And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip being tetrarch of the region belonging to Ituraea, and of the region of

Now it came to pass, during the immersion of all the people, Jesus also having been immersed and praying, for the heaven to be opened,

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked things will be into straight and the rough into smooth ways.

and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.

John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,

And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.

And the crowds questioned him, saying, What then shall we do?

And tax collectors also came to be immersed, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all of which evil things Herod had done,

And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.

Indeed therefore, also exhorting the people with many other things, he preached the good-news.

also added this to them all, he even locked up John in prison.

the son of Joannan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Joda,

the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins,

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah

whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, which says, The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,