Luke 3

GNT

1 ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας τιβερίου καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος ποντίου πιλάτου τῆς ἰουδαίας, καὶ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς γαλιλαίας ἡρῴδου, φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς ἰτουραίας καὶ τραχωνίτιδος χώρας, καὶ λυσανίου τῆς ἀβιληνῆς τετρααρχοῦντος,

2 ἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως ἅννα καὶ καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπὶ ἰωάννην τὸν ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.

3 καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν [τὴν] περίχωρον τοῦ ἰορδάνου κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,

4 ὡς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ λόγων ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.

5 πᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθείαν καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας·

6 καὶ ὄψεται πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ.

7 ἔλεγεν οὗν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;

8 ποιήσατε οὗν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας· καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν ἀβραάμ, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῶ ἀβραάμ.

9 ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὗν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.

10 καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες, τί οὗν ποιήσωμεν;

11 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῶ μὴ ἔχοντι, καὶ ὁ ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω.

12 ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν, διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσωμεν;

13 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.

14 ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες, τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.

15 προσδοκῶντος δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ διαλογιζομένων πάντων ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ ἰωάννου, μήποτε αὐτὸς εἴη ὁ χριστός,

16 ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ ἰωάννης, ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὖ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·

17 οὖ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ διακαθᾶραι τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ συναγαγεῖν τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.

18 πολλὰ μὲν οὗν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν·

19 ὁ δὲ ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ περὶ ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ ἡρῴδης,

20 προσέθηκεν καὶ τοῦτο ἐπὶ πᾶσιν [καὶ] κατέκλεισεν τὸν ἰωάννην ἐν φυλακῇ.

21 ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῶ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ ἰησοῦ βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσευχομένου ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανὸν

22 καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον σωματικῶ εἴδει ὡς περιστερὰν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.

23 καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἰησοῦς ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα, ὢν υἱός, ὡς ἐνομίζετο, ἰωσὴφ τοῦ ἠλὶ

24 τοῦ μαθθὰτ τοῦ λευὶ τοῦ μελχὶ τοῦ ἰανναὶ τοῦ ἰωσὴφ

25 τοῦ ματταθίου τοῦ ἀμὼς τοῦ ναοὺμ τοῦ ἑσλὶ τοῦ ναγγαὶ

26 τοῦ μάαθ τοῦ ματταθίου τοῦ σεμεῒν τοῦ ἰωσὴχ τοῦ ἰωδὰ

27 τοῦ ἰωανὰν τοῦ ῥησὰ τοῦ ζοροβαβὲλ τοῦ σαλαθιὴλ τοῦ νηρὶ

28 τοῦ μελχὶ τοῦ ἀδδὶ τοῦ κωσὰμ τοῦ ἐλμαδὰμ τοῦ ἢρ

29 τοῦ ἰησοῦ τοῦ ἐλιέζερ τοῦ ἰωρὶμ τοῦ μαθθὰτ τοῦ λευὶ

30 τοῦ συμεὼν τοῦ ἰούδα τοῦ ἰωσὴφ τοῦ ἰωνὰμ τοῦ ἐλιακὶμ

31 τοῦ μελεὰ τοῦ μεννὰ τοῦ ματταθὰ τοῦ ναθὰμ τοῦ δαυὶδ

32 τοῦ ἰεσσαὶ τοῦ ἰωβὴδ τοῦ βόος τοῦ σαλὰ τοῦ ναασσὼν

33 τοῦ ἀμιναδὰβ τοῦ ἀδμὶν τοῦ ἀρνὶ τοῦ ἑσρὼμ τοῦ φάρες τοῦ ἰούδα

34 τοῦ ἰακὼβ τοῦ ἰσαὰκ τοῦ ἀβραὰμ τοῦ θάρα τοῦ ναχὼρ

35 τοῦ σεροὺχ τοῦ ῥαγαὺ τοῦ φάλεκ τοῦ ἔβερ τοῦ σαλὰ

36 τοῦ καϊνὰμ τοῦ ἀρφαξὰδ τοῦ σὴμ τοῦ νῶε τοῦ λάμεχ

37 τοῦ μαθουσαλὰ τοῦ ἑνὼχ τοῦ ἰάρετ τοῦ μαλελεὴλ τοῦ καϊνὰμ

38 τοῦ ἐνὼς τοῦ σὴθ τοῦ ἀδὰμ τοῦ θεοῦ.

