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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Luke 3 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/luke/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/luke/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Luke 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/2.htm" title="Luke 2">◄</a> Luke 3 <a href="../luke/4.htm" title="Luke 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" 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">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/luke/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">John the Baptist Prepares the Way</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,</p><span class="block-indent"><p class="line-group"><span class="ln-group">“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:</span><br /><span class="ln-group">‘Prepare the way of the Lord,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord">a</a></sup></span></span><br /><span class="indent">make his paths straight.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Every valley shall be filled,</span><br /><span class="indent">and every mountain and hill shall be made low,</span><br /><span class="ln-group">and the crooked shall become straight,</span><br /><span class="indent">and the rough places shall become level ways,</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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? <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin">b</a></sup></span> is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>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 fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>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.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son;<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved">c</a></sup></span> with you I am well pleased.”<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts beloved Son; today I have begotten you">d</a></sup></span></p> <p class="heading">The Genealogy of Jesus Christ</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek Salathiel">e</a></sup></span> the son of Neri, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/3-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">crying</span>, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Greek <i language="Greek">chiton</i>, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin<br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">my</span> Son, my</i> (or <i>the</i>) <i>Beloved</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Some manuscripts <i><span class="catch-word">beloved Son</span>; today I have begotten you</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Greek <i>Salathiel</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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