Luke 3
1 And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar—Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 [and] Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests—there came a word of God to John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
3 and he came to all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,
And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,
4 as it has been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight;
as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
5 Every valley will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be made low, And the crooked will become straightness, And the rough become smooth ways;
Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,
6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.”
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 Then he said to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, “Brood of vipers! Who prompted you to flee from the coming wrath?
He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Make, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have a father—Abraham; for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones;
Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 and also the axe is already laid to the root of the trees, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and it is cast into fire.”
And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into [the] fire.
10 And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, “What, then, will we do?”
And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
11 And he answering says to them, “He having two coats, let him impart to him having none; and he having food, let him do in like manner.”
And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
12 And there also came tax collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, “Teacher, what will we do?”
And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
13 And he said to them, “Exact no more than that directed you.”
And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.
14 And also questioning him were those warring, saying, “And we, what will we do?” And he said to them, “Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
15 And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;
But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,
16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed immerse you in water, but He comes who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the strap of His sandals—He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;
John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
17 whose winnowing shovel [is] in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather the wheat into His storehouse, and He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 And therefore, indeed, with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,
Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to the people.
19 and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,
20 added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.
added this also to all [the rest], that he shut up John in prison.
21 And it came to pass, in all the people being immersed, Jesus also being immersed, and praying, Heaven was opened,
And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, on Him, and a voice came out of Heaven, saying, “You are My Son, the Beloved, in You I delighted.”
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
23 And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, Son of Joseph,
And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,
24 the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli,
of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,
26 the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Judah,
of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27 the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,
of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,
of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,
of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,
of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Perez,
of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,
34 the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,
of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,
36 the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
37 the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,
of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38 the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.
of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.
