LU-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,

LU-3:2  Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of

God came unto

John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

LU-3:3  And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching

the baptism of

repentance for the remission of sins;

LU-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.

LU-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;

LU-3:6  And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

LU-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?

LU-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.

LU-3:9  And now also the ax 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.

LU-3:10  And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

LU-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.

LU-3:12  Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto

him, Master,

what shall we do?

LU-3:13  And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is

appointed you.

LU-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.

LU-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;

LU-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:

LU-3:17  Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly

purge his floor,

and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will

burn with fire

unquenchable.

LU-3:18  And many other things in his exhortation preached he

unto the people.

LU-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,

LU-3:20  Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in

prison.

LU-3:21  Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass,

that Jesus

also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

LU-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.

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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,

LU-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.

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