Luke Chapter 3
3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate
being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother
Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the
tetrarch of Abilene,
3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins;
3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight.
3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought
low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways
shall be
made smooth;
3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say
within yourselves, We have Abraham to
our
father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham.
3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree
therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
fire.
3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart
to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what
shall we do?
3:13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do?
And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse
any
falsely; and be content with your wages.
3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts
of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
3:16 John answered, saying unto
them
all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the
latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost and with fire:
3:17 Whose fan
is
in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat
into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother
Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
3:20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also
being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a
voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well
pleased.
3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was
supposed) the son of Joseph, which was
the son
of Heli,
3:24 Which was
the son
of Matthat, which was
the son
of Levi, which was
the son
of Melchi, which was
the son
of Janna, which was
the son
of Joseph,
3:25 Which was
the son
of Mattathias, which was
the son
of Amos, which was
the son
of Naum, which was
the son
of Esli, which was
the son
of Nagge,
3:26 Which was
the son
of Maath, which was
the son
of Mattathias, which was
the son
of Semei, which was
the son
of Joseph, which was
the son
of Juda,
3:27 Which was
the son
of Joanna, which was
the son
of Rhesa, which was
the son
of Zorobabel, which was
the son
of Salathiel, which was
the son
of Neri,
3:28 Which was
the son
of Melchi, which was
the son
of Addi, which was
the son
of Cosam, which was
the son
of Elmodam, which was
the son
of Er,
3:29 Which was
the son
of Jose, which was
the son
of Eliezer, which was
the son
of Jorim, which was
the son
of Matthat, which was
the son
of Levi,
3:30 Which was
the son
of Simeon, which was
the son
of Juda, which was
the son
of Joseph, which was
the son
of Jonan, which was
the son
of Eliakim,
3:31 Which was
the son
of Melea, which was
the son
of Menan, which was
the son
of Mattatha, which was
the son
of Nathan, which was
the son
of David,
3:32 Which was
the son
of Jesse, which was
the son
of Obed, which was
the son
of Booz, which was
the son
of Salmon, which was
the son
of Naasson,
3:33 Which was
the son
of Aminadab, which was
the son
of Aram, which was
the son
of Esrom, which was
the son
of Phares, which was
the son
of Juda,
3:34 Which was
the son
of Jacob, which was
the son
of Isaac, which was
the son
of Abraham, which was
the son
of Thara, which was
the son
of Nachor,
3:35 Which was
the son
of Saruch, which was
the son
of Ragau, which was
the son
of Phalec, which was
the son
of Heber, which was
the son
of Sala,
3:36 Which was
the son
of Cainan, which was
the son
of Arphaxad, which was
the son
of Sem, which was
the son
of Noe, which was
the son
of Lamech,
3:37 Which was
the son
of Mathusala, which was
the son
of Enoch, which was
the son
of Jared, which was
the son
of Maleleel, which was
the son
of Cainan,
3:38 Which was
the son
of Enos, which was
the son
of Seth, which was
the son
of Adam, which was
the son
of God.
