3IN THE fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar's reign--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene--G1161G1722G4003G2094G2231G5086G2541G4194G4091G2230G2449G2532G2264G5075G1056G1161G846G80G5376G5075G2484G2532G5561G5139G2532G3078G5075G92In the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the Word of God [concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God] came to John son of Zachariah in the wilderness (desert).G452G2532G2533G1909G749G4487G2316G1096G1909G2491G5207G2197G1722G20483And he went into all the country round about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (of hearty amending of their ways, with abhorrence of past wrongdoing) unto the forgiveness of sin.G2532G2064G1519G3956G4066G2446G2784G908G3341G1519G859G2664As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness [shouting in the desert]: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His beaten paths straight.G5613G1125G1722G976G3056G2268G4396G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21175Every valley {and} ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough roads shall be made smooth;G3956G5327G2071G4137G2532G3956G3735G2532G1015G5013G2532G4646G1519G2117G2532G5138G3598G1519G30066And all mankind shall see (behold and understand and at last acknowledge) the salvation of God (the deliverance from eternal death decreed by God).G2532G3956G4561G3700G4992G23167So he said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, You offspring of vipers! Who secretly warned you to flee from the coming wrath?G3767G3004G3793G1607G907G5259G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958Bear fruits that are deserving {and} consistent with [your] repentance [that is, conduct worthy of a heart changed, a heart abhorring sin]. And do not begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up descendants for Abraham.G4160G3767G2590G514G3341G2532G756G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G119Even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees, so that every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3956G1186G3767G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444210And the multitudes asked him, Then what shall we do?G2532G3793G1905G846G3004G5101G4160G376711And he replied to them, He who has two tunics (undergarments), let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do it the same way.G611G1161G3004G846G2192G1417G5509G3330G2192G3361G2532G2192G1033G4160G366812Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?G1161G2064G2532G5057G907G2532G2036G4314G846G1320G5101G416013And he said to them, Exact {and} collect no more than the fixed amount appointed you.G1161G2036G4314G846G4238G3367G4119G3844G1299G521314Those serving as soldiers also asked him, And we, what shall we do? And he replied to them, Never demand {or} enforce by terrifying people or by accusing wrongfully, and always be satisfied with your rations (supplies) {and} with your allowance (wages).G1161G4754G2532G1905G846G3004G2532G5101G2249G4160G2532G2036G4314G846G1286G3367G3366G4811G2532G714G5216G380015As the people were in suspense {and} waiting expectantly, and everybody reasoned {and} questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether he perhaps might be the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).G1161G2992G4328G2532G3956G1260G1722G846G2588G4012G2491G3379G846G1498G5547G337916John answered them all by saying, I baptize you with water; but He Who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of Whose sandals I am not fit to unfasten. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.G2491G611G3004G537G1473G3303G907G5209G5204G1161G2478G3450G2064G2438G3739G846G5266G1510G3756G2425G3089G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444217His winnowing shovel (fork) is in His hand to thoroughly clear {and} cleanse His [threshing] floor and to gather the wheat {and} store it in His granary, but the chaff He will burn with fire that cannot be extinguished.G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G4621G1519G846G596G1161G892G2618G4442G76218So with many other [various] appeals and admonitions he preached the good news (the Gospel) to the people.G2532G3767G4183G2087G4183G3303G3870G2097G299219But Herod the tetrarch, who had been [repeatedly] told about his fault {and} reproved {with} rebuke producing conviction by [John] for [having] Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the wicked things that Herod had done,G1161G2264G5076G1651G5259G846G4012G2266G846G80G5376G1135G2532G4012G3956G4190G3739G2264G416020Added this to them all--that he shut up John in prison.G4369G2532G5124G1909G3956G2532G2623G2491G1722G543821Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized, and [while He was still] praying, the [visible] heaven was openedG1161G537G2992G1722G907G1096G2424G2532G907G2532G4336G3772G45522And the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, {saying,} You are My Son, My Beloved! In You I am well pleased {and} find delight!G2532G40G4151G2597G4984G1491G5616G4058G1909G846G2532G5456G1096G1537G3772G3004G4771G1488G3450G27G5207G1722G4671G210623Jesus Himself, when He began [His ministry], was about thirty years of age, being the Son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Heli,G2532G2424G846G756G2258G5616G5144G2094G5607G5613G3543G5207G2501G224224The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,G3158G3017G3197G2388G250125The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,G3161G301G3486G2069G347726The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,G3092G3161G4584G2501G245527The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,G2490G4488G2216G4528G351828The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,G3197G78G2973G1678G226229The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,G2499G1663G2497G3158G301730The son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,G4826G2455G2501G2494G166231The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,G3190G3104G3160G3481G113832The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon (Sala), the son of Nahshon,G2421G5601G1003G4533G347633The son of Aminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,G284G689G2074G5329G245534The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,G2384G2464G11G2291G349335The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,G4562G4466G5317G1443G452736The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,G2536G742G4590G3575G298437The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,G3103G1802G2391G3121G253638The son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.G1800G4589G76G2316
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