New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3:18-25

18SoοὖνounG3767with manyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherἕτεραheteraG2087exhortationsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870he preachedG2097the gospelG2097to the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.

19But whenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068was reprimandedἐλεγχόμενοςelegchomenosG1651by him becauseπερὶperiG4012ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266,his brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and becauseπερὶperiG4012of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the wickedG4190thingsG4190whichὧνhōnG3739HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,

20Herod alsoG2532addedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to them allπᾶσιν·pasinG3956:he lockedκατέκλεισενkatekleisenG2623JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491up in prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.

21NowδὲdeG1161whenἐνenG1722allἅπανταhapantaG537the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992were baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was alsoG2532baptizedβαπτισθέντοςbaptisthentosG907, and while He wasprayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336,heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,

22and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597upon Him in bodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984formεἴδειeideiG1491likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,and a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, “You are My belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in You I amG2106well-pleasedG2106.”

23When He beganἀρχόμενοςarchomenosG757His ministry, JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846was aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094of ageG2094,beingG1510,as was supposedἐνομίζετο,enomizetoG3543,the sonυἱός,huiosG5207ofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,the sonG5207ofEliἨλὶĒliG2242,

24the son of MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,the son of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,the son of MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,the son of JannaiἸανναὶIannaiG2388,the son of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,

25the son of MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,the son of AmosἈμὼςAmōsG301,the son of NahumΝαοὺμNaoumG3486, the son ofHesliἙσλὶHesliG2069,the son of NaggaiΝαγγαὶNangaiG3477,

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