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* In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiber 'i-us Caesar , Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea , and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee , and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturae 'a and Trachoni 'tis , and Lysa 'ni-as tetrarch of Abile 'ne , * in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca 'iaphas , the word of God came to John the son of Zechari 'ah in the wilderness ; * and he went into all the region about the Jordan , preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins . * As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet , "The voice of one crying in the wilderness : Prepare the way of the Lord , make his paths straight . * 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 ; * and all flesh shall see the salvation of God ." * He said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him , "You brood of vipers ! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? * Bear fruits that befit repentance , and do not begin to say to yourselves , `We have Abraham as our father '; for I tell you , God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham . * Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees ; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire ." * And the multitudes asked him , "What then shall we do ?" * And he answered them , "He who has two coats , let him share with him who has none ; and he who has food , let him do likewise ." * Tax collectors also came to be baptized , and said to him , "Teacher , what shall we do ?" * And he said to them , "Collect no more than is appointed you ." * Soldiers also asked him , "And we , what shall we do ?" And he said to them , "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation , and be content with your wages ." * As the people were in expectation , and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John , whether perhaps he were the Christ , * John answered them all , "I baptize you with water ; but he who is mightier than I is coming , the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie ; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire . * His winnowing fork is in his hand , to clear his threshing floor , and to gather the wheat into his granary , but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire ." * So , with many other exhortations , he preached good news to the people . * But Herod the tetrarch , who had been reproved by him for Hero 'di-as , his brother 's wife , and for all the evil things that Herod had done , * added this to them all , that he shut up John in prison . * Now when all the people were baptized , and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying , the heaven was opened , * and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form , as a dove , and a voice came from heaven , "Thou art my beloved Son ; with thee I am well pleased ." * Jesus , when he began his ministry , was about thirty years of age , being the son (as was supposed ) of Joseph , the son of Heli , * the son of Matthat , the son of Levi , the son of Melchi , the son of Jan 'na-i , the son of Joseph , * the son of Mattathi 'as , the son of Amos , the son of Nahum , the son of Esli , the son of Nag 'ga-i , * the son of Ma 'ath , the son of Mattathi 'as , the son of Sem 'e-in , the son of Josech , the son of Joda , * the son of Jo-an 'an , the son of Rhesa , the son of Zerub 'babel , the son of She-al 'ti-el , the son of Neri , * the son of Melchi , the son of Addi , the son of Cosam , the son of Elma 'dam , the son of Er , * the son of Joshua , the son of Elie 'zer , the son of Jorim , the son of Matthat , the son of Levi , * the son of Simeon , the son of Judah , the son of Joseph , the son of Jonam , the son of Eli 'akim , * the son of Me 'le-a , the son of Menna , the son of Mat 'tatha , the son of Nathan , the son of David , * the son of Jesse , the son of Obed , the son of Bo 'az , the son of Sala , the son of Nahshon , * the son of Ammin 'adab , the son of Admin , the son of Arni , the son of Hezron , the son of Perez , the son of Judah , * the son of Jacob , the son of Isaac , the son of Abraham , the son of Terah , the son of Nahor , * the son of Serug , the son of Re 'u , the son of Peleg , the son of Eber , the son of Shelah , * the son of Ca-i 'nan , the son of Arphax 'ad , the son of Shem , the son of Noah , the son of Lamech , * the son of Methuselah , the son of Enoch , the son of Jared , the son of Maha 'lale-el , the son of Ca-i 'nan , * the son of Enos , the son of Seth , the son of Adam , the son of God .

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