KJV

1  Now¹¹⁶¹ in¹⁷²² the fifteenth⁴⁰⁰³ year²⁰⁹⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ reign²²³¹ of Tiberius⁵⁰⁸⁶ Caesar,²⁵⁴¹ Pontius⁴¹⁹⁴ Pilate⁴⁰⁹¹ being governor²²³⁰ of Judea,²⁴⁴⁹ and²⁵³² Herod²²⁶⁴ being tetrarch⁵⁰⁷⁵ of Galilee,¹⁰⁵⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ his⁸⁴⁶ brother⁸⁰ Philip⁵³⁷⁶ tetrarch⁵⁰⁷⁵ of Ituraea²⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² of the region⁵⁵⁶¹ of Trachonitis,⁵¹³⁹ and²⁵³² Lysanias³⁰⁷⁸ the tetrarch⁵⁰⁷⁵ of Abilene,⁹

2  Annas⁴⁵² and²⁵³² Caiaphas²⁵³³ being the high priests,^{1909 749} the word⁴⁴⁸⁷ of God²³¹⁶ came¹⁰⁹⁶ unto¹⁹⁰⁹ John²⁴⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ of Zacharias²¹⁹⁷ in²¹⁹⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ wilderness.²⁰⁴⁸

3  And²⁵³² he came²⁰⁶⁴ into¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ country about⁴⁰⁶⁶ Jordan,²⁴⁴⁶ preaching²⁷⁸⁴ the baptism⁹⁰⁸ of repentance³³⁴¹ for¹⁵¹⁹ the remission⁸⁵⁹ of sins;²⁶⁶

4  As⁵⁶¹³ it is written¹¹²⁵ in¹⁷²² the book⁹⁷⁶ of the words³⁰⁵⁶ of Isaiah²²⁶⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ prophet,⁴³⁹⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ The voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of one crying⁹⁹⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ wilderness,²⁰⁴⁸ Prepare²⁰⁹⁰ ye the³⁵⁸⁸ way³⁵⁹⁸ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² make⁴¹⁶⁰ his⁸⁴⁶ paths⁵¹⁴⁷ straight.²¹¹⁷

5  Every³⁹⁵⁶ valley⁵³²⁷ shall be filled,⁴¹³⁷ and²⁵³² every³⁹⁵⁶ mountain³⁷³⁵ and²⁵³² hill¹⁰¹⁵ shall be brought low;⁵⁰¹³ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ crooked⁴⁶⁴⁶ shall be made²⁰⁷¹ straight,²¹¹⁷ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ rough ways⁵¹³⁸ shall be^{1519 3598} made smooth;³⁰⁰⁶

6  And²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ shall see³⁷⁰⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ salvation⁴⁹⁹² of God.²³¹⁶

7  Then³⁷⁶⁷ said³⁰⁰⁴ he to the multitude³⁷⁹³ that came forth¹⁶⁰⁷ to be baptized⁹⁰⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ him,⁸⁴⁶ O generation¹⁰⁸¹ of vipers,²¹⁹¹ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath warned⁵²⁶³ you⁵²¹³ to flee⁵³⁴³ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ wrath³⁷⁰⁹ to come?³¹⁹⁵

8  Bring forth⁴¹⁶⁰ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ fruits²⁵⁹⁰ worthy⁵¹⁴ of repentance,³³⁴¹ and²⁵³² begin⁷⁵⁶ not³³⁶¹ to say³⁰⁰⁴ within¹⁷²² yourselves,¹⁴³⁸ We have²¹⁹² Abraham¹¹ to our father:³⁹⁶² for¹⁰⁶³ I say³⁰⁰⁴ unto you,⁵²¹³ That³⁷⁵⁴ God²³¹⁶ is able¹⁴¹⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ these⁵¹³⁰ stones³⁰³⁷ to raise up¹⁴⁵³ children⁵⁰⁴³ unto Abraham.¹¹

9  And¹¹⁶¹ now²²³⁵ also²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ axe⁵¹³ is laid²⁷⁴⁹ unto⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ root⁴⁴⁹¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ trees:¹¹⁸⁶ every³⁹⁵⁶ tree¹¹⁸⁶ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ which bringeth not forth^{4160 3361} good²⁵⁷⁰ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ is hewn down,¹⁵⁸¹ and²⁵³² cast⁹⁰⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ the fire.⁴⁴⁴²

10  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ people³⁷⁹³ asked¹⁹⁰⁵ him,⁸⁴⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ What⁵¹⁰¹ shall we do⁴¹⁶⁰ then?³⁷⁶⁷

