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Luke 3 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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John the Baptist Preaches

(Mat 3:1–6; Mar 1:2–6; Jhn 1:19–23 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 - Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
“THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS,
‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:5 - ‘EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED,
AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE [fn]BROUGHT LOW;
THE CROOKED WILL BECOME STRAIGHT,
AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6 - AND ALL [fn]FLESH WILL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD.’”
(Mat 3:7–12; Mar 1:7, 8; Jhn 1:24–28 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:7 - So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - “Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say [fn]to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - “Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:10 - And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:11 - And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:12 - And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - And he said to them, “[fn]Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 - Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were [fn]wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was [fn]the Christ,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John answered and said to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you [fn]with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:17 - “His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:18 - So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:20 - Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

Jesus Is Baptized

(Mat 3:13–17; Mar 1:9–11; Jhn 1:29–34 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 - Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

Genealogy of Jesus

(Gen 5:1–32; 11:10–26; Rth 4:18–22; 1Ch 1:1–4, 24–27, 34; 2:1–15; Mat 1:2–16 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, [fn]as was supposed, the son of Joseph, [fn]the son of [fn]Eli,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:25 - the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of [fn]Hesli, the son of Naggai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:27 - the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of [fn]Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:28 - the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:29 - the son of [fn]Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - the son of Simeon, the son of [fn]Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:31 - the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:32 - the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of [fn]Salmon, the son of [fn]Nahshon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:33 - the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of [fn]Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:34 - the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:35 - the son of Serug, the son of [fn]Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of [fn]Heber, the son of Shelah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:36 - the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:37 - the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:38 - the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Or, leveled
Or, mankind
Or, in
Or, Exact
Or, reasoning or debating
I.e. the Messiah
The Gr here can be translated in, with or by
Literally: as it was being thought
Literally: of Eli, and so throughout the genealogy
Also spelled Heli
Also spelled Esli
Gr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38
Gr Jesus
Gr Judas
Gr Sala
Gr Naasson
Gr Arni
Gr Ragau
Gr Eber
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