Luke 3
1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
He went into all the region 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, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight;
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
5 every ravine shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made level; and the crooked ways shall be made straight; and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
7 Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance. And begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
9 And now also the ax is lying at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 And the multitudes asked him, saying: What, then, shall we do?
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
11 He answered and said to them: He that has two coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
12 And the publicans also came to be immersed, and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13 And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
14 And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
15 While the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
16 John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in water; but there comes One mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather the grain into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 With many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.
With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch having been reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the wicked deeds which Herod did,
But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
21 And it came to pass, while all the people were being immersed, that Jesus also was immersed; and as he was praying, the heaven was opened,
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
23 And Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, son of Heli,
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Malchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25 son of Mattathiah, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggæ,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 son of Maath, son of Mattathiah, son of Shimoi, son of Joseph, son of Judah,
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27 son of Joannah, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 son of Malchi, son of Addi, son of Kosam, son of Elmodam, son of Er,
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 son of Jose, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonan, son of Eliakim,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 son of Meleah, son of Mainan, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 Son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
33 son of Aminidab, son of Aram, son of Esrom, son of Phares, son of Judah,
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Salah,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
36 son of Kenan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 son of Methusalah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Kenan,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
38 son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
