wmth - Luke:3-4

wmth@Luke:3:1 @ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

wmth@Luke:3:2 @ during the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the Desert.

wmth@Luke:3:3 @ John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;

wmth@Luke:3:4 @ as it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah,

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wmth@Luke:3:7 @ Accordingly John used to say to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, `O vipers' brood, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

wmth@Luke:3:8 @ Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

wmth@Luke:3:9 @ And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.«

wmth@Luke:3:10 @ The crowds repeatedly asked him, »What then are we to do?«

wmth@Luke:3:11 @ »Let the man who has two coats,« he answered, »give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others.«

wmth@Luke:3:12 @ There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, »Rabbi, what are we to do?«

wmth@Luke:3:13 @ »Do not exact more than the legal amount,« he replied.

wmth@Luke:3:14 @ The soldiers also once and again inquired of him, »And we, what are we to do?« His answer was, »Neither intimidate any one nor lay false charges; and be content with your pay.«

wmth@Luke:3:15 @ And while the people were in suspense and all were debating in their minds whether John might possibly be the Anointed One,

wmth@Luke:3:16 @ he answered the question by saying to them all, »As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

wmth@Luke:3:17 @ His winnowing-shovel is in His hand to clear out His threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into His storehouse; but the chaff He will burn up in fire unquenchable.«

wmth@Luke:3:18 @ With many exhortations besides these he declared the Good News to the people.

wmth@Luke:3:19 @ But Herod the Tetrarch, being repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done,

wmth@Luke:3:20 @ now added this to crown all the rest, that he threw John into prison.

wmth@Luke:3:21 @ Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

wmth@Luke:3:22 @ and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, »Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight.«

wmth@Luke:3:23 @ And He –Jesus– when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed) of Joseph, son of Heli,

wmth@Luke:3:24 @ son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

wmth@Luke:3:25 @ son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,

wmth@Luke:3:26 @ son of Mahath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,

wmth@Luke:3:27 @ son of Johanan, son of Resa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

wmth@Luke:3:28 @ son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,

wmth@Luke:3:29 @ son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Maththat, son of Levi,

wmth@Luke:3:30 @ son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of

wmth@Luke:3:31 @ Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

wmth@Luke:3:32 @ son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,

wmth@Luke:3:33 @ son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,

wmth@Luke:3:34 @ son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,

wmth@Luke:3:35 @ son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,

wmth@Luke:3:36 @ son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

wmth@Luke:3:37 @ son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan,

wmth@Luke:3:38 @ son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

wmth@Luke:4:1 @ Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,

wmth@Luke:4:2 @ tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.

wmth@Luke:4:3 @ Then the Devil said to Him, »If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread.«

wmth@Luke:4:4 @ »It is written,« replied Jesus,

wmth@Luke:4:5 @ The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.

wmth@Luke:4:6 @ And the Devil said to Him, »To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.

wmth@Luke:4:7 @ If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'

wmth@Luke:4:8 @ Jesus answered him, »It is written,

wmth@Luke:4:9 @ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, »If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,

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wmth@Luke:4:11 @ and

wmth@Luke:4:12 @ The reply of Jesus was, »It is said,

wmth@Luke:4:13 @ So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

wmth@Luke:4:14 @ Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.

wmth@Luke:4:15 @ And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.

wmth@Luke:4:16 @ He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

wmth@Luke:4:17 @ And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

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wmth@Luke:4:20 @ And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down–to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

wmth@Luke:4:21 @ Then He proceeded to say to them, »To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing.«

wmth@Luke:4:22 @ And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, »Is not this Joseph's son?«

wmth@Luke:4:23 @ »Doubtless,« said He, »you will quote to me the proverb, `Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'«

wmth@Luke:4:24 @ »I tell you in solemn truth,« He added, »that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

wmth@Luke:4:25 @ But I tell you in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine over all the land;

wmth@Luke:4:26 @ and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.

wmth@Luke:4:27 @ And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was.«

wmth@Luke:4:28 @ Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.

wmth@Luke:4:29 @ They rose, hurried Him outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff;

wmth@Luke:4:30 @ but He passed through the midst of them and went His way.

wmth@Luke:4:31 @ So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days.

wmth@Luke:4:32 @ And they were greatly impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of authority.

wmth@Luke:4:33 @ But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,

wmth@Luke:4:34 @ »Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are–God's Holy One!«

wmth@Luke:4:35 @ But Jesus rebuked the demon. »Silence!« He exclaimed; »come out of him.« Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm.

wmth@Luke:4:36 @ All were astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, »What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out.«

wmth@Luke:4:37 @ And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.

wmth@Luke:4:38 @ Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her.

wmth@Luke:4:39 @ Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them.

wmth@Luke:4:40 @ At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them.

wmth@Luke:4:41 @ Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, »You are the Son of God.« But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

wmth@Luke:4:42 @ Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.

wmth@Luke:4:43 @ But He said to them, »I have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent.«

wmth@Luke:4:44 @ And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.

wmth@Luke:5:1 @ On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.