[[Luke 2|<< Luke 2]] | [[Luke|Luke]] | [[Luke 4|Luke 4 >>]] ### Luke 3 1 NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, ^1 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. ^2 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; ^3 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. ^4 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; ^5 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ^6 7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ^7 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. ^8 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ^9 10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? ^10 11 He answered and saith unto them, He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has meat, let him do likewise. ^11 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? ^12 13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. ^13 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. ^14 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; ^15 16 John answered, saying unto _them_ all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: ^16 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. ^17 18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. ^18 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, ^19 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. ^20 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, ^21 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. ^22 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, ^23 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, ^24 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, ^25 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, ^26 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, ^27 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, ^28 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, ^29 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, ^30 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, ^31 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, ^32 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, ^33 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, ^34 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, ^35 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, ^36 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, ^37 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. ^38