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1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar— while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas— the word of God came to John, son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
3 So he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘ Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the crooked roads will become straight, and the rough roads smooth,
6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”
7 So John said to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming?
8 Therefore, produce fruits that are worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
9 But indeed, the ax is already set against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
10 Then the crowds kept asking him, saying, “What then should we do?”
11 And he answered and said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”
12 Now tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been ordered to do.”
14 Now some who were soldiers also asked him, saying, “And what should we do?” So he said to them, “Take nothing by force, nor by accusing falsely, and be content with your wages.”
15 Now the people were eagerly expecting and were all wondering in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ.
16 John answered, saying to them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I is coming, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 Therefore, also exhorting many other things, he preached the gospel to the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, having been rebuked by John concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evil things that Herod had done,
20 he even added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.
21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, the heavens were opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”
23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son (as it was assumed) of Joseph, of Heli,
24 of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Jannai, of Joseph,
25 of Mattathias, of Amos, of Nahum, of Esli, of Naggai,
26 of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semein, of Josech, of Joda,
27 of Joanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, of Er,
29 of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim,
31 of Melea, of Menna, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
33 of Amminadab, of Admin, of Arni, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah,
34 of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor,
35 of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg, of Eber, of Shelah,
36 of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech,
37 of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan,
38 of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.
The Gospel of Luke