The Gospel according to Luke

Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Ti-be´-ri-us Caesar, Pon´tius Pilate being governor of Ju-dae´-a, and Herod being te´-trarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip te´-trarch of It-u-rae´-a and of the region of Trach-oni´-tis, and Ly-sa´-ni-as the te´-trarch of Ab-i-le´-ne,

Luke 3:2 An´-nas and Ca´-ia-phas being the high priests, the Word of God came unto John the son of Zach-a-ri´-as in the wilderness.

Luke 3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Luke 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of E-sa´-ias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

Luke 3:5 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 shall be made smooth;

Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Luke 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Luke 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Luke 3:9 And 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.

Luke 3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Luke 3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Luke 3:13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

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

Luke 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

Luke 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Luke 3:17 Whose 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.

Luke 3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

Luke 3:19 But Herod the te´-trarch, being reproved by him for He-ro´-di-as his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Luke 3:20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

Luke 3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the Heaven was opened,

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, Thou art My beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased.

Luke 3:23 And Jesus Himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of He´-li,

Luke 3:24 Which was the son of Mat´-that, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Mel´-chi, which was the son of Jan´-na, which was the son of Joseph,

Luke 3:25 Which was the son of Mat-tathi´-as, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Na´-um, which was the son of Es´-li, which was the son of Nag´-ge,

Luke 3:26 Which was the son of Ma´-ath, which was the son of Mat-ta-thi´-as, which was the son of Sem´-e-i, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

Luke 3:27 Which was the son of Jo-an´-na, which was the son of Rhe´-sa, which was the son of Zo-rob´-a-bel, which was the son of Sa-la´-thi-el, which was the son of Ne´-ri,

Luke 3:28 Which was the son of Mel´-chi, which was the son of Ad´-di, which was the son of Co´-sam, which was the son of El-mo´-dam, which was the son of Er,

Luke 3:29 Which was the son of Jo´-se, which was the son of E-li-e´-zer, which was the son of Jo´-rim, which was the son of Mat´-that, which was the son of Levi,

Luke 3:30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jo´-nan, which was the son of E-li´a-kim,

Luke 3:31 Which was the son of Me´-le-a, which was the son of Me´-nan, which was the son of Mat´-ta-tha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

Luke 3:32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of O´-bed, which was the son of Bo´-oz, which was the son of Sal´-mon, which was the son of Na-as´-son,

Luke 3:33 Which was the son of A-min´a-dab, which was the son of A´-ram, which was the son of Es´-rom, which was the son of Pha´-res, which was the son of Juda,

Luke 3:34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Tha´-ra, which was the son of Na´-chor,

Luke 3:35 Which was the son of Sa´-ruch, which was the son of Ra´-gau, which was the son of Pha´-lec, which was the son of He´-ber, which was the son of Sa´-la,

Luke 3:36 Which was the son of Ca-i´-nan, which was the son of Ar-phax´-ad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of No´-e, which was the son of La´-mech,

Luke 3:37 Which was the son of Ma-thu´sa-la, which was the son of E´-noch, which was the son of Ja´-red, which was the son of Ma-le´-le-el, which was the son of Ca-i´-nan,

Luke 3:38 Which was the son of E´-nos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.