11  He¹¹⁶¹ answereth⁶¹¹ and saith³⁰⁰⁴ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ He that hath²¹⁹² two¹⁴¹⁷ coats,⁵⁵⁰⁹ let him impart³³³⁰ to him that hath²¹⁹² none;³³⁶¹ and²⁵³² he that hath²¹⁹² meat,¹⁰³³ let him do⁴¹⁶⁰ likewise.³⁶⁶⁸

12  Then¹¹⁶¹ came²⁰⁶⁴ also²⁵³² publicans⁵⁰⁵⁷ to be baptized,⁹⁰⁷ and²⁵³² said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ Master,¹³²⁰ what⁵¹⁰¹ shall we do?⁴¹⁶⁰

13  And¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ Exact⁴²³⁸ no³³⁶⁷ more⁴¹¹⁹ than³⁸⁴⁴ that which is appointed¹²⁹⁹ you.⁵²¹³

14  And¹¹⁶¹ the soldiers⁴⁷⁵⁴ likewise²⁵³² demanded¹⁹⁰⁵ of him,⁸⁴⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ And²⁵³² what⁵¹⁰¹ shall we²²⁴⁸ do?⁴¹⁶⁰ And²⁵³² he said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ Do violence¹²⁸⁶ to no man,³³⁶⁷ neither³³⁶⁶ accuse any falsely;⁴⁸¹¹ and²⁵³² be content⁷¹⁴ with your⁵²¹⁶ wages.³⁸⁰⁰

15  And¹¹⁶¹ as the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² were in expectation,⁴³²⁸ and²⁵³² all men³⁹⁵⁶ mused¹²⁶⁰ in¹⁷²² their⁸⁴⁸ hearts²⁵⁸⁸ of⁴⁰¹² John,²⁴⁹¹ whether he were the Christ, or not;^{3379 846 1498 3588 5547}

16  John²⁴⁹¹ answered,⁶¹¹ saying³⁰⁰⁴ unto them all,⁵³⁷ I¹⁴⁷³ indeed³³⁰³ baptize⁹⁰⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ with water;⁵²⁰⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ one mightier²⁴⁷⁸ than I³⁴⁵⁰ cometh,²⁰⁶⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ latchet²⁴³⁸ of whose³⁷³⁹ shoes⁵²⁶⁶ I am¹⁵¹⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ worthy²⁴²⁵ to unloose:³⁰⁸⁹ he⁸⁴⁶ shall baptize⁹⁰⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ with¹⁷²² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² with fire:⁴⁴⁴²

17  Whose³⁷³⁹ fan⁴⁴²⁵ is in¹⁷²² his⁸⁴⁶ hand,⁵⁴⁹⁵ and²⁵³² he will thoroughly purge¹²⁴⁵ his⁸⁴⁸ floor,²⁵⁷ and²⁵³² will gather⁴⁸⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ wheat⁴⁶²¹ into¹⁵¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ garner;⁵⁹⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ chaff⁸⁹² he will burn²⁶¹⁸ with fire⁴⁴⁴² unquenchable.⁷⁶²

18  And^{2532 3767 3303} many⁴¹⁸³ other things²⁰⁸⁷ in his exhortation³⁸⁷⁰ preached²⁰⁹⁷ he unto the³⁵⁸⁸ people.²⁹⁹²

19  But¹¹⁶¹ Herod²²⁶⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ tetrarch,⁵⁰⁷⁶ being reproved¹⁶⁵¹ by⁵²⁵⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ for⁴⁰¹² Herodias²²⁶⁶ his⁸⁴⁶ brother⁸⁰ Philip's⁵³⁷⁶ wife,¹¹³⁵ and²⁵³² for⁴⁰¹² all³⁹⁵⁶ the evils⁴¹⁹⁰ which³⁷³⁹ Herod²²⁶⁴ had done,⁴¹⁶⁰

20  Added⁴³⁶⁹ yet²⁵³² this⁵¹²⁴ above¹⁹⁰⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ that²⁵³² he shut up²⁶²³ John²⁴⁹¹ in¹⁷²² prison.⁵⁴³⁸

21  Now¹¹⁶¹ when all⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² were baptized,⁹⁰⁷ it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that Jesus²⁴²⁴ also²⁵³² being baptized,⁹⁰⁷ and²⁵³² praying,⁴³³⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ heaven³⁷⁷² was opened,⁴⁵⁵

