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,
02 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the
word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias
in the wilderness.
03 And he came into all the country about Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins;
04 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.
05 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;
06 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
07 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?
08 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.
09 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.
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall
we do then?
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.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and
said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that
which is appointed you.
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.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all
men mused in their hearts of John, whether he
were the Christ, or not;
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:
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.
18 And many other things in his exhortation
preached he unto the people.
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,
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20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John
in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came
to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and
praying, the heaven was opened,
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.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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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