Luke 3
1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene:
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;
3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one calling out 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 the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:
5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the crooked roads will be made straight, and the uneven places will be built into roads,
every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth:
6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.'”
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
7 So John said to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming?
He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath?
8 Therefore, produce fruits that are worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 Even now the ax is set against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
10 Then the crowds kept asking him, saying, “What then are we to do?”
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
11 He answered and said to them, “If someone has two tunics, he should share it with a person who has none, and the one having food should do the same.”
And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like manner.
12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 He said to them, “Do not collect more money than you have been ordered to collect.”
He said unto them, Exact nothing more than is appointed for you.
14 Some soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, and do not accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your wages.”
And the military men also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.
15 Now as the people were eagerly expecting the Christ to come, everyone was wondering in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ.
Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah,
16 John answered by saying to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy even to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out.”
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 With many other exhortations also, John preached good news to the people.
Thus in many and various discourses exhorting them, he preached the glad tidings of the gospel to the people.
19 When Herod the tetrarch had been reproved for marrying his brother's wife Herodias, and for all the other evil things that Herod had done,
Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he had done,
20 he added this to them all, that he locked John up in prison.
added this also to all the rest, and shut up John in prison.
21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, the heavens opened,
Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
23 When Jesus began his ministry, he was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was assumed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph.
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25 Joseph was the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naum, of Esli, of Nagge,
26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda.
of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27 Joda was the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri,
of Joanna, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi.
of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 Levi was the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 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 Nahshon was the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Judah,
34 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, the son of Shelah.
of Saruch, of Ragau, of Phalec, of Heber, of Sala,
36 Shelah was 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, the son of Cainan,
of Methusaleh, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, the son of God.
