- The Holy Gospel of JesusChrist, according to st. Luke
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CHAPTER 3.
1 NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina;
2 Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of
the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.
3 And he came into all the country about the Jordan,
preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;
4 As it was written in the book of the sayings of
Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
5 Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain
and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the
rough ways plain;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth
to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from
the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and
do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that
God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees.
Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down and
cast into the fire.
10 And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we
do?
11 And he answering, said to them: He that hath two
coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in
like manner.
12 And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said
to him: Master, what shall we do?
13 But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which
is appointed you.
14 And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what
shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any
man; and be content with your pay.
15 And as the people were of opinion, and all were
thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ;
16 John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you
with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and
with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his
floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with
unquenchable fire.
18 And many other things exhorting, did he preach to
the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him
for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;
20 He added this also above all, and shut up John in
prison.
21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were
baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened;
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a
dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I
am well pleased.
23 And Jesus himself was beginning about the age of
thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli,
who was of Mathat,
24 Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of
Janne, who was of Joseph,
25 Who was of Mathathias, who was of Amos, who was of
Nahum, who was of Hesli, who was of Nagge,
26 Who was of Mahath, who was of Mathathias, who was of
Semei, who was of Joseph, who was of Juda,
27 Who was of Joanna, who was of Reza, who was of
Zorobabel, who was of Salathiel, who was of Neri,
28 Who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of
Cosan, who was of Helmadan, who was of Her,
29 Who was of Jesus, who was of Eliezer, who was of
Jorim, who was of Mathat, who was of Levi,
30 Who was of Simeon, who was of Judas, who was of
Joseph, who was of Jona, who was of Eliakim,
31 Who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of
Mathatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David,
32 Who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Booz,
who was of Salmon, who was of Naasson,
33 Who was of Aminadab, who was of Aram, who was of
Esron, who was of Phares, who was of Judas,
34 Who was of Jacob, who was of Isaac, who was of
Abraham, who was of Thare, who was of Nachor,
35 Who was of Sarug, who was of Ragau, who was of
Phaleg, who was of Heber, who was of Sale,
36 Who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of
Sem, who was of Noe, who was of Lamech,
37 Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of
Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan,
38 Who was of Henos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam,
who was of God.
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