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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb/luke/3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB 1995">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">John the Baptist Preaches</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> in the fifteenth<MG4003> year<MG2094> of the reign<MG2231> of Tiberius<MG5086> Caesar<MG2541>, when Pontius<MG4194> Pilate<MG4091> was<MG2230> governor<MG2230> of Judea<MG2449>, and Herod<MG2264> was tetrarch<MG5067b> of Galilee<MG1056> and his brother<MG80> Philip<MG5376> was tetrarch<MG5067b> of the region<MG5561> of Ituraea<MG2484> and Trachonitis<MG5139>, and Lysanias<MG3078> was tetrarch<MG5067b> of Abilene<MG9>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>in the high<MG749> priesthood<MG749> of Annas<MG452> and Caiaphas<MG2533>, the word<MG4487> of God<MG2316> came<MG1096> to John<MG2491>, the son<MG5207> of Zechariah<MG2197>, in the wilderness<MG2048>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And he came<MG2064> into all<MG3956> the region<MG4066> around<MG4066> the Jordan<MG2446>, preaching<MG2784> a baptism<MG908> of repentance<MG3341> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>for the forgiveness<MG859> of sins<MG266>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>as it is written<MG1125> in the book<MG976> of the words<MG3056> of Isaiah<MG2268> the prophet<MG4396>: <p class="indent1stline">“THE VOICE<MG5456> OF ONE CALLING<MG994> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>OUT<MG994> IN THE WILDERNESS<MG2048>, <t><p class="indent1">‘PREPARE<MG2090> THE WAY<MG3598> OF THE LORD<MG2962>, <t><p class="indent1">MAKE<MG4160> HIS PATHS<MG5147> STRAIGHT<MG2117>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>‘EVERY<MG3956> RAVINE<MG5327> WILL BE FILLED<MG4137>, <t><p class="indent1">AND EVERY<MG3956> MOUNTAIN<MG3735> AND HILL<MG1015> WILL BE LOWERED<MG5013>; <t><p class="indent1">THE CROOKED<MG4646> WILL BECOME<MG1510, 1519> STRAIGHT<MG2117>, <t><p class="indent1">AND THE ROUGH<MG5138> ROADS<MG3598> SMOOTH<MG3006>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>AND ALL<MG3956> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>FLESH<MG4561> WILL SEE<MG3708> THE SALVATION<MG4992> OF GOD<MG2316>!’” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So<MG3767> he was saying<MG3004> to the crowds<MG3793> who were going<MG1607> out<MG1607> to be baptized<MG907> by him, “You <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>offspring<MG1081> of vipers<MG2191>, who<MG5101> warned<MG5263> you to flee<MG5343> from the wrath<MG3709> to<MG3195> come<MG3195>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Therefore<MG3767> produce<MG4160> fruits<MG2590> that are consistent<MG514> with repentance<MG3341>, and do not start<MG757> saying<MG3004> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>to yourselves<MG1438>, ‘We have<MG2192> Abraham<MG11> <i>as our</i> father<MG3962>,’ for I say<MG3004> to you that from these<MG3778> stones<MG3037> God<MG2316> is able<MG1410> to raise<MG1453> up<MG1453> children<MG5043> for Abraham<MG11>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But indeed<MG2532> the axe<MG513> is already<MG2235> being laid<MG2749> at the root<MG4491> of the trees<MG1186>; so<MG3767> every<MG3956> tree<MG1186> that does not bear<MG4160> good<MG2570> fruit<MG2590> is cut<MG1581> down<MG1581> and thrown<MG906> into the fire<MG4442>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the crowds<MG3793> were questioning<MG1905> him, saying<MG3004>, “Then<MG3767> what<MG5101> are we to do<MG4160>?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And he would answer<MG611> and say<MG3004> to them, “The one who has<MG2192> two<MG1417> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>tunics<MG5509> is to share<MG3330> with the one who has<MG2192> none<MG3361>; and the one who has<MG2192> food<MG1033> is to do<MG4160> likewise<MG3668>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> even<MG2532> tax<MG5057> collectors<MG5057> came<MG2064> to be baptized<MG907>, and they said<MG3004> to him, “Teacher<MG1320>, what<MG5101> are we to do<MG4160>?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he said<MG3004> to them, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>Collect<MG4238> no<MG3367> more<MG4183> than<MG3844> what you have been ordered<MG1299> to.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And soldiers<MG4754> also<MG2532> were questioning<MG1905> him, saying<MG3004>, “What<MG5101> are we to do<MG4160>, we as<MG2532> well<MG2532>?” And he said<MG3004> to them, “Do not extort<MG1286> money<MG1286> from anyone<MG3367>, nor<MG3366> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>harass<MG4811> <i>anyone,</i> and be content<MG714> with your wages<MG3800>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> while the people<MG2992> were<MG4328> in<MG4328> a<MG4328> state<MG4328> of<MG4328> expectation<MG4328> and they all<MG3956> were thinking<MG1260> carefully<MG1260> in their hearts<MG2588> about<MG4012> John<MG2491>, whether<MG3379> he himself<MG846> perhaps<MG3379> was the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Christ<MG5547>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>John<MG2491> responded<MG611> to them all<MG3956>, saying<MG3004>, “As for me, I baptize<MG907> you with water<MG5204>; but He is coming<MG2064> who is mightier<MG2478> than I, and I am<MG1510> not fit<MG2425> to untie<MG3089> the straps<MG2438> of His sandals<MG5266>; He will baptize<MG907> you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>with the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151> and fire<MG4442>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>His winnowing<MG4425> fork<MG4425> is in His hand<MG5495> to thoroughly<MG1245a> clear<MG1245a> His threshing<MG257> floor<MG257>, and to gather<MG4863> the wheat<MG4621> into His barn<MG596>; but He will burn<MG2618> up<MG2618> the chaff<MG892> with unquenchable<MG762> fire<MG4442>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So<MG3767> with many<MG4183> other<MG2087> exhortations<MG3870> he preached<MG2097> the gospel<MG2097> to the people<MG2992>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But