Luke 3
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor
of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his
brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region
of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of
Abilene,
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while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the
word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in
the wilderness.
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And he went into all the region around the
Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for
the remission of sins,
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as it is written in the book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet, saying:
“ The voice of one crying in the
wilderness:
‘ Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought
low;
The crooked places shall be made
straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the
salvation of God.’”
John Preaches to the People
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Then he said to the multitudes that came out to
be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and
do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have
Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you
that God is able to raise up children to Abraham
from these stones.
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And even now the ax is laid to the root of the
trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire.”
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So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we
do then?”
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He answered and said to them, “He who has two
tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he
who has food, let him do likewise.”
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Then tax collectors also came to be baptized,
and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”
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And he said to them, “Collect no more than what
is appointed for you.”
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Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And
what shall we do?”
So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or
accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
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Now as the people were in expectation, and all
reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he
was the Christ or not,
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John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize
you with water; but One mightier than I is
coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to
loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
and fire.
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His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He
will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor,
and gather the wheat into His barn; but the
chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”
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And with many other exhortations he preached to
the people.
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But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him
concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
and for all the evils which Herod had
done,
20 also added this, above all, that he
shut John up in prison.
John Baptizes Jesus
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When all the people were baptized, it came to
pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He
prayed, the heaven was opened.
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And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form
like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from
heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in
You I am well pleased.”
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
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Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at
about thirty years of age, being (as was
supposed) the son of Joseph, the son
of Heli,
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the son of Matthat, the son
of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son
of Janna, the son of Joseph,
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the son of Mattathiah, the son of
Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of
Esli, the son of Naggai,
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the son of Maath, the son of
Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son
of Joseph, the son of Judah,
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the son of Joannas, the son of
Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son
of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
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the son of Melchi, the son of
Addi,
the son of Cosam, the son of
Elmodam, the son of Er,
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the son of Jose, the son of
Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son
of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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the son of Simeon, the son of
Judah, the son of Joseph, the son
of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
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the son of Melea, the son of
Menan,
the son of Mattathah, the son of
Nathan, the son of David,
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the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz, the son of
Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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the son of Amminadab, the son of
Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of
Perez, the son of Judah,
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the son of Jacob, the son of
Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son
of Terah, the son of Nahor,
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the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah,
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the son of Cainan, the son of
Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son
of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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the son of Methuselah, the son of
Enoch, the son of Jared, the son
of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
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the son of Enosh, the son of Seth,
the son of Adam, the son of God.
