Luke 3

John the Baptist Preaches

1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when 1Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and 2Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2in the high priesthood of 3Annas and 4Caiaphas, 5the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. 3And he came into all 6the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; 4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “7The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.58Every ravine will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be 9brought low; The crooked will become straight, And the rough roads smooth;610And all 11flesh will 12see the salvation of God.’”

7So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “13You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and 14do not begin to say 15to yourselves, ‘16We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 9Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so 17every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “18Then what shall we do?” 11And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to 19share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.” 12And some 20tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” 13And he said to them, “21Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.” 14Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or 22accuse anyone falsely, and 23be content with your wages.”

15Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were 24wondering in their hearts about John, 25as to whether he was 26the Christ, 1627John answered and said to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you 28with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His 29winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with 30unquenchable fire.”

18So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people. 19But when 31Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of 32Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the wicked things which 33Herod had done, 20Herod also added this to them all: 34he locked John up in prison.

Jesus Is Baptized

2135Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was 36praying, heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “37You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

Genealogy of Jesus

2338When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, 39as was supposed, the son of 40Joseph, 41the son of 42Eli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of 43Hesli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, 44the son of Zerubbabel, the son of 45Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son of 46Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of 47Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 3248the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 49Salmon, the son of 50Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of 51Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, 52the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of 53Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of 54Heber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, 55the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.