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, while his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene:
2 during the high priesthood of Annas (also Caiaphas), the word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;
3 So he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;
and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice calling out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make His paths straight.
as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:
5 Every ravine will be filled up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the crooked parts of the roads will be straightened out, and the rough parts will be smoothed out;
every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth:
6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
7 Then he said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him: “You sons of poisonous snakes! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?
He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath?
8 Well then, produce fruits befitting repentance, and don't even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’ because I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 But even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees; so then, every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
10 So the people started asking him, “What then must we do?”
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
11 In answer he said to them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food should do likewise.”
And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like manner.
12 Well even tax collectors came to be baptized by him and said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 So He said to them, “Don't charge more than what was determined to you.”
He said unto them, Exact nothing more than is appointed for you.
14 So the soldiers started asking him too: “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Don't extort or harass anyone, and be content with your wages.”
And the military men also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.
15 Now as the people were expectant and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he just might be the Messiah,
Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah,
16 John anticipated them all saying: “I indeed am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire;
John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;
17 whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 (Indeed, with many other exhortations as well he kept on preaching to the people;
Thus in many and various discourses exhorting them, he preached the glad tidings of the gospel to the people.
19 but Herod the tetrarch—being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, as also about all the wicked things that Herod perpetrated—
Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he had done,
20 added this also to them all: he actually locked John up in his prison.)
added this also to all the rest, and shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus, having been baptized also, was praying, when the heaven was opened
Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove and rested upon Him, and a Voice came out of heaven saying, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am always well pleased.”
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
23 (Beginning His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (so it was supposed) a son of Joseph, Jesus Himself was of Eli,
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli,
24 of Matthan, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25 of Mattathiah, of Amos, of Nahum, of Esli, of Naggai,
of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naum, of Esli, of Nagge,
26 of Maath, of Mattathiah, of Semei, of Joseph, of Judah,
of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27 of Joannan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri,
of Joanna, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim,
of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31 of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
33 of Amminadab, of Aram, of Joram, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah,
of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Judah,
34 of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor,
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
35 of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg, of Eber, of Shela,
of Saruch, of Ragau, of Phalec, of Heber, of Sala,
36 of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech,
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
37 of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan,
of Methusaleh, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38 of Enosh, of Seth, of Adam, of God.)
of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, the son of God.