when Herod<MG2264> the tetrarch<MG5068a> was reprimanded<MG1651> by him regarding<MG4012> Herodias<MG2266>, his brother’s<MG80> wife<MG1135>, and regarding<MG4012> all<MG3956> the evil<MG4190> things<MG4190> which<MG3739> Herod<MG2264> had done<MG4160>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><i>Herod</i> also<MG2532> added<MG4369> this<MG3778> to them all<MG3956>: he locked<MG2623> John<MG2491> up<MG2623> in prison<MG5438>. <p class="hdg">Jesus Is Baptized</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> when<MG1722> all<MG537a> the people<MG2992> were baptized<MG907>, Jesus<MG2424> also<MG2532> was baptized<MG907>, and while He was praying<MG4336>, heaven<MG3772> was opened<MG455>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151> descended<MG2597> upon Him in bodily<MG4984> form<MG1491> like<MG5613> a dove<MG4058>, and a voice<MG5456> came<MG1096> from heaven<MG3772>: “You are My beloved<MG27> Son<MG5207>, in You I am<MG2106> well<MG2106> pleased<MG2106>.” <p class="hdg">Genealogy of Jesus</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>When He began<MG757> <i>His ministry,</i> Jesus<MG2424> Himself<MG846> was about<MG5616> thirty<MG5144b> years<MG2094> old, being<MG1510>, as was commonly<MG3543> held<MG3543>, the son<MG5207> of Joseph<MG2501>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>the son<MG5207> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Eli<MG2242>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>the son of Matthat<MG3103a>, the son of Levi<MG3017>, the son of Melchi<MG3197>, the son of Jannai<MG2388>, the son of Joseph<MG2501>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>the son of Mattathias<MG3161>, the son of Amos<MG301>, the son of Nahum<MG3486>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>Hesli<MG2069>, the son of Naggai<MG3477>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>the son of Maath<MG3092>, the son of Mattathias<MG3161>, the son of Semein<MG4584>, the son of Josech<MG2502a>, the son of Joda<MG2493a>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>the son of Joanan<MG2489a>, the son of Rhesa<MG4488>, the son of Zerubbabel<MG2216>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>Shealtiel<MG4528>, the son of Neri<MG3518>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>the son of Melchi<MG3197>, the son of Addi<MG78>, the son of Cosam<MG2973>, the son of Elmadam<MG1678>, the son of Er<MG2262>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>Joshua<MG2424>, the son of Eliezer<MG1663>, the son of Jorim<MG2497>, the son of Matthat<MG3103a>, the son of Levi<MG3017>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>the son of Simeon<MG4826>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>Judah<MG2455>, the son of Joseph<MG2501>, the son of Jonam<MG2494>, the son of Eliakim<MG1662>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>the son of Melea<MG3190>, the son of Menna<MG3303b>, the son of Mattatha<MG3160>, the son of Nathan<MG3481>, the son of David<MG1160b>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>the son of Jesse<MG2421>, the son of Obed<MG2492b>, the son of Boaz<MG1003>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>Salmon<MG4533>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>Nahshon<MG3476>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>the son of Amminadab<MG284>, the son of Admin<MG96a>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>Ram<MG721a>, the son of Hezron<MG2074>, the son of Perez<MG5329>, the son of Judah<MG2455>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>the son of Jacob<MG2384>, the son of Isaac<MG2464>, the son of Abraham<MG11>, the son of Terah<MG2291>, the son of Nahor<MG3493>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>the son of Serug<MG4588b>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>Reu<MG4466>, the son of Peleg<MG5317>, the son of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>Heber<MG1443>, the son of Shelah<MG4527>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>the son of Cainan<MG2536>, the son of Arphaxad<MG742>, the son of Shem<MG4590>, the son of Noah<MG3575>, the son of Lamech<MG2984>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>the son of Methuselah<MG3103c>, the son of Enoch<MG1802>, the son of Jared<MG2391>, the son of Mahalaleel<MG3121>, the son of Cainan<MG2536>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/3-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>the son of Enosh<MG1800>, the son of Seth<MG4589>, the son of Adam<MG76>, the son of God<MG2316>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>with reference to</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>out, Prepare in the wilderness the way</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> I.e., mankind<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>brood</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>among</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> A long shirt worn next to the skin<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>Do</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>blackmail</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., Messiah<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> The Gr here can be translated <i>in, with,</i> or <i>by</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>of Eli,</i> and so throughout the genealogy<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Also spelled <i>Heli</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Also spelled <i>Esli</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Gr <i>Salathiel;</i> names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38<br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Gr <i>Jesus</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Gr <i>Judas</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Gr <i>Sala</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Gr <i>Naasson</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Gr <i>Arni</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Gr <i>Ragau</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Gr 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