F.
His inauguration
3:1—4:13
1.
Introduced
3:1-20
Luke 3
:1
3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius
aCaesar, while
bPontius Pilate was
cgovernor of Judea, and
dHerod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3
:2
3:2
During the high priesthood of Annas and
aCaiaphas, the word of God came to
bJohn the son of Zachariah in the
1cwilderness.
Luke 3
:3
3:3
And he came into all the region surrounding the Jordan, proclaiming a
1baptism of
arepentance 2for bforgiveness of sins,
Luke 3
:4
3:4
As it is written in the book of the words of
aIsaiah the prophet,
1b"A voice of one crying in the wilderness,
cPrepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.
Luke 3
:5
3:5
Every 1ravine shall be filled up, and every
amountain and hill shall be leveled; and the
bcrooked places shall become a straight
way, and the rough ways smooth.
Luke 3
:6
3:6
And all
1flesh shall see the
2asalvation of God.''
Luke 3
:7
3:7
He said therefore to the crowds going out to be baptized by him,
1Offspring of
avipers, who prompted you to flee from the coming
bwrath?
Luke 3
:8
3:8
Produce then fruits
aworthy of your repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have
bAbraham as
our father; for I tell you that God is able out of these stones to
1raise up children to Abraham.
Luke 3
:9
3:9
And already also the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce
agood fruit is cut down and cast into the
1fire.
Luke 3
:10
3:10
And the crowds asked him, saying,
aWhat then shall we do?
Luke 3
:11
3:11
And he answered and said to them, He who has two
1atunics, let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.
Luke 3
:12
3:12
And atax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?
Luke 3
:13
3:13
And he said to them,
aExact nothing more than what you have been ordered to.
Luke 3
:14
3:14
And some serving in the military also questioned him, saying, And we, what shall we do? And he said to them, Extort nothing from anyone by force, nor
1take anything by false accusation, and be content with your wages.
Luke 3
:15
3:15
Now while the people were in
1expectation and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might possibly be the Christ,
Luke 3
:16
3:16
John answered and said to all, I
1baptize you in
awater, but He who is stronger than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He Himself will baptize you in the
bHoly Spirit and fire,
Luke 3
:17
3:17
Whose winnowing fan is in His hand to thoroughly cleanse His
athreshing floor and to gather the wheat into His
bbarn, but the chaff He will burn up with unquenchable
1cfire.
Luke 3
:18
3:18
So, exhorting
them with many other things also, he
1aannounced the gospel to the people.
Luke 3
:19
3:19
But Herod the tetrarch, because he was reproved by him concerning
aHerodias, his brother's wife, and concerning all the evil things which Herod did,
Luke 3
:20
3:20
Added this also above all: he shut John up in
aprison.
2.
Baptized
3:21
Luke 3
:21
3:21
Now when all the people were baptized and as Jesus was
1abaptized and was praying, heaven was opened,
3.
Anointed
3:22
Luke 3
:22
3:22
And the
1aHoly Spirit descended in bodily form as a dove upon Him. And a voice came out of heaven: You are My Son, the
bBeloved; in You I have found My delight.
4.
His status
3:23-38
Luke 3
:23
3:23
And He, Jesus, when He
abegan to minister, was about
1thirty years old, being,
2so it was thought, the
3son of
4bJoseph, the
son of Heli,
Luke 3
:24
3:24
The son of Matthat, the
son of Levi, the
son of Melchi, the
son of Jannai, the
son of Joseph,
Luke 3
:25
3:25
The son of Mattathias, the
son of Amos, the
son of Nahum, the
son of Esli, the
son of Naggai,
Luke 3
:26
3:26
The son of Maath, the
son of Mattathias, the
son of Semein, the
son of Josech, the
son of Joda,
Luke 3
:27
3:27
The son of Joanan, the
son of Rhesa, the
son of
1aZerubbabel, the
son of Salathiel, the
son of Neri,
Luke 3
:28
3:28
The son of Melchi, the
son of Addi, the
son of Cosam, the
son of Elmadam, the
son of Er,
Luke 3
:29
3:29
The son of Joshua, the
son of Eliezer, the
son of Jorim, the
son of Matthat, the
son of Levi,
Luke 3
:30
3:30
The son of Simeon, the
son of Judah, the
son of Joseph, the
son of Jonam, the
son of Eliakim,
Luke 3
:31
3:31
The son of Melea, the
son of Menna, the
son of Mattatha, the
son of
1aNathan, the
son of
bDavid,
Luke 3
:32
3:32
The son of
aJesse, the
son of Obed, the
son of Boaz, the
son of Salmon, the
son of Nahshon,
Luke 3
:33
3:33
The son of Aminadab, the
son of Aram, the
son of Hezron, the
son of Pharez, the
son of Judah,
Luke 3
:34
3:34
The son of Jacob, the
son of Isaac, the
son of Abraham, the
son of
aTerah, the
son of Nahor,
Luke 3
:35
3:35
The son of Serug, the
son of Reu, the
son of Peleg, the
son of Eber, the
son of Sala,
Luke 3
:36
3:36
The son of Cainan, the
son of Arphaxad, the
son of Shem, the
son of
aNoah, the
son of Lamech,
Luke 3
:37
3:37
The son of Methuselah, the
son of Enoch, the
son of Jared, the
son of Maleleel, the
son of Cainan,
Luke 3
:38
3:38
The son of Enosh, the
son of Seth, the
son of
1Adam, the
2son of
3God.
