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NASB — Luke 3 — KJV

John the Baptist Preaches

1 Now° in the fifteenth° year° of the reign° of Tiberius° Caesar°, when aPontius° Pilate° was governor° of Judea°, and bHerod° was tetrarch° of Galilee°, and his brother° Philip° was tetrarch° of the region° of Ituraea° and Trachonitis°, and Lysanias° was tetrarch° of Abilene°, 2 in the high° priesthood° of aAnnas° and bCaiaphas°, cthe word° of God° came° to John°, the son° of Zacharias°, in the wilderness°. 3 And he came° into all° athe district° 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°,
  “aTHE VOICE° OF ONE CRYING° IN THE WILDERNESS°,
  ‘MAKE° READY° THE WAY° OF THE LORD°,
  MAKE° HIS PATHS° STRAIGHT°.
  5 ‘aEVERY° RAVINE° WILL BE FILLED°,
  AND EVERY° MOUNTAIN° AND HILL° WILL BE IBROUGHT° LOW°;
  THE CROOKED° WILL BECOME°° STRAIGHT°,
  AND THE ROUGH° ROADS° SMOOTH°;
  6 aAND ALL° IFLESH° WILL bSEE° THE SALVATION° OF GOD°.’”

[1] a Mt 27:2 b Mt 14:1
[2] a Jn 18:13, 24; Ac 4:6 b Mt 26:3 c Lk 3:3-10: Mt 3:1-10; Mk 1:3-5
[3] a Mt 3:5
[4] a Is 40:3
[5] IOr leveled a Is 40:4
[6] IOr mankind a Is 40:5 b Lk 2:30

7 ¶ So° he [began] saying° to the crowds° who were going° out to be baptized° by him, “aYou brood° of vipers°, who° warned° you to flee° from the wrath° to come°? 8 Therefore° bear° fruits° in keeping° with repentance°, and ado not begin° to say° Ito yourselves°, ‘bWe have° Abraham° for our father°,’ for I say° to you that from these° stones° God° is able° to raise° up children° to Abraham°. 9 Indeed° the axe° is already° laid° at the root° of the trees°; so° aevery° tree° that does not bear° good° fruit° is cut° down° and thrown° into the fire°.”

[7] a Mt 12:34; 23:33
[8] IOr in a Lk 5:21; 13:25, 26; 14:9 b Jn 8:33
[9] a Mt 7:19; Lk 13:6-9

10 ¶ And the crowds° were questioning° him, saying°, “aThen° what° shall we do°?” 11 And he would answer° and say° to them, “The man who has° two° tunics° is to ashare° with him who has° none°; and he who has° food° is to do° likewise°.” 12 And [some] atax° collectors° also° came° to be baptized°, and they said° to him, “Teacher°, what° shall we do°?” 13 And he said° to them, “ICollect° no° more° than° what you have been ordered° to.” 14 [Some] soldiers° were questioning° him, saying°, “And [what about] us, what° shall we do°?” And he said° to them, “Do not take° money° from anyone° by force°, or° aaccuse° [anyone] falsely°, and bbe content° with your wages°.”

[10] a Lk 3:12, 14; Ac 2:37, 38
[11] a Is 58:7; 1Ti 6:17, 18; Jm 2:14-20
[12] a Lk 7:29
[13] IOr Exact
[14] a Ex 20:16; 23:1 b Php 4:11

15 ¶ Now° while the people° were in a state° of expectation° and all° were Iwondering° in their hearts° about° John°, aas to whether° he was IIthe Christ°, 16 aJohn° answered° and said° to them all°, “As for me, I baptize° you with water°; but One is coming° who is mightier° than I, and I am° not fit° to untie° the thong° of His sandals°; He will baptize° you Iwith the Holy° Spirit° and fire°. 17 His awinnowing° fork° is in His hand° to thoroughly° clear° His threshing° floor°, and to gather° the wheat° into His barn°; but He will burn° up the chaff° with bunquenchable° fire°.”

