The Newe Testament (Tyndale, 1526)

which says: "The voice of a crier in the wilderness: prepare the Lord’s way, and make his paths straight."

¶ This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins. His food original: "meate." In the 16th century, "meat" referred to food in general, not specifically animal flesh. was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, and all Judea original: "Jury." An archaic term for the region of Judea., and all the region round about the Jordan went out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan, acknowledging their sins.

¶ When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them: "O generation of vipers, who has taught you to flee from the vengeance to come? Bring forth, therefore, the fruits belonging to repentance. And see that you do not even think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; so that every tree which does not bring forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire.

¶ I baptize you with water as a token of repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. He also has his fan A winnowing fan used to separate grain from chaff. in his hand, and will purge his floor, and gather the wheat into his granary original: "garner.", and will burn the chaff with everlasting fire."

¶ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. But John forbade him, saying: "I ought to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus answered and said to him: "Let it be so now."

"For thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed original: "suffred." In this context, meaning to permit or allow. him. And as soon as Jesus was baptized, he came straight out of the water. And behold, heaven was open to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him. And behold, there came a voice from heaven, saying: "This is my dear son, in whom is my delight."

The fourth Chapter.

Then Jesus was led away by the Spirit into a desert to be tempted by the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, at last he was hungry. Then the tempter came to him and said: "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." He answered and said: "It is written: man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

¶ Then the devil took him up into the holy city and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written: He shall give his angels charge over you, and with their hands they shall stay you up original: "stey." Meaning to support or uphold., so that you do not dash your foot against a stone." Jesus said to him: "It is written also: you shall not tempt your Lord God."

The devil took him up again and led him into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the be...