Luke 3:1-38
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.
(KJV)
- Bet Emet
Ministries
- Craig M. Lyons
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