[15] IOr reasoning or debating III.e. the Messiah a Jn 1:19f
[16] IThe Gr here can be translated in, with or by a Lk 3:16, 17: Mt 3:11, 12; Mk 1:7, 8
[17] a Is 30:24 b Mk 9:43, 48

18 ¶ So° with many° other° exhortations° he preached° the gospel° to the people°. 19 But when aHerod° the tetrarch° was reprimanded° by him because° of aHerodias°, his brother’s° wife°, and because° of all° the wicked° things° which° bHerod° had done°, 20 Herod also° added° this° to them all°: ahe locked° John° up in prison°.

[19] a Mt 14:3; Mk 6:17 b Mt 14:1; Lk 3:1
[20] a Jn 3:24

Jesus Is Baptized

21 ¶ aNow° when° all° the people° were baptized°, Jesus° was also° baptized°, and while He was bpraying°, heaven° was opened°, 22 and the Holy° Spirit° descended° upon Him in bodily° form° like° a dove°, and a voice° came° out of heaven°, “aYou are My beloved° Son°, in You I am° well-pleased°.”

[21] a Lk 3:21, 22: Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:9-11 b Mt 14:23; Lk 5:16; 9:18, 28f
[22] a Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Mt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; Lk 9:35; 2P 1:17

Genealogy of Jesus

23 ¶ aWhen He began° His ministry, Jesus° Himself° was about° thirty° years° of age°, being°, Ias was supposed°, the son° of bJoseph°, IIthe son° of IIIEli°, 24 the son of Matthat°, the son of Levi°, the son of Melchi°, the son of Jannai°, the son of Joseph°, 25 the son of Mattathias°, the son of Amos°, the son of Nahum°, the son of IHesli°, the son of Naggai°, 26 the son of Maath°, the son of Mattathias°, the son of Semein°, the son of Josech°, the son of Joda°, 27 the son of Joanan°, the son of Rhesa°, athe son of Zerubbabel°, the son of IShealtiel°, the son of Neri°, 28 the son of Melchi°, the son of Addi°, the son of Cosam°, the son of Elmadam°, the son of Er°, 29 the son of IJoshua°, the son of Eliezer°, the son of Jorim°, the son of Matthat°, the son of Levi°, 30 the son of Simeon°, the son of IJudah°, the son of Joseph°, the son of Jonam°, the son of Eliakim°, 31 the son of Melea°, the son of Menna°, the son of Mattatha°, the son of Nathan°, the son of David°, 32 athe son of Jesse°, the son of Obed°, the son of Boaz°, the son of ISalmon°, the son of IINahshon°, 33 the son of Amminadab°, the son of Admin°, the son of IRam°, the son of Hezron°, the son of Perez°, the son of Judah°, 34 the son of Jacob°, the son of Isaac°, athe son of Abraham°, the son of Terah°, the son of Nahor°, 35 the son of Serug°, the son of IReu°, the son of Peleg°, the son of IIHeber°, the son of Shelah°, 36 the son of Cainan°, the son of Arphaxad°, the son of Shem°, athe son of Noah°, the son of Lamech°, 37 the son of Methuselah°, the son of Enoch°, the son of Jared°, the son of Mahalaleel°, the son of Cainan°, 38 the son of Enosh°, the son of Seth°, the son of Adam°, the son of God°.

[23] ILit as it was being thought IILit of Eli, and so throughout the genealogy IIIAlso spelled Heli a Mt 4:17; Ac 1:1 b Mt 1:16; Lk 3:23-27
[25] IAlso spelled Esli
[27] IGr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38 a Mt 1:12
[29] IGr Jesus
[30] IGr Judas
[32] IGr Sala IIGr Naasson a Lk 3:32-34: Mt 1:1-6
[33] IGr Arni
[34] a Lk 3:34-36: Gn 11:26-30; 1Ch 1:24-27
[35] IGr Ragau IIGr Eber
[36] a Lk 3:36-38: Gn 5:3-32; 1Ch 1:1-4

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The preaching and baptism of John:

