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          DASV: Luke 3    

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod Antipas was
tetrarch over Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of
the region over Ituraea and Trachonitis and Lysanias was
tetrarch over Abilene.
2 During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 He went into all the region around the Jordan River,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
    "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
        'Prepare the way of the Lord,
        make his paths straight.'
5 Every valley will be filled,
        and every mountain and hill will be brought low;
   the crooked will become straight,
        the rough ways smooth;
6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God."

7 So John proclaimed to the crowds who came out to be baptized
by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from
the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth fruits demonstrating your repentance, and do not
even start to tell yourselves, 'Abraham is our father,' for
I tell you, that God is able to raise up from these rocks
children to Abraham.
9 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; so that
every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down,
and thrown into the fire."

10 The crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
11 He replied, "He who has two coats, let him give to the one
who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."
12 The tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said
to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
13 He replied, "Do not collect any more than what is required."
14 Soldiers also asked him, "And what about us, what should
we do?" He replied, "Do not extort money from anyone by
violence, do not accuse anyone by false accusations; and
be content with your wages."

15 The people were filled with expectation, everyone was
wondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be
the Messiah [that is, Christ].
16 John answered them all saying, "I baptize you with water;
but one is coming who is mightier than I am, the thong of
whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear out his
threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into his barn;
but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
18 With many other warnings he proclaimed the good news
to the people.
19 But Herod Antipas the tetrarch was rebuked by John for
marrying Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the
evil things which Herod had done.
20 Herod added this to them all, when he imprisoned John.

21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized,
that, Jesus also having been baptized, prayed while the
heaven was opened.
22 The Holy Spirit descended on him in physical form, like
a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son;
in you I am well pleased."

23 Jesus himself began to teach when he was about thirty years
old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph,
      the son of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat,
      the son of Levi,
      the son of Melki,
      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,
      the son of Zerubbabel,
      the son of Shealtiel,
      the son of Neri,
28 the son of Melki,
      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 Nathan,
      the son of David,
32 the son of Jesse,
      the son of Obed,
      the son of Boaz,
      the son of Salmon,
      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 the son of Jacob,
      the son of Isaac,
      the son of Abraham,
      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 Mahalalel,
      the son of Kenan,
38 the son of Enos,
      the son of Seth,
      the son of Adam,
      the son of God.

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