Luke 3

The Messiah’s Herald

1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, # 3:1 Mt 27:2; Lk 13:1; 23:1–24,52; Ac 3:13; 4:27; 13:28; 1Tm 6:13 Herod was tetrarch # 3:1 Or ruler of Galilee, # 3:1 Mt 14:1 his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2during the high priesthood of Annas # 3:2 Jn 18:13,24; Ac 4:6 and Caiaphas, # 3:2 Mt 26:3 God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. # 3:2–10 Mt 3:1–10; Mk 1:3–5 3He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, # 3:3 Mt 3:5 proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, # 3:3 Mk 1:4; Ac 2:38 4as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

5 Every valley will be filled,

and every mountain and hill will be made low; # 3:5 Lit be humbled

the crooked will become straight,

the rough ways smooth,

6 and everyone will see the salvation of God. # 3:4–6 Is 40:3–5,# 3:4–6 Is 40:3–5

7He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! # 3:7 Mt 12:34; 23:33 Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? # 3:7 Lk 3:7; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6; 1Th 1:10; Rv 6:17; 11:18 8Therefore produce fruit # 3:8 Lk 3:8; Jn 15:2,4,16 consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ # 3:8 Jn 8:33 for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 9The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” # 3:9 Mt 3:10; 7:19; Lk 13:6–9

10“What then should we do? ” # 3:10 Ac 2:37–38 the crowds were asking him.

11He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.” # 3:11 Is 58:7

12Tax collectors # 3:12 Lk 5:29–30; 7:29,34; 15:1 also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do? ” # 3:12 Mt 9:10–11; 21:31–32; Lk 5:29–30; 7:29; 15:1

13He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

14Some soldiers also questioned him, “What should we do? ”

He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”

15Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were questioning in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah. # 3:15 Jn 1:19–20 16John answered them all, # 3:16–17 Mt 3:11–12; Mk 1:7–8 “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with # 3:16 Or in the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing shovel # 3:17 Is 30:24 is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and gather the wheat into his barn, # 3:17 Mt 13:29–30 but the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.” # 3:17 Mk 9:43,48 18Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people. 19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch # 3:19 Mt 14:3; Mk 6:17 because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done, # 3:19 Mt 14:1; Lk 3:1 20Herod added this to everything else — he locked up John in prison. # 3:20 Jn 3:24

The Baptism of Jesus

21When all the people were baptized, # 3:21–22 Mt 3:13–17; Mk 1:9–11 Jesus also was baptized. As he was praying, # 3:21 Mt 14:23; Lk 5:16; 9:18,28–29 heaven opened, # 3:21 Jn 1:51; Ac 7:55; 10:11; Rv 19:11 22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.” # 3:22 Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Mt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; Lk 9:35; 2Pt 1:17

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the

son of Joseph, # 3:23 Mt 1:16 son of Heli,

24son of Matthat, son of Levi,

son of Melchi, son of Jannai,

son of Joseph, 25son of Mattathias,

son of Amos, son of Nahum,

son of Esli, son of Naggai,

26son of Maath, son of Mattathias,

son of Semein, son of Josech,

son of Joda, 27son of Joanan,

son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, # 3:27 Hg 1:1,12,14; 2:4,21,23; Mt 1:12

son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

28son of Melchi, son of Addi,

son of Cosam, son of Elmadam,

son of Er, 29son of Joshua,

son of Eliezer, son of Jorim,

son of Matthat, son of Levi,

30son of Simeon, son of Judah,

son of Joseph, son of Jonam,

son of Eliakim, 31son of Melea,

son of Menna, son of Mattatha,

son of Nathan, son of David,

32son of Jesse, # 3:32–34 Mt 1:1–6 son of Obed, # 3:32 Ru 4:17,21–22

son of Boaz, son of Salmon, # 3:32 Other mss read Sala

son of Nahshon, 33son of Amminadab,

son of Ram, # 3:33 Other mss read Amminadab, son of Aram, son of Joram; other mss read Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni son of Hezron,

son of Perez, # 3:33 Gn 38:29; 46:12 son of Judah,

34son of Jacob, son of Isaac,

son of Abraham, # 3:34–36 Gn 11:26–30; 1Ch 1:24–27 son of Terah,

son of Nahor, 35son of Serug,

son of Reu, son of Peleg, # 3:35 Gn 10:25; 11:16–19

son of Eber, son of Shelah,

36son of Cainan, # 3:36 Some mss omit son of Cainan son of Arphaxad,

son of Shem, son of Noah, # 3:36–38 Gn 5:3–32; 1Ch 1:1–4

son of Lamech, 37son of Methuselah,

son of Enoch, # 3:37 Gn 5:21–26 son of Jared,

son of Mahalalel, son of Cainan,

38son of Enos, son of Seth,

son of Adam, son of God.