1 ¶ Nowº inº the fifteenthº yearº of the² reignº of Tiberiusº Caesar,º Pontiusº Pilateº being governorº ª of Judaea,º andº Herodº being tetrarchº ª of Galilee,º andº hisº brotherº Philipº tetrarchº ª of Ituraeaº andº of the regionº of Trachonitis,º andº Lysaniasº the tetrarchº ª of Abilene,º 2 Annasº andº Caiaphasº being¹ the high priests,º ² the wordº of Godº cameº ª untoº Johnº the² sonº of Zachariasº in¹ ² the² wilderness.º 3 Andº he cameº ª intoº allº the² country aboutº Jordan,º preachingº ª the baptismº of repentanceº forº the remissionº of sins;º 4 Asº it is writtenº ª inº the bookº of the wordsº of Esaiasº the² prophet,º saying,º ª The voiceº of one cryingº ª inº the² wilderness,º Prepare² ye¹ ª the² wayº of the Lord,º makeº ª hisº pathsº straight.º 5 Everyº valleyº shall be¹ ª filled,º ª andº everyº mountainº andº hillº shall be brought low;º ª andº the² crookedº shall be made¹ ² straight,º andº the² rough¹ ways¹ ² [shall be]² ² made¹ smooth;º 6 Andº allº fleshº shall seeº ª the² salvationº of God.º 7 Thenº saidº ª he to the multitudeº that came forthº ª ª to be baptizedº ª ofº him,º O generationº of vipers,º whoº hath warnedº ª youº to fleeº ª fromº the² wrathº to come?º ª 8 Bring forthº ª thereforeº fruitsº worthyº of repentance,º andº beginº ª notº to sayº ª withinº yourselves,º We haveº ª Abrahamº to [our] father:º forº I sayº ª unto you,º Thatº Godº is ableº ª ofº theseº stonesº to raise upº ª childrenº unto Abraham.º 9 Andº nowº alsoº the² axeº is laidº ª untoº the² rootº of the² trees:º everyº treeº thereforeº which bringeth¹ ª not¹ forthº ª ² goodº fruitº is hewn down,º ª andº castº ª intoº the fire.º 10 Andº the² peopleº askedº ª him,º saying,º ª Whatº shall we doº ª then?º 11 He² answerethº ª and¹ saithº ª unto them,º He that hathº ª twoº coats,º let him impartº ª to him that hathº ª none;º andº he that hathº ª meat,º let him doº ª likewise.º 12 Thenº cameº ª alsoº publicansº to be baptized,º ª andº saidº ª untoº him,º Master,º whatº shall we do?º ª 13 Andº he² saidº ª untoº them,º Exactº ª noº moreº thanº that which is appointedº ª you.º 14 Andº the soldiersº ª likewiseº demandedº ª of him,º saying,º ª Andº whatº shall we¹ ² do?º ª Andº he saidº ª untoº them,º Do violenceº ª to no man,º neitherº accuse [any] falsely;º ª andº be contentº ª with yourº wages.º

[1] Gn 49:10; Mt 14:3; Mk 6:17; Lk 2:1; 3:19; 9:7; 23:1, 6, 24; Ac 4:27; 23:26; 24:27; 26:30.
[2] Is 40:3; Jr 1:2; 2:1; Ezk 1:3; Ho 1:1; Jna 1:1; Mi 1:1; Zp 1:1; Mt 3:1; 11:7; Mk 1:3; Lk 1:59, 80; Jn 1:23; 11:49; 18:13, 24; Ac 4:6.
[3] Mt 3:5, 6, 11; Mk 1:4; Lk 1:77; Jn 1:28, 31; 3:26; Ac 13:24; 19:4; 22:16.
[4] Is 40:3; 57:14; 62:10; Mal 4:6; Mt 3:3; Mk 1:3; Lk 1:16, 76; Jn 1:7, 23, 26; 3:28.
[5] Is 2:11; 35:6; 40:4; 42:16; 45:2; 49:11; 61:1; Ezk 17:24; Lk 1:51; He 12:12; Jm 1:9.
[6] Ps 98:2; Is 40:5; 49:6; 52:10; Mk 16:15; Lk 2:10, 30; Ro 10:12, 18.
[7] Gn 3:15; Ps 58:4; Is 59:5; Mt 3:7; 23:33; Jn 8:44; Ac 13:10; 1Th 1:10; He 6:18; 1Jn 3:8.
[8] Jsh 4:3; Is 1:16; 48:1; Jr 7:4; Ezk 18:27; Mt 8:11; 21:43; Lk 13:28; 16:23; 19:40; Jn 8:33; Ac 26:20; Ro 4:16; 9:7; 2Co 7:10; Ga 3:28; 5:22; Php 1:11; He 6:7.
[9] Is 10:33; Ezk 15:2; 31:18; Dn 4:14, 23; Mt 3:10; 7:19; Lk 13:7, 9; 23:29; Jn 15:6; He 10:28; 12:29.
[10] Lk 3:8; Ac 2:37; 9:6; 16:30.
[11] Is 58:7; Dn 4:27; Mt 25:40; Mk 14:5; Lk 11:41; 18:22; 19:8; Jn 13:29; Ac 10:2, 4, 31; 2Co 8:3; 1Ti 6:18; He 6:10; Jm 1:27; 2:15; 1Jn 3:17; 4:20.
[12] Mt 21:31; Lk 7:29; 15:1; 18:13.
[13] Ps 18:23; Pv 28:13; Is 1:16; 55:6; Ezk 18:21, 27; Mi 6:8; Mt 7:12; Lk 19:8; 1Co 6:10; Ep 4:28; Tit 2:11; He 12:1.
[14] Ex 20:16; 23:1; Lv 19:11; Mt 8:5; Lk 19:8; Ac 10:7; Ro 13:9; Php 2:15; 4:11; 1Ti 6:8; Tit 2:3; He 13:5; Rv 12:10.

