Luke 3

1NowG1161 in the fifteenth yearG2094 of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, PontiusG4194 PilateG4091 being governor of Judæa, and HerodG2264 being tetrarch of GalileeG1056, and his brotherG80 PhilipG5376 tetrarch of the regionG5561 of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2in the high-priesthood of AnnasG452 and CaiaphasG2533, the word of GodG2316 cameG1096 unto JohnG2491 the sonG5207 of Zacharias in the wildernessG2048. 3And he cameG2064 into all the regionG4066 round about the JordanG2446, preachingG2784 the baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 unto remission of sinsG266; 4as it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of the wordsG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396,

7He saidG3004 thereforeG3767 to the multitudesG3793 that wentG1607 out to be baptizedG907 of him, Ye offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, who warned you to fleeG5343 from the wrathG3709 to comeG3195? 8Bring forth thereforeG3767 fruitsG2590 worthyG514 of repentanceG3341, and beginG757 not to sayG3004 within yourselves, We have AbrahamG11 to our fatherG3962: for I sayG3004 unto you, that GodG2316 is ableG1410 of these stonesG3037 to raiseG1453 up childrenG5043 unto AbrahamG11. 9And evenG2532 nowG1161 the axe alsoG2532 lieth at the rootG4491 of the treesG1186: every treeG1186 thereforeG3767 that bringeth not forth goodG2570 fruitG2590 is hewn downG1581, and castG906 into the fireG4442. 10And the multitudesG3793 askedG1905 him, sayingG3004, What then must we do? 11And he answeredG611 and saidG3004 unto them, He that hath twoG1417 coats, let him impartG3330 to him that hath none; and he that hath foodG1033, let him do likewiseG3668. 12And there cameG2064 alsoG2532 publicans to be baptizedG907, and they saidG3004 unto him, TeacherG1320, what must we do? 13And he saidG3004 unto them, Extort no moreG4183 than that which is appointed you. 14And soldiersG4754 alsoG2532 askedG1905 him, sayingG3004, And we, what must we do? And he saidG3004 unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any oneG3367 wrongfully; and be contentG714 with your wages.

15And as the peopleG2992 wereG1510 in expectation, and all men reasonedG1260 in their heartsG2588 concerningG4012 JohnG2491, whether haply he wereG1510 the ChristG5547; 16JohnG2491 answeredG611, sayingG3004 unto them all, I indeed baptizeG907 you with waterG5204; but there cometh he that isG1510 mightierG2478 than I, the latchet of whose shoes I amG1510 not worthyG2425 to unloose: he shall baptizeG907 you in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and in fireG4442: 17whose fan is in his handG5495, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gatherG4863 the wheatG4621 into his garner; but the chaffG892 he will burnG2618 up with unquenchableG762 fireG4442.

18With manyG4183 otherG2087 exhortations thereforeG3767 preached he good tidings unto the peopleG2992; 19but HerodG2264 the tetrarch, being reproved by him for HerodiasG2266 his brother’sG80 wifeG1135, and for all the evilG4190 thingsG3956 which HerodG2264 had done, 20addedG4369 this alsoG2532 to them all, that he shut up JohnG2491 in prisonG5438.

21NowG1161 it cameG1096 to passG1096, when all the peopleG2992 were baptizedG907, that, JesusG2424 alsoG2532 having been baptizedG907, and prayingG4336, the heavenG3772 was openedG455, 22and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 descendedG2597 in a bodilyG4984 formG1491, as a doveG4058, upon him, and a voiceG5456 cameG1096 out of heavenG3772, Thou art my belovedG27 SonG5207; in thee I amG1510 well pleased.

23And JesusG2424 himself, whenG5613 he beganG757to teach, wasG1510 about thirtyG5144 yearsG2094 of age, beingG1510 the sonG5207 (as wasG1510 supposed) of JosephG2501, the sonG5207 of Heli, 24the son of MatthatG3158, the son of LeviG3017, the son of MelchiG3197, the son of Jannai, the son of JosephG2501, 25the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of AmosG301, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of ZerubbabelG2216, the son of ShealtielG4528, the son of Neri, 28the son of MelchiG3197, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son of JesusG2424, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of MatthatG3158, the son of LeviG3017, 30the son of Symeon, the son of JudasG2455, the son of JosephG2501, the son of Jonam, the son of EliakimG1662, 31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of DavidG1138, 32the son of JesseG2421, the son of Obed, the son of BoazG1003, the son of Salmon, the son of NahshonG3476, 33the son of AmminadabG284, the son of Arni, the son of HezronG2074, the son of PerezG5329, the son of JudahG2455, 34the son of JacobG2384, the son of IsaacG2464, the son of AbrahamG11, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of CainanG2536, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of NoahG3575, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of EnochG1802, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of CainanG2536, 38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of AdamG76, the son of GodG2316.