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Lukas 3

1In the shenat chamesh esreh (15th year) of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governing Yehudah, when Herod#3:1 Antipas was tetrarch of the Galil, and when Philippos the brother of Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis, and at the same time Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2And when, during the same historical period, Anan and Caiapha were Kohanim Gedolim, then it was that the dvar Hashem came to#3:2 the kohen-navi Yochanan Ben Zecharyah bamidbar (in the wilderness). 3And Yochanan went into all the surrounding region of the Yarden darshenen a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon, 4As it has been written in the sefer divrei Yeshayah Hanavi, KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR#3:4 Isa 40:3 (A voice of one shouting in the wilderness): Prepare the Derech Hashem (the Way of the L-rd). Make his paths straight! 5KOL GEY YINNASE VKHOL HAR VGIVAH YISHPALU (Every valley will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled off), VHAYAH HEAKOV LEMISHOR VHARKHASIM LVIKAH (The crooked will be made straight, the rough paths made into smooth roads); 6VRAU CHOL BASAR ES YESHU'AT ELOHEINU (and all basar will see the salvation of our G-d).#3:6 Isa 40:3-5; Ps 98:2; Isa 42:16; 52:10

7Therefore, Yochanan was saying to the multitudes coming out to have the mikveh mayimʼs tevilah supervised by him, You banim of nachashim, who warned you to flee from the charon af#3:7 Hashem [Hashem] habah (the coming burning wrath [of Hashem])? 8Therefore, produce p'ri tov l'teshuva (fruit worthy of repentance), and do not begin to presume within yourselves, saying, We have the zechut Avot (merit of the Fathers) of Avraham Avinu, for, I say to you, that Hashem is able from these avanim (stones) to raise up banim to Avraham Avinu. 9And already the ax is laid at the shoresh haetzim (the root of the trees). Therefore, every etz not producing pri tov is cut down and is thrown into the Eish.

10And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, What then should we do? 11And in reply, Yochanan was saying to them, Let the one having two kaftans share with the one having none, and let the one having okhel (food) do likewise. 12Now came also mochesim (tax collectors) to receive the tevilah of teshuva, and they said to him, Rabbi, what should we do? 13And Yochanan said to them, Collect nothing more than the amount having been commanded you. 14And chaiyalim (soldiers) as well were asking him, What should we do also? And Yochanan said to them, Extort kesef from no one, and let there be no lashon hora, and be satisfied with your loin (wages).

15As the Am [Berit] were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their levavot (hearts) concerning Yochanan, whether perhaps he might be the Moshiach, 16Yochanan answered everyone, saying, I give you a tevilah with a mikveh mayim, but Hu HaBah (He Who Comes)#3:16 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has more chozek (strength) than me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will give you a tevilah with the Ruach Hakodesh and with Eish. 17The winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the MOTZ (chaff) he will burn up with an EISH LO TIKHBEH (fire not [ever] extinguished).

18Therefore, with many other devarim Yochanan was exhorting them, preaching the Besuras HaGeulah to the Am [Berit]. 19Now Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by Yochanan about Herodias, the wife of his brother, and about all resha'im (evil) which he did, 20Herod added this above all: he locked up Yochanan in the beit hasohar (prison).

21And it came about while all the Am [Berit] were receiving the tevilah, and when Yehoshua also had been given the tevilah and was davening, Shomayim was opened, 22And the Ruach Hakodesh descended in demut gashmit as a yonah upon Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach; and then came a bat kol out of Shomayim, saying, ATAH BNI AHUVI ASHER BCHA CHAFATSTI.

23And Yehoshua himself was about shaloshim shanah, at the beginning of his avodas kodesh ministry, being the ben (as it was being thought of Yosef) ben Eli, 24Ben Mattat, ben Levi, ben Malki, ben Yannai, ben Yosef, 25Ben Mattityahu, ben Amotz, ben Nachum, ben Chesli, ben Naggai, 26Ben Machat, ben Mattityahu, ben Shimi, ben Yosef, ben Yodah, 27ben Yochanan, ben Reisha, ben Zerubavel, ben Shealtiel, ben Neri, 28Ben Malki, ben Addi, ben Kosam, ben Elmadan, ben Er, 29Ben Yehoshua, ben Eli'ezer, ben Yorim, ben Mattat, ben Levi, 30Ben Shim'on, ben Yehudah, ben Yosef, ben Yonam, ben Elyakim, 31Ben Malah, ben Manah, ben Mattatah, ben Natan, ben Dovid, 32Ben Yishai, ben Oved, ben Boaz, ben Salmon, ben Nachshon, 33ben Amminadav, ben Admin, ben Arni, ben Chetzron, ben Peretz, ben Yehudah, 34Ben Ya'akov, ben Yitzchak, ben Avraham, ben Terach, ben Nachor, 35ben Serug, ben Reu, ben Peleg, ben Ever, ben Shelah, 36Ben Keinan, ben Arpachshad, ben Shem, ben Noach, ben Lemekh, 37Ben Metushelach, ben Chanokh, ben Yered, ben Mahalalel, ben Keinan, 38Ben Enosh, ben Shet, ben Adam, ben HaElohim.

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