his testimony of Christ.

15 Andº as the² peopleº were in expectation,º ª andº all menº musedº ª inº their¹ ² heartsº ofº John,º whether¹ ª he¹ were¹ ª the Christ,¹ or not;º ² ² ² ² 16 Johnº answered,º ª sayingº ª unto [them] all,º Iº indeedº baptizeº ª youº with water;º butº one mightier² than¹ Iº cometh,º ª the² latchetº of whoseº ¹ shoesº I amº ª notº worthyº to unloose:º ª heº shall baptizeº ª youº withº the Holyº Ghostº andº with fire:º 17 Whoseº fanº [is] inº hisº hand,º andº he will throughly purgeº ª his¹ ² floor,º andº will gatherº ª the² wheatº intoº his¹ ² garner;º butº the² chaffº he will burnº ª with fireº unquenchable.º 18 Andº º ² manyº ª other¹ things¹ ¹ ² in his exhortationº ª preachedº ª he unto the² people.º 19 Butº Herodº the² tetrarch,º being reprovedº ª byº himº forº Herodiasº hisº brotherº Philip'sº wife,º andº forº allº the evilsº whichº Herodº had done,º ª

[15] Jn 1:19; 3:28; 10:24.
[16] Pv 1:23; Is 4:4; 32:15; 44:3; Ezk 36:25; Jol 2:28; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7; Jn 1:26, 33; 7:38; Ac 1:5; 2:3, 17, 33; 10:44; 11:15, 16; 13:24; 19:4; 1Co 12:13.
[17] Ps 1:4; 21:9; Jr 15:7; Mi 4:12; Mt 3:12; 13:30; Mk 9:43.
[18] Jn 1:15, 29, 34; 3:29; Ac 2:40.
[19] Pv 9:7; 15:12; Mt 11:2; 14:3; Mk 6:17.

Herod imprisoneth John.

20 Addedº ª yetº thisº aboveº all,º thatº he shut upº ª Johnº inº prison.º

[20] 2K 21:16; 24:4; 2Ch 24:17; 36:16; Ne 9:26; Jr 2:30; Mt 21:35; 22:6; 23:31; Lk 13:31; 1Th 2:15; Rv 16:6.

Christ baptized, receiveth testimony from heaven.

21 Nowº when allº the² peopleº were baptized,º ¹ ª it came to pass,º ª that Jesusº alsoº being baptized,º ª andº praying,º ª the² heavenº was opened,º ª 22 Andº the² Holyº Ghostº descendedº ª in a bodilyº shapeº likeº a doveº uponº him,º andº a voiceº cameº ª fromº heaven,º which said,º ª Thouº artº ª myº belovedº Son;º inº theeº I am well pleased.º ª

[21] Mt 3:13, 16; Mk 1:9, 10; Lk 9:28; Jn 1:32; 12:27.
[22] Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Mt 12:18; 17:5; 27:43; Lk 9:34; Col 1:13; 1P 2:4; 2P 1:17.

