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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.



 

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