Matthew 3:12

Matthew 3:12

10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. ^aTherefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 ^aI indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. ^bHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit¹ and fire.

12 ^aHis winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will ^bburn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

John Baptizes Jesus

13 ^aThen Jesus came ^bfrom Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

16 ^aWhen He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and¹ He saw ^bthe Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Will burn up with unquenchable fire (katakausei puri asbestw). Note perfective use of kata. The threshing floor, the fan, the wheat, the garner, the chaff (axuron, chaff, straw, stubble), the fire furnish a life-like picture. The "fire" here is probably judgment by and at the coming of the Messiah just as in verse Matthew 3:11. The Messiah "will thoroughly cleanse" (diakaqariei, Attic future of -izw and note dia-). He will sweep from side to side to make it clean.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 3:12:**

Matthew 13:30
Luke 3:16
Luke 12:18
1 Corinthians 3:13

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