3Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,G1161G1722G4003G2094G2231G5086G2541G4194G4091G2230G2449G2532G2264G5075G1056G1161G846G80G5376G5075G2484G2532G5561G5139G2532G3078G5075G92while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.G452G2532G2533G1909G749G4487G2316G1096G1909G2491G5207G2197G1722G20483And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,G2532G2064G1519G3956G4066G2446G2784G908G3341G1519G859G2664as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.G5613G1125G1722G976G3056G2268G4396G3004G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21175Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth;G3956G5327G2071G4137G2532G3956G3735G2532G1015G5013G2532G4646G1519G2117G2532G5138G3598G1519G30066And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"G2532G3956G4561G3700G4992G23167Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?G3767G3004G3793G1607G907G5259G846G1081G2191G5101G5263G5213G5343G575G3709G31958"Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.G4160G3767G2590G514G3341G2532G756G3361G3004G1722G1438G2192G11G3962G1063G3004G5213G3754G2316G1410G1537G5130G3037G1453G5043G119"And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."G1161G2235G2532G513G2749G4314G4491G1186G3956G1186G3767G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G444210So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?"G2532G3793G1905G846G3004G5101G4160G376711He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."G611G1161G3004G846G2192G1417G5509G3330G2192G3361G2532G2192G1033G4160G366812Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"G1161G2064G2532G5057G907G2532G2036G4314G846G1320G5101G416013And he said to them, "Collect no more than what is appointed for you."G1161G2036G4314G846G4238G3367G4119G3844G1299G521314Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, "And what shall we do?" So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages."G1161G4754G2532G1905G846G3004G2532G5101G2249G4160G2532G2036G4314G846G1286G3367G3366G4811G2532G714G5216G380015Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,G1161G2992G4328G2532G3956G1260G1722G846G2588G4012G2491G3379G846G1498G5547G337916John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.G2491G611G3004G537G1473G3303G907G5209G5204G1161G2478G3450G2064G2438G3739G846G5266G1510G3756G2425G3089G846G907G5209G1722G40G4151G2532G444217"His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."G3739G4425G1722G846G5495G2532G1245G846G257G2532G4863G4621G1519G846G596G1161G892G2618G4442G76218And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.G2532G3767G4183G2087G4183G3303G3870G2097G299219But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,G1161G2264G5076G1651G5259G846G4012G2266G846G80G5376G1135G2532G4012G3956G4190G3739G2264G416020also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.G4369G2532G5124G1909G3956G2532G2623G2491G1722G543821When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.G1161G537G2992G1722G907G1096G2424G2532G907G2532G4336G3772G45522And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."G2532G40G4151G2597G4984G1491G5616G4058G1909G846G2532G5456G1096G1537G3772G3004G4771G1488G3450G27G5207G1722G4671G210623Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,G2532G2424G846G756G2258G5616G5144G2094G5607G5613G3543G5207G2501G224224the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,G3158G3017G3197G2388G250125the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,G3161G301G3486G2069G347726the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,G3092G3161G4584G2501G245527the son of Joannas, 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 Elmodam, the son of Er,G3197G78G2973G1678G226229the son of Jose, 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 Jonan, the son of Eliakim,G4826G2455G2501G2494G166231the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David,G3190G3104G3160G3481G113832the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,G2421G5601G1003G4533G347633the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, 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 Mahalalel, 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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