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 reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and 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,
during the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the Desert.
3 and he came to all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,
John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness 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 prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying aloud! 'In the Desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.
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 ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ways into smooth;
6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.”
and then shall all mankind see God's salvation.'"
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?
Accordingly John used to say to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, "O vipers' brood, who has warned 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;
Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
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 even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."
10 And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, “What, then, will we do?”
The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"
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.”
"Let the man who has two coats," he answered, "give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others."
12 And there also came tax collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, “Teacher, what will we do?”
There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"
13 And he said to them, “Exact no more than that directed you.”
"Do not exact more than the legal amount," he replied.
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.”
The soldiers also once and again inquired of him, "And we, what are we to do?" His answer was, "Neither intimidate any one nor lay false charges; and be content 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;
And while the people were in suspense and all were debating in their minds whether John might possibly be the Anointed One,
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;
he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with 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.”
His winnowing-shovel is in His hand to clear out His threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into His storehouse; but the chaff He will burn up in fire unquenchable."
18 And therefore, indeed, with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,
With many exhortations besides these he declared the Good News 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 repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done,
20 added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.
now added this to crown all the rest, that he threw John into prison.
21 And it came to pass, in all the people being immersed, Jesus also being immersed, and praying, Heaven was opened,
Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky 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 came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, "Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."
23 And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, Son of Joseph,
And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed) of Joseph, son of Heli,
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,
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,
25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli,
son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son 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,
son of Mahath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,
27 the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,
son of Johanan, son of Resa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son 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,
son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,
29 the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,
son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Maththat, son 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,
son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of
31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,
Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son 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,
son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,
33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Perez,
son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,
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,
son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,
35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,
son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,
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,
son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,
37 the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,
son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan,
38 the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.
son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
