	Even now the axe is laid
	to the root of the trees;			to the root of the trees;
	every tree therefore			every tree therefore
	that does not bear good fruit			that does not bear good fruit
	is cut down			is cut down
	and thrown into the fire."			and thrown into the fire."

Color Code
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
[had]	RSV wording; not in Greek text.
<all>	RSV wording altered to reflect Greek
14	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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