Luke, 3

1. In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar's reign, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the territories of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

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,

2. and while the high-priesthood was held by Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah, in the desert.

2. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3. He went through the whole Jordan area proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

4. as it is written in the book of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet: A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight!

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.

5. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be levelled, winding ways be straightened and rough roads made smooth,

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;

6. and all humanity will see the salvation of God.

6. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

7. He said, therefore, to the crowds who came to be baptised by him, 'Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming retribution?

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?

8. Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not start telling yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father," because, I tell you, God can raise children for Abraham from these stones.

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.

9. Yes, even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees, so that any tree failing to produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown on the fire.'

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.

10. When all the people asked him, 'What must we do, then?'

10. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11. he answered, 'Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone with something to eat must do the same.'

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. There were tax collectors, too, who came for baptism, and these said to him, 'Master, what must we do?'

12. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13. He said to them, 'Exact no more than the appointed rate.'

13. And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14. Some soldiers asked him in their turn, 'What about us? What must we do?' He said to them, 'No intimidation! No extortion! Be content with your pay!'

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. A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to wonder whether John might be the Christ,

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. so John declared before them all, 'I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, who is more powerful than me, and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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. His winnowing-fan is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn in a fire that will never go out.'

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 he proclaimed the good news to the people with many other exhortations too.

18. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19. But Herod the tetrarch, censured by John for his relations with his brother's wife Herodias and for all the other crimes he had committed,

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,

20. added a further crime to all the rest by shutting John up in prison.

20. Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21. Now it happened that when all the people had been baptised and while Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened

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 Spirit descended on him in a physical form, like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, 'You are my Son; today have I fathered you.'

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. When he began, Jesus was about thirty years old, being the son, as it was thought, of Joseph son of Heli,

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. son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

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. son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,

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. son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,

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. son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

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. son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,

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. son of Jesus, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,

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. son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim,

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. son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

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. son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon,

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. son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,

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. son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,

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. son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,

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. son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

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. son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,

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. son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

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.