Gospel According To Luke

Gospel According to Luke (MLV)

Luke 3)

^3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,^3:2 in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.^3:3 And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the immersion* of repentance to forgiveness of sins;^3:4 as it has been written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness, You* make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.^3:5 Every valley will be filled and every mountain and hill will be humbled. And the crooked will become straight and the rough ways smooth.^3:6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.' {Is. 40:3-5}

^3:7 He said therefore to the crowds that went out to be immersed* by him, You* offspring of vipers, who warned you* to flee from the future wrath?^3:8 Therefore produce fruits worthy of _<7>repentance and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham FOR our father: for* I say to you*, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.^3:9 And the axe also is already destined FOR the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

^3:10 And the crowds asked him, saying, What then must we do?

^3:11 And he answered and said to them, He who has two tunics, let him impart to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do similarly.

^3:12 And there came also tax collectors to be immersed* and they said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

^3:13 And he said to them, Collect no more than what is appointed for you*.

^3:14 And soldiers also asked him, saying and we, what must we do?

And he said to them, Intimidate no one, nor wrongfully extract anything; and be content with your* wages.

^3:15 And as the people were in expectation and all reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ;^3:16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed immerse* you* in water; but there is coming he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he will immerse* you* in the Holy Spirit and in fire:^3:17 whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

^3:18 And therefore with many other things he was encouraging and proclaiming the gospel to the people;^3:19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias his brother's wife and concerning all the evil things which Herod had done,^3:20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

^3:21 Now it happened, when all the people were immersed*, that, Jesus also having been immersed* and praying, the heaven was opened,^3:22 and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him and a voice came out of heaven, You are my beloved* Son: in you I am well pleased.

^3:23 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,^3:24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,^3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,^3:26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,^3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,^3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,^3:29 the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,^3:30 the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,^3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,^3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,^3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,^3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,^3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,^3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,^3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,^3:38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

<7> 3:8- OR: your repentance