Luke 3:3-10

3And he came into all 1the 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, “2The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.53Every ravine will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be 4brought low; The crooked will become straight, And the rough roads smooth;65And all 6flesh will 7see the salvation of God.’”

7So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “8You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and 9do not begin to say 10to yourselves, ‘11We 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 12every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “13Then what shall we do?”