22  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ descended²⁵⁹⁷ in a bodily⁴⁹⁸⁴ shape¹⁴⁹¹ like⁵⁶¹⁶ a dove⁴⁰⁵⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² a voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ came¹⁰⁹⁶ from¹⁵³⁷ heaven,³⁷⁷² which said,³⁰⁰⁴ Thou⁴⁷⁷¹ art¹⁴⁸⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ beloved²⁷ Son;⁵²⁰⁷ in¹⁷²² thee⁴⁶⁷¹ I am well pleased.²¹⁰⁶

23  And²⁵³² Jesus²⁴²⁴ himself⁸⁴⁶ began⁷⁵⁶ to be²²⁵⁸ about⁵⁶¹⁶ thirty years of age^{5144 2094} being⁵⁶⁰⁷ (as⁵⁶¹³ was supposed)³⁵⁴³ the³⁵⁸⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ of Joseph,²⁵⁰¹ which was the son of Heli,²²⁴²

24  Which was the son of Matthat,³¹⁵⁸ which was the son of Levi,³⁰¹⁷ which was the son of Melchi,³¹⁹⁷ which was the son of Janna,²³⁸⁸ which was the son of Joseph,²⁵⁰¹

25  Which was the son of Mattathias,³¹⁶¹ which was the son of Amos,³⁰¹ which was the son of Naum,³⁴⁸⁶ which was the son of Esli,²⁰⁶⁹ which was the son of Nagge,³⁴⁷⁷

26  Which was the son of Maath,³⁰⁹² which was the son of Mattathias,³¹⁶¹ which was the son of Semei,⁴⁵⁸⁴ which was the son of Joseph,²⁵⁰¹ which was the son of Judah,²⁴⁵⁵

27  Which was the son of Joanna,²⁴⁹⁰ which was the son of Rhesa,⁴⁴⁸⁸ which was the son of Zorobabel,²²¹⁶ which was the son of Shealtiel,⁴⁵²⁸ which was the son of Neri,³⁵¹⁸

28  Which was the son of Melchi,³¹⁹⁷ which was the son of Addi,⁷⁸ which was the son of Cosam,²⁹⁷³ which was the son of Elmodam,¹⁶⁷⁸ which was the son of Er,²²⁶²

29  Which was the son of Jose,²⁴⁹⁹ which was the son of Eliezer,¹⁶⁶³ which was the son of Jorim,²⁴⁹⁷ which was the son of Matthat,³¹⁵⁸ which was the son of Levi,³⁰¹⁷

30  Which was the son of Simeon,⁴⁸²⁶ which was the son of Judah,²⁴⁵⁵ which was the son of Joseph,²⁵⁰¹ which was the son of Jonan,²⁴⁹⁴ which was the son of Eliakim,¹⁶⁶²

31  Which was the son of Melea,³¹⁹⁰ which was the son of Menan,³¹⁰⁴ which was the son of Mattatha,³¹⁶⁰ which was the son of Nathan,³⁴⁸¹ which was the son of David,¹¹³⁸

32  Which was the son of Jesse,²⁴²¹ which was the son of Obed,⁵⁶⁰¹ which was the son of Boaz,¹⁰⁰³ which was the son of Salmon,⁴⁵³³ which was the son of Naasson,³⁴⁷⁶

33  Which was the son of Aminadab,²⁸⁴ which was the son of Aram,⁶⁸⁹ which was the son of Esrom,²⁰⁷⁴ which was the son of Phares,⁵³²⁹ which was the son of Judah,²⁴⁵⁵

34  Which was the son of Jacob,²³⁸⁴ which was the son of Isaac,²⁴⁶⁴ which was the son of Abraham,¹¹ which was the son of Terah,²²⁹¹ which was the son of Nahor,³⁴⁹³

35  Which was the son of Serug,⁴⁵⁶² which was the son of Reu,⁴⁴⁶⁶ which was the son of Phalec,⁵³¹⁷ which was the son of Heber,¹⁴⁴³ which was the son of Sala,⁴⁵²⁷

36  Which was the son of Cainan,²⁵³⁶ which was the son of Arphaxad,⁷⁴² which was the son of Shem,⁴⁵⁹⁰ which was the son of Noah,³⁵⁷⁵ which was the son of Lamech,²⁹⁸⁴

37  Which was the son of Methuselah,³¹⁰³ which was the son of Enoch,¹⁸⁰² which was the son of Jared,²³⁹¹ which was the son of Maleleel,³¹²¹ which was the son of Cainan,²⁵³⁶

38  Which was the son of Enos,¹⁸⁰⁰ which was the son of Seth,⁴⁵⁸⁹ which was the son of Adam,⁷⁶ which was the son of God.²³¹⁶

Vul

1 Anno autem quintodecimo imperii Tiberii Cæsaris, procurante Pontio Pilato Judæam, tetrarcha autem Galiææ Herode, Philippo autem fratre ejus tetrarcha Iturææ, et Trachonitidis regionis, et Lysania Abilinæ tetrarcha,

2 sub principibus sacerdotum Anna et Caipha: factum est verbum Domini super Joannem, Zachariæ filium, in deserto.

