Luke
Chapter 3 · King James Version
1Now 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,
2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4As 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.
5Every 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;
6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7Then 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?
8Bring 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.
9And 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.
10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11He 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.
12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14And 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.
15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
16John 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:
17Whose 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.
18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22And 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.
23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Heli,
24Which 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,
25Which 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,
26Which 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,
27Which 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,
28Which 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,
29Which 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,
30Which 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,
31Which 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,
32Which 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,
33Which 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,
34Which 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,
35Which 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,
36Which 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,
37Which 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,
38Which was
the son of Enos, which was
the son of Seth, which was
the son of Adam, which was
the son of God.
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