The age, and genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards.

23 Andº Jesusº himselfº beganº ª to beº ª aboutº thirty¹ years of age,º ² beingº ª (asº was supposed)º ª the² sonº of Joseph,º which was [the son] of Heli,º 24 Which was [the son] of Matthat,º which was [the son] of Levi,º which was [the son] of Melchi,º which was [the son] of Janna,º which was [the son] of Joseph,º 25 Which was [the son] of Mattathias,º which was [the son] of Amos,º which was [the son] of Naum,º which was [the son] of Esli,º which was [the son] of Nagge,º 26 Which was [the son] of Maath,º which was [the son] of Mattathias,º which was [the son] of Semei,º which was [the son] of Joseph,º which was [the son] of Juda,º 27 Which was [the son] of Joanna,º which was [the son] of Rhesa,º which was [the son] of Zorobabel,º which was [the son] of Salathiel,º which was [the son] of Neri,º 28 Which was [the son] of Melchi,º which was [the son] of Addi,º which was [the son] of Cosam,º which was [the son] of Elmodam,º which was [the son] of Er,º 29 Which was [the son] of Jose,º which was [the son] of Eliezer,º which was [the son] of Jorim,º which was [the son] of Matthat,º which was [the son] of Levi,º 30 Which was [the son] of Simeon,º which was [the son] of Juda,º which was [the son] of Joseph,º which was [the son] of Jonan,º which was [the son] of Eliakim,º 31 Which was [the son] of Melea,º which was [the son] of Menan,º which was [the son] of Mattatha,º which was [the son] of Nathan,º which was [the son] of David,º 32 Which was [the son] of Jesse,º which was [the son] of Obed,º which was [the son] of Booz,º which was [the son] of Salmon,º which was [the son] of Naasson,º 33 Which was [the son] of Aminadab,º which was [the son] of Aram,º which was [the son] of Esrom,º which was [the son] of Phares,º which was [the son] of Juda,º 34 Which was [the son] of Jacob,º which was [the son] of Isaac,º which was [the son] of Abraham,º which was [the son] of Thara,º which was [the son] of Nachor,º 35 Which was [the son] of Saruch,º which was [the son] of Ragau,º which was [the son] of Phalec,º which was [the son] of Heber,º which was [the son] of Sala,º 36 Which was [the son] of Cainan,º which was [the son] of Arphaxad,º which was [the son] of Sem,º which was [the son] of Noe,º which was [the son] of Lamech,º 37 Which was [the son] of Mathusala,º which was [the son] of Enoch,º which was [the son] of Jared,º which was [the son] of Maleleel,º which was [the son] of Cainan,º 38 Which was [the son] of Enos,º which was [the son] of Seth,º which was [the son] of Adam,º which was [the son] of God.º

[23] Gn 41:46; Nu 4:3, 35, 39, 43, 47; Mt 1:16; 13:55; Mk 6:3; Lk 4:22; Jn 6:42.
[31] 2S 5:14; 1Ch 3:5; 14:4; Zc 12:12.
[32] Nu 1:7; 2:3; 7:12; Ru 4:18; 1S 17:58; 20:31; 1K 12:16; 1Ch 2:10, 11; Ps 72:20; Is 11:1; Mt 1:3; Ac 13:22.
[33] Gn 29:35; 38:29; 46:12; 49:8; Nu 26:20; Ru 4:12, 19; 1Ch 2:4, 9; 9:4; Mt 1:2, 3.
[34] Gn 11:24; 21:3; 25:26; Jsh 24:2; 1Ch 1:24, 34; Mt 1:2; Ac 7:8.
[35] Gn 10:24, 25; 11:12, 16, 18.
[36] Gn 5:29, 32; 6:8, 22; 7:1, 13, 23; 8:1; 9:1, 18, 26; 10:21; 11:10, 12; 1Ch 1:17; Ezk 14:14; Lk 17:27; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5.
[37] Gn 5:6; 1Ch 1:1.
[38] Gn 1:26; 2:7; 4:25; 5:1, 3; Is 64:8; Ac 17:26; 1Co 15:45, 47.

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