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John contrasts his water baptism with the one coming after him, who will baptize "with the Holy Spirit and fire" Matthew 3:11. He describes this stronger figure using harvest imagery of gathering wheat and burning chaff Matthew 3:12.
11I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."