3 Et venit in omnem regionem Jordanis, prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum,

4 sicut scriptum est in libro sermonum Isaiæ prophetæ: [Vox clamantis in deserto:
Parate viam Domini; rectas facite semitas ejus:

5 omnis vallis implebitur,
et omnis mons, et collis humiliabitur:
et erunt prava in directa, et aspera in vias planas:

6 et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei.]

7 Dicebat ergo ad turbas quæ exibant ut baptizarentur ab ipso: Genimina viperarum, quis ostendit vobis fugere a ventura ira?

8 Facite ergo fructus dignos pœnitentiæ, et ne cœperitis dicere: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quia potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.

9 Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor non faciens fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.

10 Et interrogabant eum turbæ, dicentes: Quid ergo faciemus?

11 Respondens autem dicebat illis: Qui habet duas tunicas, det non habenti: et qui habet escas, similiter faciat.

12 Venerunt autem et publicani ut baptizarentur, et dixerunt ad illum: Magister, quid faciemus?

13 At ille dixit ad eos: Nihil amplius, quam quod constitutum est vobis, faciatis.

14 Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes: Quid faciemus et nos? Et ait illis: Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis: et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.

15 Existimante autem populo, et cogitantibus omnibus in cordibus suis de Joanne, ne forte ipse esset Christus,

16 respondit Joannes, dicens omnibus: Ego quidem aqua baptizo vos: veniet autem fortior me, cujus non sum dignus solvere corrigiam calceamentorum ejus: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto et igni:

17 cujus ventilabrum in manu ejus, et purgabit aream suam, et congregabit triticum in horreum suum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.

18 Multa quidem et alia exhortans evangelizabat populo.

19 Herodes autem tetrarcha cum corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore fratris sui, et de omnibus malis quæ fecit Herodes,

20 adjecit et hoc super omnia, et inclusit Joannem in carcere.

21 Factum est autem cum baptizaretur omnis populus, et Jesu baptizato, et orante, apertum est cælum:

22 et descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum: et vox de cælo facta est: Tu es filius meus dilectus, in te complacui mihi.

23 Et ipse Jesus erat incipiens quasi annorum triginta, ut putabatur, filius Joseph, qui fuit Heli, qui fuit Mathat,

24 qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Janne, qui fuit Joseph,

25 qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Amos, qui fuit Nahum, qui fuit Hesli, qui fuit Nagge,

26 qui fuit Mahath, qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Semei, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Juda,

27 qui fuit Joanna, qui fuit Resa, qui fuit Zorobabel, qui fuit Salatheil, qui fuit Neri,

28 qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Addi, qui fuit Cosan, qui fuit Elmadan, qui fuit Her,

29 qui fuit Jesu, qui fuit Eliezer, qui fuit Jorim, qui fuit Mathat, qui fuit Levi,

30 qui fuit Simeon, qui fuit Juda, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Jona, qui fuit Eliakim,

31 qui fuit Melea, qui fuit Menna, qui fuit Mathatha, qui fuit Natham, qui fuit David,

32 qui fuit Jesse, qui fuit Obed, qui fuit Booz, qui fuit Salmon, qui fuit Naasson,

33 qui fuit Aminadab, qui fuit Aram, qui fuit Esron, qui fuit Phares, qui fuit Judæ,

34 qui fuit Jacob, qui fuit Isaac, qui fuit Abrahæ, qui fuit Thare, qui fuit Nachor,

35 qui fuit Sarug, qui fuit Ragau, qui fuit Phaleg, qui fuit Heber, qui fuit Sale,

36 qui fuit Cainan, qui fuit Arphaxad, qui fuit Sem, qui fuit Noë, qui fuit Lamech,

37 qui fuit Methusale, qui fuit Henoch, qui fuit Jared, qui fuit Malaleel, qui fuit Cainan,

38 qui fuit Henos, qui fuit Seth, qui fuit Adam, qui fuit Dei.