2. Remains.
1.(Matt. III, 1 sq.). a. The beginning of their gospel reads thus: "It came to pass in the days of Herod, King of Judæa, that John came and baptized with the baptism of repentance in the river Jordan; he is said to be from the tribe of Aaron and a son of Zacharias the priest and of Elizabeth, and all went out to him."
- Epiphanius, Hæres. XXX, 13.
b.They cut off the genealogies in Matthew and commence as stated above, with the words: "It came to pass in the days of Herod, King of Judæa under the high priest Caiaphas, that a man came named John and baptized with the baptism of repentance in the river Jordan," etc.
- Epiphanius, Hæres. XXX, 14.
2.(Matt. III, 3 sqq.). And it came to pass when John baptized, that the Pharisees came to him and were baptized, and all Jerusalem also. He had a garment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins. And his meat was wild honey, which tasted like manna, formed like cakes of oil.
- Epiphanius, Hæres. XXX, 13.
3.
(Matt. III, 13 sq.). And after many other words it goes on: "The people having been baptized, Jesus came also, and was baptized by John. And as he came out of the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Holy Spirit descending under the form of a dove, and en-