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Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?<a id="ren49003007-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003007-g">g</a> <span id="v49003008" class="ver">8</span>Produce good fruits as evidence of your repentance; and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.<a id="ren49003008-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003008-h">h</a> <span id="v49003009" class="ver">9</span>Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”<a id="ren49003009-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003009-i">i</a></p> <p><span id="v49003010" class="ver">10</span>And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” <span id="v49003011" class="ver">11</span>He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two tunics should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” <span id="v49003012" class="ver">12</span>Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”<a id="ren49003012-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003012-j">j</a> <span id="v49003013" class="ver">13</span>He answered them, “Stop collecting more than what is prescribed.” <span id="v49003014" class="ver">14</span>Soldiers also asked him, “And what is it that we should do?” He told them, “Do not practice extortion, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.”</p> <p><span id="v49003015" class="ver">15</span><a id="ren49003015-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003015-k">k</a> Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah. <span id="v49003016" class="ver">16</span><a id="rfn49003016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003016-1">*</a> John answered them all, saying,<a id="ren49003016-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003016-l">l</a> “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire. <span id="v49003017" class="ver">17</span>His winnowing fan<a id="rfn49003017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003017-1">*</a> 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.”<a id="ren49003017-m" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003017-m">m</a> <span id="v49003018" class="ver">18</span>Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached good news to the people. <span id="v49003019" class="ver">19</span><a id="rfn49003019-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003019-1">*</a> Now Herod the tetrarch,<a id="ren49003019-n" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003019-n">n</a> who had been censured by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds Herod had committed, <span id="v49003020" class="ver">20</span>added still another to these by [also] putting John in prison.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Baptism of Jesus.<a id="rfn49003021-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003021-1">*</a></span> <span id="v49003021" class="ver">21</span><a id="ren49003021-o" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003021-o">o</a> After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying,<a id="rfn49003021-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003021-2">*</a> heaven was opened <span id="v49003022" class="ver">22</span><a id="rfn49003022-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003022-1">*</a> <a id="ren49003022-p" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003022-p">p</a> and the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Genealogy of Jesus.<a id="rfn49003023-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003023-1">*</a></span> <span id="v49003023" class="ver">23</span><a id="ren49003023-q" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003023-q">q</a> When Jesus began his ministry he was about thirty years of age. He was the son, as was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,<a id="ren49003023-r" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003023-r">r</a> <span id="v49003024" class="ver">24</span>the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, <span id="v49003025" class="ver">25</span>the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, <span id="v49003026" class="ver">26</span>the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, <span id="v49003027" class="ver">27</span>the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<a id="ren49003027-s" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003027-s">s</a> <span id="v49003028" class="ver">28</span>the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, <span id="v49003029" class="ver">29</span>the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, <span id="v49003030" class="ver">30</span>the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, <span id="v49003031" class="ver">31</span><a id="ren49003031-t" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003031-t">t</a> the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,<a id="rfn49003031-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49003031-1">*</a> <span id="v49003032" class="ver">32</span>the son of Jesse,<a id="ren49003032-u" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003032-u">u</a> the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, <span id="v49003033" class="ver">33</span>the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,<a id="ren49003033-v" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003033-v">v</a> the son of Judah,<a id="ren49003033-w" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003033-w">w</a> <span id="v49003034" class="ver">34</span>the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,<a id="ren49003034-x" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003034-x">x</a> the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, <span id="v49003035" class="ver">35</span>the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, <span id="v49003036" class="ver">36</span>the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,<a id="ren49003036-y" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003036-y">y</a> the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, <span id="v49003037" class="ver">37</span>the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, <span id="v49003038" class="ver">38</span>the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam,<a id="ren49003038-z" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49003038-z">z</a> the son of God.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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