LUKE
Chapter 3
| Luke | LO | 3:1 | Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, Philip, his brother, tetrarch of Iturea, and the province of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene; | |
| Luke | LO | 3:2 | in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:3 | And he went through all the country along the Jordan, publishing the immersion of reformation for the remission of sins. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:4 | As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one proclaiming in the wilderness, Prepare a way for the Lord, make for him a straight passage. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:5 | Let every valley be filled, every mountain and hill be levelled; let the crooked roads be made straight, and the rough ways smooth, | |
| Luke | LO | 3:7 | Then said he to the multitudes, who flocked out to be immersed by him, Offspring of vipers, who has prompted you to flee from the impending vengeance? | |
| Luke | LO | 3:8 |
Produce, then, the proper fruits of reformation; and say not within yourselves, We have Abraham | |
| Luke | LO | 3:9 | And even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Every tree, therefore, which produces not good fruit, is cut down, and thrown into the fire. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:11 | He answered, Let him who has two coats, impart to him who has none; and let him who has victuals do the same. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:14 | Soldiers likewise asked him, And what must we do? He answered, Injure no man, either by violence, or false accusation, and be content with your allowance. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:15 | As the people were in suspense concerning John, every man imagining within himself that he might be the Messiah, | |
| Luke | LO | 3:16 | John addressed them all, saying, I, indeed, immerse in water; but one mightier than I comes, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to untie; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire; | |
| Luke | LO | 3:17 | his winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his grain; he will gather the wheat into his granary, and consume the chaff in unquenchable fire. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:19 | But Herod, the tetrarch, having been reproved by him, on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the crimes which Herod had committed, | |
| Luke | LO | 3:21 | Now when John immersed all the people, Jesus was likewise immersed; and while he prayed, the heaven was opened, | |
| Luke | LO | 3:22 | and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my Son, the beloved; in thee I delight. | |
| Luke | LO | 3:23 | Now Jesus was himself about thirty years in subjection, being (as was supposed) a son of Joseph, son of Heli, | |