Luke 3:1-13

1NowG1161 in the fifteenthG4003 yearG2094 of the reignG2231 of TiberiusG5086 CaesarG2541, when 1PontiusG4194 PilateG4091 wasG2230 governorG2230 of JudeaG2449, 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 ZechariahG2197, in the wildernessG2048. 3And he cameG2064 into allG3956 6the regionG4066 aroundG4066 the JordanG2446, preachingG2784 a baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 7for the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266; 4as it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of the wordsG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396: “8The voiceG5456 of one callingG994 9outG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘PrepareG2090 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, MakeG4160 His pathsG5147 straightG2117!510EveryG3956 ravineG5327 will be filledG4137, And everyG3956 mountainG3735 and hillG1015 will be loweredG5013; The crookedG4646 will becomeG1510G1519 straightG2117, And the roughG5138 roadsG3598 smoothG3006;611And allG3956 12fleshG4561 will 13seeG3708 the salvationG4992 of GodG2316!’”

7SoG3767 he was sayingG3004 to the crowdsG3793 who were goingG1607 outG1607 to be baptizedG907 by him, “14You 15offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, whoG5101 warnedG5263 you to fleeG5343 from the wrathG3709 toG3195 comeG3195? 8ThereforeG3767 produceG4160 fruitsG2590 that are consistentG514 with repentanceG3341, and 16do not startG757 sayingG3004 17to yourselvesG1438, ‘18We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 as our fatherG3962,’ for I sayG3004 to you that from theseG3778 stonesG3037 GodG2316 is ableG1410 to raiseG1453 upG1453 childrenG5043 for AbrahamG11. 9But indeedG2532 the axeG513 is alreadyG2235 being laidG2749 at the rootG4491 of the treesG1186; soG3767 19everyG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442.”

10And the crowdsG3793 were questioningG1905 him, sayingG3004, “20ThenG3767 whatG5101 are we to doG4160?” 11And he would answerG611 and sayG3004 to them, “The one who hasG2192 twoG1417 21tunicsG5509 is to 22shareG3330 with the one who hasG2192 noneG3361; and the one who hasG2192 foodG1033 is to doG4160 likewiseG3668.” 12NowG1161 evenG2532 23taxG5057 collectorsG5057 cameG2064 to be baptizedG907, and they saidG3004 to him, “TeacherG1320, whatG5101 are we to doG4160?” 13And he saidG3004 to them, “24CollectG4238 noG3367 moreG4183 thanG3844 what you have been orderedG1299 to.”