Luke 3
3In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,G1161G1722G4003G2094G2231G5086G2541G4194G4091G2230G2449G2532G2264G5075G1056G1161G846G80G5376G5075G2484G2532G5561G5139G2532G3078G5075G92during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God's word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.G452G2532G2533G1909G749G4487G2316G1096G1909G2491G5207G2197G1722G20483He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,G2532G2064G1519G3956G4066G2446G2784G908G3341G1519G859G2664as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!G5613G1125G1722G976G3056G2268G4396G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21175Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth,G3956G5327G2071G4137G2532G3956G3735G2532G1015G5013G2532G4646G1519G2117G2532G5138G3598G1519G30066and everyone will see the salvation of God."G2532G3956G4561G3700G4992G23167He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?G3767G3004G3793G1607G907G5259G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don't start saying to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!G4160G3767G2590G514G3341G2532G756G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G119Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3956G1186G3767G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444210"What then should we do?" the crowds were asking him.G2532G3793G1905G846G3004G5101G4160G376711He replied to them, "The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same."G611G1161G3004G846G2192G1417G5509G3330G2192G3361G2532G2192G1033G4160G366812Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"G1161G2064G2532G5057G907G2532G2036G4314G846G1320G5101G416013He told them, "Don't collect any more than what you have been authorized."G1161G2036G4314G846G4238G3367G4119G3844G1299G521314Some soldiers also questioned him: "What should we do?" He said to them, "Don't take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages."G1161G4754G2532G1905G846G3004G2532G5101G2249G4160G2532G2036G4314G846G1286G3367G3366G4811G2532G714G5216G380015Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.G1161G2992G4328G2532G3956G1260G1722G846G2588G4012G2491G3379G846G1498G5547G337916John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.G2491G611G3004G537G1473G3303G907G5209G5204G1161G2478G3450G2064G2438G3739G846G5266G1510G3756G2425G3089G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444217His winnowing shovel is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with a fire that never goes out."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G4621G1519G846G596G1161G892G2618G4442G76218Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.G2532G3767G4183G2087G4183G3303G3870G2097G299219But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him about Herodias, his brother's wife, and about all the evil things Herod had done,G1161G2264G5076G1651G5259G846G4012G2266G846G80G5376G1135G2532G4012G3956G4190G3739G2264G416020added this to everything else— he locked John up in prison.G4369G2532G5124G1909G3956G2532G2623G2491G1722G543821When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,G1161G537G2992G1722G907G1096G2424G2532G907G2532G4336G3772G45522and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: You are My beloved Son. I take delight in You!G2532G40G4151G2597G4984G1491G5616G4058G1909G846G2532G5456G1096G1537G3772G3004G4771G1488G3450G27G5207G1722G4671G210623As He began [His ministry], Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, [son] of Heli,G2532G2424G846G756G2258G5616G5144G2094G5607G5613G3543G5207G2501G224224[son] of Matthat, [son] of Levi, [son] of Melchi, [son] of Jannai, [son] of Joseph,G3158G3017G3197G2388G250125[son] of Mattathias, [son] of Amos, [son] of Nahum, [son] of Esli, [son] of Naggai,G3161G301G3486G2069G347726[son] of Maath, [son] of Mattathias, [son] of Semein, [son] of Josech, [son] of Joda,G3092G3161G4584G2501G245527[son] of Joanan, [son] of Rhesa, [son] of Zerubbabel, [son] of Shealtiel, [son] of Neri,G2490G4488G2216G4528G351828[son] of Melchi, [son] of Addi, [son] of Cosam, [son] of Elmadam, [son] of Er,G3197G78G2973G1678G226229[son] of Joshua, [son] of Eliezer, [son] of Jorim, [son] of Matthat, [son] of Levi,G2499G1663G2497G3158G301730[son] of Simeon, [son] of Judah, [son] of Joseph, [son] of Jonam, [son] of Eliakim,G4826G2455G2501G2494G166231[son] of Melea, [son] of Menna, [son] of Mattatha, [son] of Nathan, [son] of David,G3190G3104G3160G3481G113832[son] of Jesse, [son] of Obed, [son] of Boaz, [son] of Salmon, [son] of Nahshon,G2421G5601G1003G4533G347633[son] of Amminadab, [son] of Ram, [son] of Hezron, [son] of Perez, [son] of Judah,G284G689G2074G5329G245534[son] of Jacob, [son] of Isaac, [son] of Abraham, [son] of Terah, [son] of Nahor,G2384G2464G11G2291G349335[son] of Serug, [son] of Reu, [son] of Peleg, [son] of Eber, [son] of Shelah,G4562G4466G5317G1443G452736[son] of Cainan, [son] of Arphaxad, [son] of Shem, [son] of Noah, [son] of Lamech,G2536G742G4590G3575G298437[son] of Methuselah, [son] of Enoch, [son] of Jared, [son] of Mahalaleel, [son] of Cainan,G3103G1802G2391G3121G253638[son] of Enos, [son] of Seth, [son] of Adam, [son] of God.G1800G4589G76G2316
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