Luke 3
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis,
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the word of God came unto John the Son of Zacharias in the wilderness:
3 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
and he went into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
as it is written in the book 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 will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth:
6 All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
and all men shall see the salvation of God."
7 He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.
9 Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
10 The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11 He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”
And he saith unto them, Let him that hath two coats, give one to him that hath none, and let him that hath food do the like.
12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
And He said unto them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.
14 Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
And the soldiers also asked 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 pay.
15 As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,
16 John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;
17 His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
whose fan is in his hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat into his granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire.
18 Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
And many other things by way of exhortation did he preach unto the people.
19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the wicked things which Herod did,
20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
added this likewise to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened,
Now, when all the people were baptized, and Jesus was baptized and praying,
22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
23 Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
And Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi,
25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Naum, the son of Esli,
26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Juda,
27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi,
28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
the son of Addi, the son of Kosam, the son of Elmodam,
29 the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Er, the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
the son of Simeon, the son of Juda, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha,
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Booz, the son of Salmon,
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
the son of Naasson, the son of Aminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Esrom, the son of Phares,
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
the son of Juda, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Thara, the son of Nachor,
35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
the son of Saruch, the son of Ragau, the son of Phalec, the son of Heber, the son of Sala, the son of Cainan,
36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
the son of Arphaxad, the son of Sem, the son of Noe,
37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
the son of Lamech, the son of Mathusala, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Cainan,
38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of GOD.
