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Luke 3

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The Preaching of John the Baptist
(Matthew 3.1-12; Mark 1.1-8; John 1.19-28)
1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tibe´ri-us Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturae´a and of the region of Trachoni´tis, and Lysa´ni-as the tetrarch of Abile´ne, 2Annas and Cai´aphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zechari´ah in the wilderness. 3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4#Isa 40.3-5. as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
5Every 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;
6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 # Matt 12.34; 23.33. 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#John 8.33. 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#Matt 7.19. 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.
10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11He 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#Luke 7.29. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14And 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.
15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16John 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: 17whose 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.
18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 19#Matt 14.3,4; Mark 6.17,18. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Hero´di-as his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
The Baptism of Jesus
(Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-11)
21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22#Isa 42.1; Matt 12.18; 17.5; Mark 9.7; Luke 9.35. 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.
The Genealogy of Jesus
(Matthew 1.1-17)
23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24which 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, 25which was the son of Mattathi´as, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Nahum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nag´gai, 26which was the son of Ma´ath, which was the son of Mattathi´as, which was the son of Sem´e-i, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Judah, 27which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zerub´babel, which was the son of She-al´ti-el, which was the son of Neri, 28which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmo´dam, which was the son of Er, 29which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eli-e´zer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Judah, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eli´akim, 31which was the son of Me´le-a, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mat´tatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 32which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Boaz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Nahshon, 33which was the son of Ammin´adab, which was the son of Ram, which was the son of Hezron, which was the son of Pharez, which was the son of Judah, 34which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Terah, which was the son of Nahor, 35which was the son of Serug, which was the son of Re´u, which was the son of Peleg, which was the son of Eber, which was the son of Salah, 36which was the son of Ca-i´nan, which was the son of Arphax´ad, which was the son of Shem, which was the son of Noah, which was the son of Lamech, 37which was the son of Methu´selah, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Mahal´aleel, which was the son of Ca-i´nan, 38which 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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