Luke 3:18-25

18With many other encouraging words, he told the Good News to the people.

19John spoke out against the ruler Herod because Herod had married his own sister-in-law, Herodias. He also spoke out against Herod for all the evil things he had done.

20So Herod added one more evil to all the others; he locked John in prison.

21When all the people were baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

22and the Holy Spirit came down to him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”

23Jesus was about 30 years old when he began ⌞his ministry⌟. Jesus, so people thought, was the son of Joseph, son of Eli,

24son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

25son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,