Luke 3 (
NASB)
John the Baptist Preaches
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar, when
Pontius Pilate was governor of
Judea, and
Herod was tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother
Philip was tetrarch of the region of
Ituraea and
Trachonitis, and
Lysanias was tetrarch of
Abilene, 2 in the high priesthood of
Annas and
Caiaphas, the word of God came to
John, the son of
Zacharias, in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the district around the
Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;
4 as it is written in the book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet,
"
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
'Make ready the way of the
Lord,
Make His paths straight.
5 'Every ravine will be filled,
And every mountain and hill will be brought low;
The crooked will become straight,
And the rough roads smooth;
6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.'"
7 So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have
Abraham for our father,' for I say to you that from these stones
God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 9 Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
10 And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what shall we do?"
11 And he would answer and say to them, "
The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise." 12 And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "
Teacher, what shall we do?" 13 And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to." 14 Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages."
15 Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ, 16 John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than
I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
18 So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people. 19 But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of
Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done, 20 Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.
Jesus Is Baptized
21 Now when all the people were baptized,
Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in
You I am well-pleased."
Genealogy of Jesus
23 When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of
Joseph, the son of Eli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of
Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of
Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of
Mattathias, the son of
Amos, the son of
Nahum, the son of Hesli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of
Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of
Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of
Rhesa, the son of
Zerubbabel, the son of
Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of
Joshua, the son of
Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of
Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of
Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of
Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of
Nathan, the son of
David, 32 the son of
Jesse, the son of
Obed, the son of
Boaz, the son
of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of
Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of
Hezron, the son of
Perez, the son of Judah, 34 the son of
Jacob, the son of
Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of
Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the son of
Serug, the son of Reu, the son of
Peleg, the son of
Heber, the son of
Shelah, 36 the son of
Cainan, the son of
Arphaxad, the son of
Shem, the son of
Noah, the son of
Lamech, 37 the son of
Methuselah, the son of
Enoch, the son of
Jared, the son of
Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of
Enosh, the son of
Seth, the son of
Adam, the son of God.
- published: 16 Mar 2014
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