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Luke 3

New American Standard Bible 1995

John the Baptist Preaches

1NowG1161 in the fifteenthG4003 yearG2094 of the reignG2231 of TiberiusG5086 CaesarG2541, when 1PontiusG4194 PilateG4091 was governorG2230 of JudeaG2453, and 2HerodG2264 was tetrarchG5067 of GalileeG1056, and his brotherG80 PhilipG5376 was tetrarchG5067 of the regionG5561 of IturaeaG2484 and TrachonitisG5139, and LysaniasG3078 was tetrarchG5067 of AbileneG9, 2in the highG749 priesthoodG749 of 3AnnasG452 and 4CaiaphasG2533, 5the wordG4487 of GodG2316 cameG1096 to JohnG2491, the sonG5207 of ZachariasG2197, in the wildernessG2048. 3And he cameG2064 into allG3956 6the districtG4066 aroundG4066 the JordanG2446, preachingG2784 a baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 for the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266; 4as it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of the wordsG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396, “7The voiceG5456 of one cryingG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘MakeG2090 readyG2090 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, MakeG4160 His pathsG5147 straightG2117.58EveryG3956 ravineG5327 will be filledG4137, And everyG3956 mountainG3735 and hillG1015 will be 9broughtG5013 lowG5013; The crookedG4646 will becomeG1510G1519 straightG2117, And the roughG5138 roadsG3598 smoothG3006;610And allG3956 11fleshG4561 will 12seeG3708 the salvationG4992 of GodG2316.’”

7SoG3767 he began sayingG3004 to the crowdsG3793 who were goingG1607 out to be baptizedG907 by him, “13You broodG1081 of vipersG2191, whoG5101 warnedG5263 you to fleeG5343 from the wrathG3709 to comeG3195? 8ThereforeG3767 bearG4160 fruitsG2590 in keepingG514 with repentanceG3341, and 14do not beginG757 to sayG3004 15to yourselvesG1438, ‘16We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 for our fatherG3962,’ for I sayG3004 to you that from theseG3778 stonesG3037 GodG2316 is ableG1410 to raiseG1453 up childrenG5043 to AbrahamG11. 9IndeedG2532 the axeG513 is alreadyG2235 laidG2749 at the rootG4491 of the treesG1186; soG3767 17everyG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442.”

10And the crowdsG3793 were questioningG1905 him, sayingG3004, “18ThenG3767 whatG5101 shall we doG4160?” 11And he would answerG611 and sayG3004 to them, “The man who hasG2192 twoG1417 tunicsG5509 is to 19shareG3330 with him who hasG2192 noneG3361; and he who hasG2192 foodG1033 is to doG4160 likewiseG3668.” 12And some 20taxG5057 collectorsG5057 alsoG2532 cameG2064 to be baptizedG907, and they saidG3004 to him, “TeacherG1320, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?” 13And he saidG3004 to them, “21CollectG4238 noG3367 moreG4183 thanG3844 what you have been orderedG1299 to.” 14Some soldiersG4754 were questioningG1905 him, sayingG3004, “And what about us, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?” And he saidG3004 to them, “Do not takeG1286 moneyG1286 from anyoneG3367 by forceG1286, orG3366 22accuseG4811 anyone falselyG4811, and 23be contentG714 with your wagesG3800.”

15NowG1161 while the peopleG2992 were in a stateG4328 of expectationG4328 and allG3956 were 24wonderingG1260 in their heartsG2588 aboutG4012 JohnG2491, 25as to whetherG3379 he was 26the ChristG5547, 1627JohnG2491 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them allG3956, “As for me, I baptizeG907 you with waterG5204; but One is comingG2064 who is mightierG2478 than I, and I amG1510 not fitG2425 to untieG3089 the thongG2438 of His sandalsG5266; He will baptizeG907 you 28with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 17His 29winnowingG4425 forkG4425 is in His handG5495 to thoroughlyG1245 clearG1245 His threshingG257 floorG257, and to gatherG4863 the wheatG4621 into His barnG596; but He will burnG2618 up the chaffG892 with 30unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”

18SoG3767 with manyG4183 otherG2087 exhortationsG3870 he preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to the peopleG2992. 19But when 31HerodG2264 the tetrarchG5068 was reprimandedG1651 by him becauseG4012 of 32HerodiasG2266, his brother’sG80 wifeG1135, and becauseG4012 of allG3956 the wickedG4190 thingsG4190 whichG3739 33HerodG2264 had doneG4160, 20Herod alsoG2532 addedG4369 thisG3778 to them allG3956: 34he lockedG2623 JohnG2491 up in prisonG5438.

Jesus Is Baptized

2135NowG1161 whenG1722 allG537 the peopleG2992 were baptizedG907, JesusG2424 was alsoG2532 baptizedG907, and while He was 36prayingG4336, heavenG3772 was openedG455, 22and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 descendedG2597 upon Him in bodilyG4984 formG1491 likeG5613 a doveG4058, and a voiceG5456 cameG1096 out of heavenG3772, “37You are My belovedG27 SonG5207, in You I amG2106 well-pleasedG2106.”

