Luke

Luke 3

1The preaching and baptism of John: 15his testimony of Christ: 19Herod imprisoneth John for his free reproof. 21Christ is baptized, and receiveth testimony from heaven. 23The age and genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards.

1NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of ^aTiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate ^bbeing governor of Judaea, and ^cHerod being ^*tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother ^dPhilip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

a Mat. 22.17. b ch. 2.2. c Mat. 14.1. Mar. 6.14. d Mat. 14.3.

2^eAnnas and ^fCaiaphas being the high priests, ^gthe word of God came unto ^hJohn the son of Zacharias in the ⁱwilderness.

e Jn. 11.49,51; 18.13,24. Ac. 4.6. f Mat. 26.3. g Je. 1.2,4; 2.1; 7.1. Eze. 1.3. Ho. 1.1,2. Mat. 3. Mar. 1.2-11. h Mat. 3.1-12. Mar. 1.2-8. i ch. 1.80.

3^jAnd he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the ^*remission of sins;

j ch. 1.77. Mat. 3.1,2. Mar. 1.4. Jn. 1.31. Ac. 19.4; 13.24,25. Eze. 18.30.

4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, ^kThe voice of one crying in the wilderness, ^lPrepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

k Is. 40.3-5. Mar. 1.3. Mat. 3.3. Jn. 1.23. Mal. 3.1; 4.5,6. l Mal. 4.6. ch. 1.16,17,76-79. Jn. 1.7,26-36; 3.27-36; 5.33. Ac. 13.24,25; 19.4.

5^mEvery valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

m Is. 2.14; 62.10. Zec. 4.6,7.

6And ⁿall flesh shall see the salvation of God.

n ch. 2.11,30-32. Ps. 98.2. Is. 40.5; 49.6; 52.10. Mar. 16.15,16. Ro. 10.12,18.

7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, ^oO generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from ^pthe wrath to come?

o Mat. 3.7-10; 12.34; 23.33. ch. 10.9,11. p 1Th. 1.10. 2Th. 1.9. Ro. 5.10.

8^qBring forth therefore fruits ¹worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, ^rWe have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of ^sthese stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

q Ac. 26.20. Ga. 5.22,23. 2Pe. 1.4-10. 2Co. 7.11. Is. 1.16,17. r Jn. 8.33,39. Ac. 13.26. Je. 7.4. s Jos. 4.3,8. Mat. 8.11,12; 21.43. ch. 19.40.

9^tAnd now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

t Mat. 3.10; 7.19. ch. 13.7,9; 19.42; 23.31. Jn. 15.2,6; 12.35. 1Pe. 4.17,18. Eze. 15. He. 2.1,3; 4.1; 6.8.

10And the people asked him, saying, ^uWhat shall we do then?

u Ac. 2.37; 16.30. Jn. 6.28.

11He answereth and saith unto them, ^vHe that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath ^*meat, let him do likewise.

v Ja. 2.15,16; 1.27. 1Jn. 3.17; 4.20. 1Pe. 4.8. 2Co. 8.14. ch. 11.41. 1Ti. 6.18. Is. 58.7.

12^wThen came also ^*publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

w Mat. 21.31,32; 8.10. ch. 7.29,30; 15.1,2; 5.27-32.

13And he said unto them, ^xExact no more than that which is appointed you.

x ch. 19.8. 1Co. 6.10. Mi. 6.8. Mat. 7.12. 1Ti. 6.8.

14And the ^ysoldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, ^z2Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your ³wages.

y Mat. 8.5; 27.54. Ac. 10. z Ex. 23.1. Le. 19.11,13. 1Ti. 6.8-10.

15And as the people were ⁴in expectation, and all men ⁵mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16John answered, saying unto them all, ^aI indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the ^*latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: ^bhe shall baptize you with the Holy ^*Ghost and with fire:

a Mat. 3.11,12. Mar. 1.7,8. Jn. 1.15,26,33. Ac. 13.24,25; 19.4; 1.5; 11.16. b Is. 44.3,4. Joel 2.28. Mal. 3.2,3. Jn. 7.38. Ac. 1.5; 2.4,17; 10.45; 11.16. 1Co. 12.13. Pr. 1.23.

17^cWhose ^*fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his ^*garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

c Mat. 3.12; 13.30. Je. 15.7,19. Mi. 4.12. Mal. 3.3; 4.1. Ps. 1; 21; 110. Mar. 9.44,48.

18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19But ^dHerod the ^*tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

d Mat. 14.1,3,4; 11.2. Mar. 6.17,18. v.1.

20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21Now when all the people were baptized, ^eit came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

e Mat. 3.13-17. Mar. 1.9-11. Jn. 1.29-34. Mat. 7.7,11. Is. 11.2; 61.1. Jn. 12.28. ch. 9.28,29.

22And the Holy ^*Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art ^fmy beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

f Ps. 2.7. Is. 42.1. Mat. 3.17; 16.16; 17.5; 12.18. ch. 9.35. 2Pe. 1.17. Col. 1.13.

23And Jesus himself began to be about ^gthirty years of age, being (as was supposed) ^hthe son of Joseph, ⁱwhich was the son of Heli,

g Ge. 41.46. Nu. 4.3,35. h Mat. 13.55. Mar. 6.3. Jn. 6.42. ch. 4.22. i Mat. 1.13-16.

24Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of ^jZorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

j Mat. 1.12. 1Ch. 3.19. Ezr. 3.2.

28Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of ^kNathan, which was the son of David,

k 1Ch. 3.5; 14.4. 2Sa. 5.14. Zec. 12.12.

32^lWhich was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

l 1Ch. 2.4,5,9-15. Mat. 1.3-6. Ru. 4.18-22.

33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

34^mWhich was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, ⁿwhich was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

m Mat. 1.2. 1Ch. 2.1; 1.34. Ge. 21.3; 25.26; 29.35. Ac. 7.8. He. 11.8-21. n Ge. 11.10-26. 1Ch. 1.24-28.

35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of ^oArphaxad, which was the son of Sem, ^pwhich was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

o Ge. 10.24; 11.12,13. p Ge. 5. 1Ch. 1.1-4,24.

37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, ^qwhich was the son of God.

q Ge. 1.26,27; 2.7; 5.1,2. Ac. 17.26. 1Co. 15.45,47. 1Ti. 2.14. Is. 64.8. Ge. 3.15.