Luke 3:1-22.
Luke 3:1-22 (Good News Translation)
1It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate
was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip
was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler
of Abilene,
2and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the
word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
3So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan
River, preaching,
Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive
your sins.
4As it is written in
the book of the prophet Isaiah:
Someone is shouting in the desert:
Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!
5Every valley must be filled up,
every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
and the rough paths made smooth.
6The whole human race will see God's salvation!
7Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him.
You snakes! he said to them.
Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is
about to send?
8Do those things that will show that you have turned from your
sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your
ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants
for Abraham!
9The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree
that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.
10The people asked him,
What are we to do, then?
11He answered,
Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none,
and whoever has food must share it.
12Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him,
Teacher, what are we to do?
13Don't collect more than is legal, he told them.
14Some soldiers also asked him,
What about us? What are we to do?
He said to them,
Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely.
Be content with your pay.
15People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder
whether John perhaps might be the Messiah.
16So John said to all of them,
I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much
greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the
grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a
fire that never goes out.
18In many different ways John preached the Good News to the
people and urged them to change their ways.
19But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married
Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.
20Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.
21After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was
baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened,
22and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in bodily form like a
dove. And a voice came from heaven,
You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.
was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip
was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler
of Abilene,
2and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the
word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
3So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan
River, preaching,
Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive
your sins.
4As it is written in
the book of the prophet Isaiah:
Someone is shouting in the desert:
Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!
5Every valley must be filled up,
every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
and the rough paths made smooth.
6The whole human race will see God's salvation!
7Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him.
You snakes! he said to them.
Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is
about to send?
8Do those things that will show that you have turned from your
sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your
ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants
for Abraham!
9The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree
that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.
10The people asked him,
What are we to do, then?
11He answered,
Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none,
and whoever has food must share it.
12Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him,
Teacher, what are we to do?
13Don't collect more than is legal, he told them.
14Some soldiers also asked him,
What about us? What are we to do?
He said to them,
Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely.
Be content with your pay.
15People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder
whether John perhaps might be the Messiah.
16So John said to all of them,
I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much
greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the
grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a
fire that never goes out.
18In many different ways John preached the Good News to the
people and urged them to change their ways.
19But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married
Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.
20Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.
21After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was
baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened,
22and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in bodily form like a
dove. And a voice came from heaven,
You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.
God bless you.
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