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Luke 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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John the Baptist Preaches

(Mat 3:1–6; Mar 1:2–6; Jhn 1:19–23 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 -

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,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - in 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he came G2064 into all G3956 the region G4066 around G4066 the Jordan G2446, preaching G2784 a baptism G908 of repentance G3341 [fn]for the forgiveness G859 of sins G266;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - as it is written G1125 in the book G976 of the words G3056 of Isaiah G2268 the prophet G4396:

“THE VOICE G5456 OF ONE CALLING G994 [fn]OUT G994 IN THE WILDERNESS G2048,

‘PREPARE G2090 THE WAY G3598 OF THE LORD G2962,

MAKE G4160 HIS PATHS G5147 STRAIGHT G2117!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:5 -

‘EVERY G3956 RAVINE G5327 WILL BE FILLED G4137,

AND EVERY G3956 MOUNTAIN G3735 AND HILL G1015 WILL BE LOWERED G5013;

THE CROOKED G4646 WILL BECOME G1510 G1519 STRAIGHT G2117,

AND THE ROUGH G5138 ROADS G3598 SMOOTH G3006;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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 [fn]offspring G1081 of vipers G2191, who G5101 warned G5263 you to flee G5343 from the wrath G3709 to G3195 come G3195?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - “Therefore G3767 produce G4160 fruits G2590 that are consistent G514 with repentance G3341, and do not start G757 saying G3004 [fn]to yourselves G1438, ‘We have G2192 Abraham G11 as 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 for Abraham G11.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - “But indeed G2532 the axe G513 is already G2235 being laid G2749 at the root G4491 of the trees G1186; so 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.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:10 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:11 - And he would answer G611 and say G3004 to them, “The one who has G2192 two G1417 [fn]tunics G5509 is to share G3330 with the one who has G2192 none G3361; and the one who has G2192 food G1033 is to do G4160 likewise G3668.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:12 - Now G1161 even G2532 tax G5057 collectors G5057 came G2064 to be baptized G907, and they said G3004 to him, “Teacher G1320, what G5101 are we to do G4160?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - And he said G3004 to them, “[fn]Collect G4238 no G3367 more G4183 than G3844 what you have been ordered G1299 to.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - And soldiers G4754 also G2532 were questioning G1905 him, saying G3004, “What G5101 are we to do G4160, we as G2532 well G2532?” And he said G3004 to them, “Do not extort G1286 money G1286 from anyone G3367, nor G3366 [fn]harass G4811 anyone, and be content G714 with your wages G3800.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 -

Now G1161 while the people G2992 were G4328 in G4328 a G4328 state G4328 of G4328 expectation G4328 and they all G3956 were thinking G1260 carefully G1260 in their hearts G2588 about G4012 John G2491, whether G3379 he himself G846 perhaps G3379 was the [fn]Christ G5547,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John G2491 responded G611 to them all G3956, saying G3004, “As for me, I baptize G907 you with water G5204; but He is coming G2064 who is mightier G2478 than I, and I am G1510 not fit G2425 to untie G3089 the straps G2438 of His sandals G5266; He will baptize G907 you [fn]with the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 and fire G4442.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:17 - “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.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:18 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - But when Herod G2264 the tetrarch G5076 was reprimanded G1651 by him regarding G4012 Herodias G2266, his brother’s G80 wife G1135, and regarding G4012 all G3956 the evil G4190 things G4190 which G3739 Herod G2264 had done G4160,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:20 - Herod also G2532 added G4369 this G3778 to them all G3956: he locked G2623 John G2491 up G2623 in prison G5438.

Jesus Is Baptized

(Mat 3:13–17; Mar 1:9–11; Jhn 1:29–34 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - 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 from heaven G3772: “You are My beloved G27 Son G5207, in You I am G2106 well G2106 pleased G2106.”

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 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 -

When He began G757 His ministry, Jesus G2424 Himself G846 was about G5616 thirty G5144 years G2094 old, being G1510, as was commonly G3543 held G3543, the son G5207 of Joseph G2501, [fn]the son G5207 of [fn]Eli G2242,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:25 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:27 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:28 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:29 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:31 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:32 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:33 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:34 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:35 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:36 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:37 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:38 - the son of Enosh G1800, the son of Seth G4589, the son of Adam G76, the son of God G2316.
NASB20 Footnotes
Or with reference to
Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
I.e., mankind
Or brood
Or among
A long shirt worn next to the skin
Lit Do
Or blackmail
I.e., Messiah
The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
Lit 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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