NOW in the fifteenth years of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

2 While Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah in the wilderness.

3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

4 As it is written in the book of th words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: "The voice  of one crying  inthe wilderness : ' Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.

5 Every valley shall be filed and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth;

6 And all flesh see the salvation of God.' "

7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him," Brod of vipers! Who warned you to flee the wrath to come?

8 "Therfore bear fruit worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves,' We have Abaham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

9 "And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

10 So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?"

11 He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

12 Then tax colectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do."

13 And he said to them, "Collect no more than what is appointed for you."

14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying," And what shall we do ? "So he said to them," Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be conent with your wages."

15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all rasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ  or not,

16 John answered , saying  to all, "I indeed baptize you water; but One mighter than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am no worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

17 "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will throughly clean out His treashing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

18 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done.

20 Also added this, above all, that he shut up in prison.

21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily from like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven said, " You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

23 Now Jesus Himself began His minisery at about thirty year of age, being ( as was supposed ) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

24 The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Jospeph, Naggai,

25  The son of Mattathiah, son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

26 The son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

27 The son of Joannas, he son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

28 The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son  of Elmodam, the son of Er,

29 The son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Mattha, the son of Levi,

30 The son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Josep, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

31 The son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathen, the son of David,

32 The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

33 The son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perz, the son of Judah,

34 The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Treah, the son of Nahor,

35 The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

36 The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of shem, the son of Naoh, the son of Lamech,

37 The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

38 The son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. LUKE 3