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施洗约翰在旷野传道

恺撒提庇留在位第十五年,本丢·彼拉多犹太巡抚,希律加利利分封的王,他的兄弟腓力以土利亚特拉可尼地方分封的王,吕撒聂亚比利尼分封的王, 亚那该亚法做大祭司。那时,撒迦利亚的儿子约翰在旷野里,神的话临到他。 他就来到约旦河一带地方,宣讲悔改的洗礼,使罪得赦。 正如先知以赛亚书上所记的话说:“在旷野有人声喊着说:‘预备主的道,修直他的路! 一切山洼都要填满,大小山冈都要削平,弯弯曲曲的地方要改为正直,高高低低的道路要改为平坦。 凡有血气的,都要见神的救恩。’”

约翰对那出来要受他洗的众人说:“毒蛇的种类!谁指示你们逃避将来的愤怒呢? 你们要结出果子来,与悔改的心相称!不要自己心里说:‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们,神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。 现在斧子已经放在树根上,凡不结好果子的树就砍下来,丢在火里。” 10 众人问他说:“这样,我们当做什么呢?” 11 约翰回答说:“有两件衣裳的,就分给那没有的,有食物的也当这样行。” 12 又有税吏来要受洗,问他说:“夫子,我们当做什么呢?” 13 约翰说:“除了例定的数目,不要多取。” 14 又有兵丁问他说:“我们当做什么呢?”约翰说:“不要以强暴待人,也不要讹诈人,自己有钱粮就当知足。”

必有圣灵与火的洗

15 百姓指望基督来的时候,人都心里猜疑或者约翰是基督。 16 约翰说:“我是用水给你们施洗。但有一位能力比我更大的要来,我就是给他解鞋带也不配,他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。 17 他手里拿着簸箕,要扬净他的场,把麦子收在仓里,把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。”

约翰责备希律被囚

18 约翰又用许多别的话劝百姓,向他们传福音。 19 只是分封的王希律因他兄弟之妻希罗底的缘故,并因他所行的一切恶事,受了约翰的责备, 20 又另外添了一件,就是把约翰收在监里。

耶稣受洗

21 众百姓都受了洗,耶稣也受了洗,正祷告的时候天就开了, 22 圣灵降临在他身上,形状仿佛鸽子;又有声音从天上来说:“你是我的爱子,我喜悦你。”

耶稣的家谱

23 耶稣开头传道,年纪约有三十岁。依人看来,他是约瑟的儿子,约瑟希里的儿子, 24 希里玛塔的儿子,玛塔利未的儿子,利未麦基的儿子,麦基雅拿的儿子,雅拿约瑟的儿子, 25 约瑟玛他提亚的儿子,玛他提亚亚摩斯的儿子,亚摩斯拿鸿的儿子,拿鸿以斯利的儿子,以斯利拿该的儿子, 26 拿该玛押的儿子,玛押玛他提亚的儿子,玛他提亚西美的儿子,西美约瑟的儿子,约瑟犹大的儿子,犹大约亚拿的儿子, 27 约亚拿利撒的儿子,利撒所罗巴伯的儿子,所罗巴伯撒拉铁的儿子,撒拉铁尼利的儿子,尼利麦基的儿子, 28 麦基亚底的儿子,亚底哥桑的儿子,哥桑以摩当的儿子,以摩当的儿子,约细的儿子, 29 约细以利以谢的儿子,以利以谢约令的儿子,约令玛塔的儿子,玛塔利未的儿子, 30 利未西缅的儿子,西缅犹大的儿子,犹大约瑟的儿子,约瑟约南的儿子,约南以利亚敬的儿子, 31 以利亚敬米利亚的儿子,米利亚买南的儿子,买南玛达他的儿子,玛达他拿单的儿子,拿单大卫的儿子, 32 大卫耶西的儿子,耶西俄备得的儿子,俄备得波阿斯的儿子,波阿斯撒门的儿子,撒门拿顺的儿子, 33 拿顺亚米拿达的儿子,亚米拿达亚兰的儿子,亚兰希斯仑的儿子,希斯仑法勒斯的儿子,法勒斯犹大的儿子, 34 犹大雅各的儿子,雅各以撒的儿子,以撒亚伯拉罕的儿子,亚伯拉罕他拉的儿子,他拉拿鹤的儿子, 35 拿鹤西鹿的儿子,西鹿拉吴的儿子,拉吴法勒的儿子,法勒希伯的儿子,希伯沙拉的儿子, 36 沙拉该南的儿子,该南亚法撒的儿子,亚法撒的儿子,挪亚的儿子,挪亚拉麦的儿子, 37 拉麦玛土撒拉的儿子,玛土撒拉以诺的儿子,以诺雅列的儿子,雅列玛勒列的儿子,玛勒列该南的儿子,该南以挪士的儿子, 38 以挪士塞特的儿子,塞特亚当的儿子,亚当是神的儿子。

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

In the fifteenth year of the reign of (A)Tiberius Caesar, (B)Pontius Pilate (C)being governor of Judea, and (D)Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during (E)the high priesthood of Annas and (F)Caiaphas, (G)the word of God came to (H)John the son of Zechariah in (I)the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (J)a baptism of repentance (K)for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in (L)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

(M)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(N)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
    make his paths straight.
(O)Every valley shall be filled,
    (P)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(Q)and the crooked shall become straight,
    and the rough places shall become level ways,
(R)and all flesh shall see (S)the salvation of God.’”

He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, (T)“You brood of (U)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (V)the wrath to come? Bear fruits (W)in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, (X)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from (Y)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (Z)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 And the crowds asked him, (AA)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (AB)“Whoever has two tunics[b] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (AC)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (AD)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (AE)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (AF)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (AG)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (AH)wages.”

15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, (AI)whether he might be (AJ)the Christ, 16 (AK)John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but (AL)he who is mightier than I is coming, (AM)the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you (AN)with the Holy Spirit and (AO)fire. 17 His (AP)winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to (AQ)gather the wheat into his barn, (AR)but the chaff he will burn with (AS)unquenchable fire.”

18 So (AT)with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 But (AU)Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that (AV)he locked up John in prison.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when (AW)Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, (AX)the heavens were opened, 22 and (AY)the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and (AZ)a voice came from heaven, (BA)“You are my beloved Son;[c] with you I am well pleased.”[d]

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23 Jesus, (BB)when he began his ministry, was about (BC)thirty years of age, being (BD)the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, (BE)the son of Zerubbabel, the son (BF)of Shealtiel,[e] the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of (BG)Nathan, the son of David, 32 (BH)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 (BI)the son of Jacob, (BJ)the son of Isaac, (BK)the son of Abraham, (BL)the son of Terah, 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 Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
  2. Luke 3:11 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  3. Luke 3:22 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
  4. Luke 3:22 Some manuscripts beloved Son; today I have begotten you
  5. Luke 3:27 Greek Salathiel