The Turker’s Gospel

The Bible According To Mechanical Turk Workers

Matthew 3:1-10

3:1 - John the Baptist,was found preaching in the Judaea wilderness.

3:2 - Repent your sins now; the kingdom is heaven is here.

3:3 - This is the man that the prophet Esaias spoke of when he said that one person shall speak out and that you should make his way easy, for he is the Lord.

3:4 - That same John had a coat made out of camel’s hair, and a leather band around his waist and abdomen; He would eat grasshoppers and wild honey.

3:5 - Jerusalem, Judaea, and all around Jordan went to see him.

3:6 - In Jordan they were cleansed of him when they confessed to their sins.

3:7 - But when he noticed many pf the Pharisees and Sadducees came to his baptism, he said to them, All you slimeballs, who warned you to run away from them fury that’s coming?

3:8 - Bring with you the items that are appropriate to give in repentance.

3:9 - And don’t think to yourselves, We have Abraham as our forefather: I tell you that God can create descendants for Abraham from these rocks if he wants to.

3:10 - In the orchards, when a tree is barren, it is cut down and cast into the fire.