“1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas
being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of
Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about
Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every
mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth; 6 And all flesh
shall see the salvation of God. 7 Then said he to the multitude that
came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore
fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We
have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, That God is able of
these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 9 And now also the axe
is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10 And the
people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11 He answereth and
saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath
none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then came also
publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed
you. 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what
shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.”
“15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their
hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 John answered,
saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one
mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17
Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and
will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with
fire unquenchable. 18 And many other things in his exhortation preached
he unto the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for
Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod
had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.”
“21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy
Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came
from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well
pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,
being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son] of Heli,
24 Which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the son] of Levi, which
was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of Janna, which was [the
son] of Joseph, 25 Which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the
son] of Amos, which was [the son] of Naum, which was [the son] of Esli,
which was [the son] of Nagge, 26 Which was [the son] of Maath, which was
[the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son] of Semei, which was [the
son] of Joseph, which was [the son] of Juda, 27 Which was [the son] of
Joanna, which was [the son] of Rhesa, which was [the son] of Zorobabel,
which was [the son] of Salathiel, which was [the son] of Neri, 28 Which
was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of Addi, which was [the
son] of Cosam, which was [the son] of Elmodam, which was [the son] of Er,
29 Which was [the son] of Jose, which was [the son] of Eliezer, which
was [the son] of Jorim, which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the
son] of Levi, 30 Which was [the son] of Simeon, which was [the son] of
Juda, which was [the son] of Joseph, which was [the son] of Jonan, which
was [the son] of Eliakim, 31 Which was [the son] of Melea, which was
[the son] of Menan, which was [the son] of Mattatha, which was [the son]
of Nathan, which was [the son] of David, 32 Which was [the son] of
Jesse, which was [the son] of Obed, which was [the son] of Booz, which
was [the son] of Salmon, which was [the son] of Naasson, 33 Which was
[the son] of Aminadab, which was [the son] of Aram, which was [the son]
of Esrom, which was [the son] of Phares, which was [the son] of Juda, 34
Which was [the son] of Jacob, which was [the son] of Isaac, which was
[the son] of Abraham, which was [the son] of Thara, which was [the son]
of Nachor, 35 Which was [the son] of Saruch, which was [the son] of
Ragau, which was [the son] of Phalec, which was [the son] of Heber,
which was [the son] of Sala, 36 Which was [the son] of Cainan, which was
[the son] of Arphaxad, which was [the son] of Sem, which was [the son]
of Noe, which was [the son] of Lamech, 37 Which was [the son] of
Mathusala, which was [the son] of Enoch, which was [the son] of Jared,
which was [the son] of Maleleel, which was [the son] of Cainan, 38 Which
was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of Seth, which was [the son]
of Adam, which was [the son] of God.” (Luke 3:1-38 AV)
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