Luke 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Preaching of John the Baptist

1 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,

2 during the high ^G749 priesthood ^G749 of Annas ^G452 and Caiaphas ^G2533, the word ^G4487 of God ^G2316 came ^G1096 to John ^G2491, the son ^G5207 of Zechariah ^G2197, in the wilderness ^G2048. 3 And he came ^G2064 into all ^G3956 the district ^G4066 around ^G4066 the Jordan ^G2446, preaching ^G2784 a baptism ^G908 of repentance ^G3341 for the forgiveness ^G859 of sins ^G266; 4 as it is written ^G1125 in the book ^G976 of the words ^G3056 of Isaiah ^G2268 the prophet ^G4396,

“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.

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.

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

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? 8 Therefore ^G3767 bear ^G4160 fruits ^G2590 in keeping ^G514 with repentance ^G3341, and do not begin ^G757 to say ^G3004 [fn]to yourselves ^G1438, ‘We have ^G2192 Abraham ^G11 for our father ^G3962,’ for I say ^G3004 to you that from these ^G3778 stones ^G3037 God ^G2316 is able ^G1410 to raise ^G1453 up ^G1453 children ^G5043 to Abraham ^G11. 9 But indeed ^G2532 the axe ^G513 is already ^G2235 laid ^G2749 at the root ^G4491 of the trees ^G1186; therefore ^G3767, every ^G3956 tree ^G1186 that does not bear ^G4160 good ^G2570 fruit ^G2590 is cut ^G1581 down ^G1581 and thrown ^G906 into the fire ^G4442.”

10 And the crowds ^G3793 were questioning ^G1905 him, saying ^G3004, “Then ^G3767 what ^G5101 should we do ^G4160?” 11 And he would answer ^G611 and say ^G3004 to them, “The man who has ^G2192 two ^G1417 [fn]tunics ^G5509 is to share ^G3330 with him who has ^G2192 none ^G3361; and he who has ^G2192 food ^G1033 is to do ^G4160 likewise ^G3668.” 12 And tax ^G5057 collectors ^G5057 also ^G2532 came ^G2064 to be baptized ^G907, and they said ^G3004 to him, “Teacher ^G1320, what ^G5101 should we do ^G4160?” 13 And he said ^G3004 to them, “[fn]Collect ^G4238 no ^G3367 more ^G4183 than ^G3844 what you have been ordered ^G1299 to.” 14 And soldiers ^G4754 were also questioning ^G1905 him, saying ^G3004, “What ^G5101 should we also do ^G4160?” And he said ^G3004 to them, “Do not take ^G1286 money ^G1286 from anyone ^G3367 by force ^G1286, or ^G3366 extort ^G4811 anyone, and be content ^G714 with your wages ^G3800.”

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, 16 John ^G2491 answered ^G611, saying ^G3004 to them all ^G3956, “As for me, I baptize ^G907 you with water ^G5204, but One is coming ^G2064 who is mightier ^G2478 than I, and I am ^G1510 not fit ^G2425 to untie ^G3089 the strap ^G2438 of His sandals ^G5266; He will baptize ^G907 you with the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 and fire ^G4442. 17 His winnowing ^G4425 fork ^G4425 is in His hand ^G5495 to thoroughly ^G6016 clear ^G6016 His threshing ^G257 floor ^G257 and to gather ^G4863 the wheat ^G4621 into His barn ^G596, but He will burn ^G2618 up ^G2618 the chaff ^G892 with unquenchable ^G762 fire ^G4442.”

18 So ^G3767 with many ^G4183 other ^G2087 exhortations ^G3870 he proclaimed ^G2097 the gospel ^G2097 to the people ^G2992. 19 But when Herod ^G2264 the tetrarch ^G5076 was reproved ^G1651 by him because ^G4012 of Herodias ^G2266, his brother’s ^G80 wife ^G1135, and because ^G4012 of all ^G3956 the wicked ^G4190 things ^G4190 which ^G3739 Herod ^G2264 had done ^G4160, 20 Herod also ^G2532 added ^G4369 this ^G3778 to them all ^G3956: he locked ^G2623 John ^G2491 up ^G2623 in prison ^G5438.

The Baptism of Jesus

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,

22 and the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 descended ^G2597 upon Him in bodily ^G4984 form ^G1491 like ^G5613 a dove ^G4058, and a voice ^G5456 came ^G1096 out ^G1096 of heaven ^G3772, “You are My beloved ^G27 Son ^G5207, in You I am ^G2106 well-pleased ^G2106.”

The Genealogy of Jesus

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,

the son ^G5207 of Joseph ^G2501,

[fn]the son ^G5207 of [fn]Eli ^G2242,

24 the son of Matthat ^G3158,

the son of Levi ^G3017,

the son of Melchi ^G3197,

the son of Jannai ^G2388,

the son of Joseph ^G2501,

25 the son of Mattathias ^G3161,

the son of Amos ^G301,

the son of Nahum ^G3486,

the son of [fn]Hesli ^G2069,

the son of Naggai ^G3477,

26 the son of Maath ^G3092,

the son of Mattathias ^G3161,

the son of Semein ^G4584,

the son of Josech ^G6044,

the son of Joda ^G6043,

27 the son of Joanan ^G2490,

the son of Rhesa ^G4488,

the son of Zerubbabel ^G2216,

the son of [fn]Shealtiel ^G4528,

the son of Neri ^G3518,

28 the son of Melchi ^G3197,

the son of Addi ^G78,

the son of Cosam ^G2973,

the son of Elmadam ^G1678,

the son of Er ^G2262,

29 the son of [fn]Joshua ^G2424,

the son of Eliezer ^G1663,

the son of Jorim ^G2497,

the son of Matthat ^G3158,

the son of Levi ^G3017,

30 the son of Simeon ^G4826,

the son of [fn]Judah ^G2455,

the son of Joseph ^G2501,

the son of Jonam ^G2494,

the son of Eliakim ^G1662,

31 the son of Melea ^G3190,

the son of Menna ^G3104,

the son of Mattatha ^G3160,

the son of Nathan ^G3481,

the son of David ^G1138,

32 the son of Jesse ^G2421,

the son of Obed ^G5601,

the son of Boaz ^G1003,

the son of [fn]Salmon ^G4533,

the son of [fn]Nahshon ^G3476,

33 the son of Amminadab ^G284,

the son of Admin ^G6002,

the son of [fn]Ram ^G721,

the son of Hezron ^G2074,

the son of Perez ^G5329,

the son of Judah ^G2455,

34 the son of Jacob ^G2384,

the son of Isaac ^G2464,

the son of Abraham ^G11,

the son of Terah ^G2291,

the son of Nahor ^G3493,

35 the son of Serug ^G4562,

the son of [fn]Reu ^G4466,

the son of Peleg ^G5317,

the son of [fn]Heber ^G1443,

the son of Shelah ^G4527,

36 the son of Cainan ^G2536,

the son of Arphaxad ^G742,

the son of Shem ^G4590,

the son of Noah ^G3575,

the son of Lamech ^G2984,

37 the son of Methuselah ^G3103,

the son of Enoch ^G1802,

the son of Jared ^G2391,

the son of Mahalaleel ^G3121,

the son of Cainan ^G2536,

38 the son of Enosh ^G1800,

the son of Seth ^G4589,

the son of Adam ^G76,

the son of God ^G2316.