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1 Now in the fif­teenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cae­sar, Pon­tius Pi­late be­ing gov­er­nor of Ju­daea, and Herod be­ing tetrar­ch of Galilee, and his broth­er Philip tetrar­ch of Itu­raea and of the re­gion of Tra­choni­tis, and Lysa­nias the tetrar­ch of Abi­lene, 2 An­nas and Ca­iaphas be­ing the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilder­ness. 3 And he came into all the coun­try about Jor­dan, preach­ing the bap­tism of re­pen­tance for the re­mis­sion of sins; 4 As it is writ­ten in the book of the words of Esa­ias the prophet, say­ing, The voice of one cry­ing in the wilder­ness, Pre­pare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Ev­ery val­ley shall be filled, and ev­ery moun­tain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 And all flesh shall see the sal­va­tion of God. 7 Then said he to the mul­ti­tude that came forth to be bap­tized of him, O gen­er­a­tion of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth there­fore fruits wor­thy of re­pen­tance, and be­gin not to say with­in your­selves, We have Abra­ham to our fa­ther: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up chil­dren unto Abra­ham. 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: ev­ery tree there­fore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10 And the peo­ple asked him, say­ing, What shall we do then? 11 He an­swereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him im­part to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do like­wise. 12 Then came also pub­li­cans to be bap­tized, and said unto him, Mas­ter, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them, Ex­act no more than that which is ap­point­ed you. 14 And the sol­diers like­wise de­mand­ed of him, say­ing, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do vi­o­lence to no man, nei­ther ac­cuse any false­ly; and be con­tent with your wages. 15 And as the peo­ple were in ex­pec­ta­tion, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 John an­swered, say­ing unto them all, I in­deed bap­tize you with wa­ter; but one might­i­er than I cometh, the latch­et of whose shoes I am not wor­thy to un­loose: he shall bap­tize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will through­ly purge his floor, and will gath­er the wheat into his gar­ner; but the chaff he will burn with fire un­quench­able. 18 And many oth­er things in his ex­hor­ta­tion preached he unto the peo­ple. 19 But Herod the tetrar­ch, be­ing re­proved by him for Hero­dias his broth­er Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 21 Now when all the peo­ple were bap­tized, it came to pass, that Je­sus also be­ing bap­tized, and pray­ing, the heav­en was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost de­scend­ed in a bod­i­ly shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heav­en, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Je­sus him­self be­gan to be about thir­ty years of age, be­ing (as was sup­posed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of He­li, 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Jan­na, which was the son of Joseph, 25 Which was the son of Mat­tathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Es­li, which was the son of Nagge, 26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mat­tathias, which was the son of Se­mei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Ju­da, 27 Which was the son of Joan­na, which was the son of Rhe­sa, which was the son of Zorob­a­bel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Ad­di, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliez­er, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30 Which was the son of Sime­on, which was the son of Ju­da, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jo­nan, which was the son of Eli­akim, 31 Which was the son of Me­lea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mat­tatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naas­son, 33 Which was the son of Am­i­nadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Es­rom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Ju­da, 34 Which was the son of Ja­cob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abra­ham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Na­chor, 35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ra­gau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphax­ad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, 37 Which was the son of Math­usala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, 38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.