Luke 3:2-18

2in the highG749 priesthoodG749 of 1AnnasG452 and 2CaiaphasG2533, 3the wordG4487 of GodG2316 cameG1096 to JohnG2491, the sonG5207 of ZachariasG2197, in the wildernessG2048. 3And he cameG2064 into allG3956 4the 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, “5The voiceG5456 of one cryingG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘MakeG2090 readyG2090 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, MakeG4160 His pathsG5147 straightG2117.56EveryG3956 ravineG5327 will be filledG4137, And everyG3956 mountainG3735 and hillG1015 will be 7broughtG5013 lowG5013; The crookedG4646 will becomeG1510G1519 straightG2117, And the roughG5138 roadsG3598 smoothG3006;68And allG3956 9fleshG4561 will 10seeG3708 the salvationG4992 of GodG2316.’”

7SoG3767 he began sayingG3004 to the crowdsG3793 who were goingG1607 out to be baptizedG907 by him, “11You broodG1081 of vipersG2191, whoG5101 warnedG5263 you to fleeG5343 from the wrathG3709 to comeG3195? 8ThereforeG3767 bearG4160 fruitsG2590 in keepingG514 with repentanceG3341, and 12do not beginG757 to sayG3004 13to yourselvesG1438, ‘14We 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 15everyG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442.”

10And the crowdsG3793 were questioningG1905 him, sayingG3004, “16ThenG3767 whatG5101 shall we doG4160?” 11And he would answerG611 and sayG3004 to them, “The man who hasG2192 twoG1417 tunicsG5509 is to 17shareG3330 with him who hasG2192 noneG3361; and he who hasG2192 foodG1033 is to doG4160 likewiseG3668.” 12And some 18taxG5057 collectorsG5057 alsoG2532 cameG2064 to be baptizedG907, and they saidG3004 to him, “TeacherG1320, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?” 13And he saidG3004 to them, “19CollectG4238 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 20accuseG4811 anyone falselyG4811, and 21be contentG714 with your wagesG3800.”

15NowG1161 while the peopleG2992 were in a stateG4328 of expectationG4328 and allG3956 were 22wonderingG1260 in their heartsG2588 aboutG4012 JohnG2491, 23as to whetherG3379 he was 24the ChristG5547, 1625JohnG2491 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 26with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 17His 27winnowingG4425 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 28unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”

18SoG3767 with manyG4183 otherG2087 exhortationsG3870 he preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to the peopleG2992.