3:1 In
the
fifteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
Tiberius
Caesar,
Pontius
Pilate
being
governor
of
Judea,
and
Herod
being
tetrarch
of
Galilee,
and
his
brother
Philip
tetrarch
of
the
region
of
Ituraea
and
Trachonitis,
and
Lysanias
tetrarch
of
Abilene,
3:2 during
the
high
priesthood
of
Annas
and
Caiaphas,
the
word
of
God
came
to
John
the
son
of
Zechariah
in
the
wilderness.
3:3 And
he
went
into
all
the
region
around
the
Jordan,
proclaiming
a
baptism
of
repentance
for
the
forgiveness
of
sins.
3:4 As
it
is
written
in
the
book
of
the
words
of
Isaiah
the
prophet,
"The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the
wilderness:
'Prepare
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make
his
paths
straight.
3:5 Every
valley
shall
be
filled,
and
every
mountain
and
hill
shall
be
made
low,
and
the
crooked
shall
become
straight,
and
the
rough
places
shall
become
level
ways,
3:6 and
all
flesh
shall
see
the
salvation
of
God.'"
3:7 He
said
therefore
to
the
crowds
that
came
out
to
be
baptized
by
him,
"You
brood
of
vipers!
Who
warned
you
to
flee
from
the
wrath
to
come
3:8 Bear
fruits
in
keeping
with
repentance.
And
do
not
begin
to
say
to
yourselves,
'We
have
Abraham
as
our
father.'
For
I
tell
you,
God
is
able
from
these
stones
to
raise
up
children
for
Abraham.
3:9 Even
now
the
axe
is
laid
to
the
root
of
the
trees.
Every
tree
therefore
that
does
not
bear
good
fruit
is
cut
down
and
thrown
into
the
fire."
3:10 And
the
crowds
asked
him,
"What
then
shall
we
do"
3:11 And
he
answered
them,
"Whoever
has
two
tunics
is
to
share
with
him
who
has
none,
and
whoever
has
food
is
to
do
likewise."
3:12 Tax
collectors
also
came
to
be
baptized
and
said
to
him,
"Teacher,
what
shall
we
do"
3:13 And
he
said
to
them,
"Collect
no
more
than
you
are
authorized
to
do."
3:14 Soldiers
also
asked
him,
"And
we,
what
shall
we
do"
And
he
said
to
them,
"Do
not
extort
money
from
anyone
by
threats
or
by
false
accusation,
and
be
content
with
your
wages."
3:15 As
the
people
were
in
expectation,
and
all
were
questioning
in
their
hearts
concerning
John,
whether
he
might
be
the
Christ,
3:16 John
answered
them
all,
saying,
"I
baptize
you
with
water,
but
he
who
is
mightier
than
I
is
coming,
the
strap
of
whose
sandals
I
am
not
worthy
to
untie.
He
will
baptize
you
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
with
fire.
3:17 His
winnowing
fork
is
in
his
hand,
to
clear
his
threshing
floor
and
to
gather
the
wheat
into
his
barn,
but
the
chaff
he
will
burn
with
unquenchable
fire."
3:18 So
with
many
other
exhortations
he
preached
good
news
to
the
people.
3:19 But
Herod
the
tetrarch,
who
had
been
reproved
by
him
for
Herodias,
his
brother's
wife,
and
for
all
the
evil
things
that
Herod
had
done,
3:20 added
this
to
them
all,
that
he
locked
up
John
in
prison.
3:21 Now
when
all
the
people
were
baptized,
and
when
Jesus
also
had
been
baptized
and
was
praying,
the
heavens
were
opened,
3:22 and
the
Holy
Spirit
descended
on
him
in
bodily
form,
like
a
dove;
and
a
voice
came
from
heaven,
"You
are
my
beloved
Son;
with
you
I
am
well
pleased."
3:23 Jesus,
when
he
began
his
ministry,
was
about
thirty
years
of
age,
being
the
son
(as
was
supposed)
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Heli,
3:24 the
son
of
Matthat,
the
son
of
Levi,
the
son
of
Melchi,
the
son
of
Jannai,
the
son
of
Joseph,
3:25 the
son
of
Mattathias,
the
son
of
Amos,
the
son
of
Nahum,
the
son
of
Esli,
the
son
of
Naggai,
3:26 the
son
of
Maath,
the
son
of
Mattathias,
the
son
of
Semein,
the
son
of
Josech,
the
son
of
Joda,
3:27 the
son
of
Joanan,
the
son
of
Rhesa,
the
son
of
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
the
son
of
Neri,
3:28 the
son
of
Melchi,
the
son
of
Addi,
the
son
of
Cosam,
the
son
of
Elmadam,
the
son
of
Er,
3:29 the
son
of
Joshua,
the
son
of
Eliezer,
the
son
of
Jorim,
the
son
of
Matthat,
the
son
of
Levi,
3:30 the
son
of
Simeon,
the
son
of
Judah,
the
son
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Jonam,
the
son
of
Eliakim,
3:31 the
son
of
Melea,
the
son
of
Menna,
the
son
of
Mattatha,
the
son
of
Nathan,
the
son
of
David,
3:32 the
son
of
Jesse,
the
son
of
Obed,
the
son
of
Boaz,
the
son
of
Sala,
the
son
of
Nahshon,
3:33 the
son
of
Amminadab,
the
son
of
Admin,
the
son
of
Arni,
the
son
of
Hezron,
the
son
of
Perez,
the
son
of
Judah,
3:34 the
son
of
Jacob,
the
son
of
Isaac,
the
son
of
Abraham,
the
son
of
Terah,
the
son
of
Nahor,
3:35 the
son
of
Serug,
the
son
of
Reu,
the
son
of
Peleg,
the
son
of
Eber,
the
son
of
Shelah,
3:36 the
son
of
Cainan,
the
son
of
Arphaxad,
the
son
of
Shem,
the
son
of
Noah,
the
son
of
Lamech,
3:37 the
son
of
Methuselah,
the
son
of
Enoch,
the
son
of
Jared,
the
son
of
Mahalaleel,
the
son
of
Cainan,
3:38 the
son
of
Enos,
the
son
of
Seth,
the
son
of
Adam,
the
son
of
God.