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So he was saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, "^(C1)You ^(F1)offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

"Therefore produce fruits that are consistent with repentance, and ^(C1)do not start saying ^(F1)to yourselves, '^(C2)We have Abraham as our father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children for Abraham.

"But indeed the axe is already being laid at the root of the trees; so ^(C1)every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."