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I can post here a few selections from it. Here's Jesus' baptism:

 6 In those days a man named John appeared in the wilderness of Judea, and cried out to those who walked by, saying,

 7 “The day of the Lord is coming! Prepare his way!”

 8 Those who heard him were perplexed that a man whom they did not know would speak as if a prophet.

 9 Some wished to have him killed, while some knew him as a giver of the law.

 10 Those who heard him confessed of their sins, and the faithless began to have faith.

 11 He baptized them, and they became children of God.

 12 Some would come to him and ask, “Are you the one who was promised, or is he still coming?”

 13 He would say, “The one who was promised has already come. He walks among you with the authority of God in his hand. He will gather up those who come together in his name.”

 14 And among those who listened to John’s words were Simon and Andrew, the sons of John of Bethsaida.

 15 All who followed John marveled at his words, for they knew them to be prophecies of the Messiah, though they had never read them.

 16 And while they listened to John, Jesus, the Messiah of whom John spoke, came and listened to him, although no one knew who he was.

 17 When John had finished speaking, Jesus got up and walked to the waters of the Jordan to be baptized.

 18 When John saw him, he spoke to all of the people, saying, “Look! The Messiah draws near to be baptized by one who is not worthy.”

 19 And John baptized Jesus in the Jordan.

 20 When Jesus came up from the water, the voice of God came from above, and Jesus’ face shone brightly.

 21 “This is my beloved son, whom I love dearly. Listen to him!”

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;">22 And all who were there heard this and praised God. They returned to their homes, telling everyone that they saw what happened.

Remember, Andrew was a disciple of John, so I thought that his original thoughts on the Baptism would be just that.

Here's a bit of Jesus preaching:

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “When your enemy asks you for something, do not hesitate to give.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “Should any man do this, he will give to his enemy willingly, even Caesar, whom you all hate.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “For it is good for you to give a beggar his bread, so that when he eats it, he will not be able to, as his teeth have fallen out.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “Those of you who wear fine garments, and sit as honored guests as a table, and look down upon sinners as if you have no sin, you will have your reward.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “Do you not know that nothing in this world belongs to you? Not even your body, for even that was given to you by your mother and formed in the womb.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:26.25pt;"> “Your Father has given you many gifts, and those he shall take away when the day of the harvest comes. For a laborer in the field has no need for a winnowing fork when the harvest has come to an end.”