Luke 3 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Preaching of John the Baptist

(Mat 3:1–6; Mar 1:2–6; Jhn 1:19–23 )

Now^G1161 in the fifteenth^G4003 year^G2094 of the reign^G2231 of Tiberius^G5086 Caesar^G2541, when Pontius^G4194 Pilate^G4091 was^G2230 governor^G2230 of Judea^G2449, and Herod^G2264 was tetrarch^G5075 of Galilee^G1056, and his brother^G80 Philip^G5376 was tetrarch^G5075 of the region^G5561 of Ituraea^G2484 and Trachonitis^G5139, and Lysanias^G3078 was tetrarch^G5075 of Abilene^G9,

Luk 3:2

Luk 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

Luk 3:3

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

Luk 3:4

Luk 3:4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

“THE VOICE^G5456 OF ONE CRYING^G994 IN THE WILDERNESS^G2048,

‘MAKE^G2090 READY^G2090 THE WAY^G3598 OF THE [fn]LORD^G2962,

MAKE^G4160 HIS PATHS^G5147 STRAIGHT^G2117.

Luk 3:5

‘EVERY^G3956 RAVINE^G5327 WILL BE FILLED^G4137,

AND EVERY^G3956 MOUNTAIN^G3735 AND HILL^G1015 WILL BE [fn]BROUGHT^G5013 LOW^G5013;

THE CROOKED^G4646 WILL BE^G1510^G1519 STRAIGHT^G2117,

AND THE ROUGH^G5138 ROADS^G3598 SMOOTH^G3006.

Luk 3:6

AND ALL^G3956 [fn]FLESH^G4561 WILL SEE^G3708 THE SALVATION^G4992 OF GOD^G2316.’”

(Mat 3:7–12; Mar 1:7, 8; Jhn 1:24–28 )

Luk 3:7

So^G3767 he was saying^G3004 to the crowds^G3793 who were going^G1607 out^G1607 to be baptized^G907 by him, “You brood^G1081 of vipers^G2191, who^G5101 warned^G5263 you to flee^G5343 from the wrath^G3709 to^G3195 come^G3195?

Luk 3:8

Luk 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.

Luk 3:9

Luk 3:9“But indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Luk 3:10

And the crowds^G3793 were questioning^G1905 him, saying^G3004, “Then^G3767 what^G5101 should we do^G4160?”

Luk 3:11

Luk 3:11And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two [fn]tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

Luk 3:12

Luk 3:12And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

Luk 3:13

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

Luk 3:14

Luk 3:14And soldiers were also questioning him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or extort anyone, and be content with your wages.”

Luk 3:15

Now^G1161 while the people^G2992 were^G4328 in^G4328 a^G4328 state^G4328 of^G4328 expectation^G4328 and all^G3956 were reasoning^G1260 in their hearts^G2588 about^G4012 John^G2491, as to whether^G3379 he was the [fn]Christ^G5547,

Luk 3:16

Luk 3:16John answered, saying 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 strap of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Luk 3:17

Luk 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.”

Luk 3:18

So^G3767 with many^G4183 other^G2087 exhortations^G3870 he proclaimed^G2097 the gospel^G2097 to the people^G2992.

Luk 3:19

Luk 3:19But when Herod the tetrarch was reproved by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done,

Luk 3:20

Luk 3:20Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

The Baptism of Jesus

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

Luk 3:21

Now^G1161 it happened^G1096 that when^G1722 all^G537 the people^G2992 were being baptized^G907, Jesus^G2424 was also^G2532 baptized^G907, and while He was praying^G4336, heaven^G3772 was opened^G455,

Luk 3:22

Luk 3:22and 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.”

The 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 )

Luk 3:23

When He began^G757 His ministry, Jesus^G2424 Himself^G846 was about^G5616 thirty^G5144 years^G2094 of age^G2094, being^G1510, [fn]as was supposed^G3543,