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A Baptism of Life-Change

3In the fifteenth year of the rule of Caesar Tiberius—it was while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea; Herod, ruler of Galilee; his brother Philip, ruler of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias, ruler of Abilene;G1161G1722G4003G2094G2231G5086G2541G4194G4091G2230G2449G2532G2264G5075G1056G1161G846G80G5376G5075G2484G2532G5561G5139G2532G3078G5075G9 2during the Chief-Priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—John, Zachariah's son, out in the desert at the time, received a message from God.G452G2532G2533G1909G749G4487G2316G1096G1909G2491G5207G2197G1722G2048 3He went all through the country around the Jordan River preaching a baptism of life-change leading to forgiveness of sins,G2532G2064G1519G3956G4066G2446G2784G908G3341G1519G859G266 4as described in the words of Isaiah the prophet: Thunder in the desert! "Prepare God's arrival! Make the road smooth and straight!G5613G1125G1722G976G3056G2268G4396G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G2117 5Every ditch will be filled in, Every bump smoothed out, The detours straightened out, All the ruts paved over.G3956G5327G2071G4137G2532G3956G3735G2532G1015G5013G2532G4646G1519G2117G2532G5138G3598G1519G3006 6Everyone will be there to see The parade of God's salvation."G2532G3956G4561G3700G4992G2316 7When crowds of people came out for baptism because it was the popular thing to do, John exploded: "Brood of snakes! What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to deflect God's judgment?G3767G3004G3793G1607G907G5259G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G3195 8It's your life that must change, not your skin. And don't think you can pull rank by claiming Abraham as 'father.' Being a child of Abraham is neither here nor there—children of Abraham are a dime a dozen. God can make children from stones if he wants.G4160G3767G2590G514G3341G2532G756G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G11 9What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire."G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3956G1186G3767G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G4442 10The crowd asked him, "Then what are we supposed to do?"G2532G3793G1905G846G3004G5101G4160G3767 11"If you have two coats, give one away," he said. "Do the same with your food."G611G1161G3004G846G2192G1417G5509G3330G2192G3361G2532G2192G1033G4160G3668 12Tax men also came to be baptized and said, "Teacher, what should we do?"G1161G2064G2532G5057G907G2532G2036G4314G846G1320G5101G4160 13He told them, "No more extortion—collect only what is required by law."G1161G2036G4314G846G4238G3367G4119G3844G1299G5213 14Soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "No shakedowns, no blackmail—and be content with your rations."G1161G4754G2532G1905G846G3004G2532G5101G2249G4160G2532G2036G4314G846G1286G3367G3366G4811G2532G714G5216G3800 15The interest of the people by now was building. They were all beginning to wonder, "Could this John be the Messiah?"G1161G2992G4328G2532G3956G1260G1722G846G2588G4012G2491G3379G846G1498G5547G3379 16But John intervened: "I'm baptizing you here in the river. The main character in this drama, to whom I'm a mere stagehand, will ignite the kingdom life, a fire, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out.G2491G611G3004G537G1473G3303G907G5209G5204G1161G2478G3450G2064G2438G3739G846G5266G1510G3756G2425G3089G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G4442 17He's going to clean house—make a clean sweep of your lives. He'll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he'll put out with the trash to be burned."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G4621G1519G846G596G1161G892G2618G4442G762 18There was a lot more of this—words that gave strength to the people, words that put heart in them. The Message!G2532G3767G4183G2087G4183G3303G3870G2097G2992 19But Herod, the ruler, stung by John's rebuke in the matter of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,G1161G2264G5076G1651G5259G846G4012G2266G846G80G5376G1135G2532G4012G3956G4190G3739G2264G4160 20capped his long string of evil deeds with this outrage: He put John in jail.G4369G2532G5124G1909G3956G2532G2623G2491G1722G5438 21After all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized. As he was praying, the sky opened upG1161G537G2992G1722G907G1096G2424G2532G907G2532G4336G3772G455 22and the Holy Spirit, like a dove descending, came down on him. And along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."G2532G40G4151G2597G4984G1491G5616G4058G1909G846G2532G5456G1096G1537G3772G3004G4771G1488G3450G27G5207G1722G4671G2106

Son of Adam, Son of God

23When Jesus entered public life he was about thirty years old, the son (in public perception) of Joseph, who was— son of Heli,G2532G2424G846G756G2258G5616G5144G2094G5607G5613G3543G5207G2501G2242 24son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai,G3158G3017G3197G2388G2501 25son of Joseph, son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,G3161G301G3486G2069G3477 26son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,G3092G3161G4584G2501G2455 27son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,G2490G4488G2216G4528G3518 28son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,G3197G78G2973G1678G2262 29son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,G2499G1663G2497G3158G3017 30son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim,G4826G2455G2501G2494G1662 31son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,G3190G3104G3160G3481G1138 32son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon,G2421G5601G1003G4533G3476 33son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,G284G689G2074G5329G2455 34son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,G2384G2464G11G2291G3493 35son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,G4562G4466G5317G1443G4527 36son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,G2536G742G4590G3575G2984 37son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,G3103G1802G2391G3121G2536 38son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.G1800G4589G76G2316


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