New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3:16-38

16 1John 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 2with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His 3winnowing 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 4unquenchable fire.”

18So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people. 19But when 5Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of 6Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the wicked things which 7Herod had done, 20Herod also added this to them all: 8he locked John up in prison.

21 9Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was 10praying, heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “11You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

23 12When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, 13as was supposed, the son of 14Joseph, 15the son of 16Eli, 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 17Hesli, 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, 18the son of Zerubbabel, the son of 19Shealtiel, 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 20Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of 21Judah, 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, 32 22the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 23Salmon, the son of 24Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of 25Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, 26the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of 27Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of 28Heber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, 29the 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.

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Notes

1. Luke 3:16 Luke 3:16, 17: Matt 3:11, 12; Mark 1:7, 8 ↩
2. Luke 3:16 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by ↩
3. Luke 3:17 Is 30:24 ↩
4. Luke 3:17 Mark 9:43, 48 ↩
5. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
6. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
7. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:1; Luke 3:1 ↩
8. Luke 3:20 John 3:24 ↩
9. Luke 3:21 Luke 3:21, 22: Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11 ↩
10. Luke 3:21 Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16; 9:18, 28f ↩
11. Luke 3:22 Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; 2 Pet 1:17 ↩
12. Luke 3:23 Matt 4:17; Acts 1:1 ↩
13. Luke 3:23 Lit as it was being thought ↩
14. Luke 3:23 Luke 3:23-27: Matt 1:16 ↩
15. Luke 3:23 Lit of Eli, and so throughout the genealogy ↩
16. Luke 3:23 Also spelled Heli ↩
17. Luke 3:25 Also spelled Esli ↩
18. Luke 3:27 Matt 1:12 ↩
19. Luke 3:27 Gr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38 ↩
20. Luke 3:29 Gr Jesus ↩
21. Luke 3:30 Gr Judas ↩
22. Luke 3:32 Luke 3:32-34: Matt 1:1-6 ↩
23. Luke 3:32 Gr Sala ↩
24. Luke 3:32 Gr Naasson ↩
25. Luke 3:33 Gr Arni ↩
26. Luke 3:34 Luke 3:34-36: Gen 11:26-30; 1 Chr 1:24-27 ↩
27. Luke 3:35 Gr Ragau ↩
28. Luke 3:35 Gr Eber ↩
29. Luke 3:36 Luke 3:36-38: Gen 5:3-32; 1 Chr 1:1-4 ↩

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