Genealogy of Jesus

2338When He beganG757 His ministry, JesusG2424 HimselfG846 was aboutG5616 thirtyG5144 yearsG2094 of ageG2094, beingG1510, 39as was supposedG3543, the sonG5207 of 40JosephG2501, 41the sonG5207 of 42EliG2242, 24the son of MatthatG3158, the son of LeviG3017, the son of MelchiG3197, the son of JannaiG2388, the son of JosephG2501, 25the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of AmosG301, the son of NahumG3486, the son of 43HesliG2069, the son of NaggaiG3477, 26the son of MaathG3092, the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of SemeinG4584, the son of JosechG2502, the son of JodaG2493, 27the son of JoananG2489, the son of RhesaG4488, 44the son of ZerubbabelG2216, the son of 45ShealtielG4528, the son of NeriG3518, 28the son of MelchiG3197, the son of AddiG78, the son of CosamG2973, the son of ElmadamG1678, the son of ErG2262, 29the son of 46JoshuaG2424, the son of EliezerG1663, the son of JorimG2497, the son of MatthatG3103, the son of LeviG3017, 30the son of SimeonG4826, the son of 47JudahG2455, the son of JosephG2501, the son of JonamG2494, the son of EliakimG1662, 31the son of MeleaG3190, the son of MennaG3303, the son of MattathaG3160, the son of NathanG3481, the son of DavidG1160, 3248the son of JesseG2421, the son of ObedG2492, the son of BoazG1003, the son of 49SalmonG4533, the son of 50NahshonG3476, 33the son of AmminadabG284, the son of AdminG96, the son of 51RamG689, the son of HezronG2074, the son of PerezG5329, the son of JudahG2455, 34the son of JacobG2384, the son of IsaacG2464, 52the son of AbrahamG11, the son of TerahG2291, the son of NahorG3493, 35the son of SerugG4588, the son of 53ReuG4466, the son of PelegG5317, the son of 54HeberG1443, the son of ShelahG4527, 36the son of CainanG2536, the son of ArphaxadG742, the son of ShemG4590, 55the son of NoahG3575, the son of LamechG2984, 37the son of MethuselahG3103, the son of EnochG1802, the son of JaredG2391, the son of MahalaleelG3121, the son of CainanG2536, 38the son of EnoshG1800, the son of SethG4589, the son of AdamG76, the son of GodG2316.

Notes

  1. 1. Luke 3:1 Matt 27:2 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 3:1 Matt 14:1 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 3:2 John 18:13, 24; Acts 4:6 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 3:2 Matt 26:3 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 3:2 Luke 3:3-10: Matt 3:1-10; Mark 1:3-5 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 3:3 Matt 3:5 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 3:4 Is 40:3 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 3:5 Is 40:4 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 3:5 Or leveled ↩
  10. 10. Luke 3:6 Is 40:5 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 3:6 Or mankind ↩
  12. 12. Luke 3:6 Luke 2:30 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 3:7 Matt 12:34; 23:33 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 3:8 Luke 5:21; 13:25, 26; 14:9 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 3:8 Or in ↩
  16. 16. Luke 3:8 John 8:33 ↩
  17. 17. Luke 3:9 Matt 7:19; Luke 13:6-9 ↩
  18. 18. Luke 3:10 Luke 3:12, 14; Acts 2:37, 38 ↩
  19. 19. Luke 3:11 Is 58:7; 1 Tim 6:17, 18; James 2:14-20 ↩
  20. 20. Luke 3:12 Luke 7:29 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 3:13 Or Exact ↩
  22. 22. Luke 3:14 Ex 20:16; 23:1 ↩
  23. 23. Luke 3:14 Phil 4:11 ↩
  24. 24. Luke 3:15 Or reasoning or debating ↩
  25. 25. Luke 3:15 John 1:19f ↩
  26. 26. Luke 3:15 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  27. 27. Luke 3:16 Luke 3:16, 17: Matt 3:11, 12; Mark 1:7, 8 ↩
  28. 28. Luke 3:16 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by ↩
  29. 29. Luke 3:17 Is 30:24 ↩
  30. 30. Luke 3:17 Mark 9:43, 48 ↩
  31. 31. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
  32. 32. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
  33. 33. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:1; Luke 3:1 ↩
  34. 34. Luke 3:20 John 3:24 ↩
  35. 35. Luke 3:21 Luke 3:21, 22: Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11 ↩
  36. 36. Luke 3:21 Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16; 9:18, 28f ↩
  37. 37. Luke 3:22 Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; 2 Pet 1:17 ↩
  38. 38. Luke 3:23 Matt 4:17; Acts 1:1 ↩
  39. 39. Luke 3:23 Lit as it was being thought ↩
  40. 40. Luke 3:23 Luke 3:23-27: Matt 1:16 ↩
  41. 41. Luke 3:23 Lit of Eli, and so throughout the genealogy ↩
  42. 42. Luke 3:23 Also spelled Heli ↩
  43. 43. Luke 3:25 Also spelled Esli ↩
  44. 44. Luke 3:27 Matt 1:12 ↩
  45. 45. Luke 3:27 Gr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38 ↩
  46. 46. Luke 3:29 Gr Jesus ↩
  47. 47. Luke 3:30 Gr Judas ↩
  48. 48. Luke 3:32 Luke 3:32-34: Matt 1:1-6 ↩
  49. 49. Luke 3:32 Gr Sala ↩
  50. 50. Luke 3:32 Gr Naasson ↩
  51. 51. Luke 3:33 Gr Arni ↩
  52. 52. Luke 3:34 Luke 3:34-36: Gen 11:26-30; 1 Chr 1:24-27 ↩
  53. 53. Luke 3:35 Gr Ragau ↩
  54. 54. Luke 3:35 Gr Eber ↩
  55. 55. Luke 3:36 Luke 3:36-38: Gen 5:3-32; 1 Chr 1:1-4 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 3

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