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Ang Pangangaral ni Juan na Tagapagbautismo(A)

1-2 Noong ika-15 taon ng paghahari ni Emperador Tiberius, nagsalita ang Dios kay Juan na anak ni Zacarias doon sa ilang. Si Poncio Pilato ang gobernador noon ng Judea, si Herodes naman ang pinuno ng Galilea, at ang kapatid niyang si Felipe ang pinuno ng Iturea at Traconitis, at si Lisanias naman ang pinuno ng Abilenia. Ang mga punong pari noon ay sina Anas at Caifas. At dahil sa sinabi ng Dios kay Juan, nilibot niya ang mga lugar sa magkabilang panig ng Ilog ng Jordan. Nangaral siya sa mga tao na kailangan nilang pagsisihan ang kanilang mga kasalanan at magpabautismo, para patawarin sila ng Dios. Sa ginawa niyang ito, natupad ang isinulat ni Propeta Isaias,

    Maririnig ang sigaw ng isang tao sa ilang, na nagsasabi:
    ‘Ihanda ninyo ang daan para sa Panginoon,
    tuwirin ninyo ang mga landas na kanyang dadaanan!
Tambakan ninyo ang mga mababang lugar,
    at patagin ang mga bundok at burol.
    Tuwirin ninyo ang liku-likong daan,
    at ayusin ang mga baku-bakong daan.
At makikita ng lahat ng tao ang pagliligtas ng Dios.’ ”[a]

Maraming tao ang pumunta kay Juan para magpabautismo. Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kayong lahi ng mga ahas! Sino ang nagsabi sa inyo na makakatakas kayo sa darating na parusa ng Dios? Kung tunay na nagsisisi kayo sa inyong mga kasalanan, patunayan ninyo ito sa inyong mga gawa. Huwag ninyong isipin na hindi kayo mapaparusahan dahil mula kayo sa lahi ni Abraham. Sapagkat tandaan ninyo: kahit ang mga batong itoʼy magagawa ng Dios na maging mga anak ni Abraham. Ngayon pa lang ay nakaamba na ang palakol sa pagputol sa mga puno. Ang mga punong hindi namumunga ng mabuting bunga ay puputulin at itatapon sa apoy.”

10 Tinanong ng mga tao si Juan, “Ano ang dapat naming gawin?” 11 Sumagot siya, “Kung mayroon kayong dalawang damit, ibigay ninyo ang isa sa taong walang damit. At kung may pagkain kayo, bigyan ninyo ang walang makain.” 12 May mga dumating din na maniningil ng buwis upang magpabautismo. Sinabi nila, “Guro, ano po ang dapat naming gawin?” 13 Sumagot sa Juan, “Huwag kayong sumingil ng higit sa dapat singilin!” 14 May mga sundalo ring nagtanong sa kanya, “Kami naman po, ano ang dapat naming gawin?” At sinagot niya sila, “Huwag kayong mangingikil sa mga tao, at huwag kayong magpaparatang ng hindi totoo. Makontento kayo sa mga sahod ninyo!”

15 Nang marinig ng mga tao ang pangangaral ni Juan, inisip nila na baka si Juan na ang Cristo na hinihintay nila. 16 Pero sinabi ni Juan sa kanila, “Binabautismuhan ko kayo sa tubig, ngunit may isang darating na mas makapangyarihan kaysa sa akin. Ni hindi ako karapat-dapat na maging alipin niya.[b] Babautismuhan niya kayo sa Banal na Espiritu at sa apoy. 17 Tulad siya ng isang taong dala-dala ang kanyang gamit upang ihiwalay ang ipa sa butil ng trigo. Ilalagay niya ang mga trigo sa bodega, at ang ipa naman ay susunugin niya sa apoy na hindi mamamatay kailanman.”

18 Marami pang mga bagay ang ipinangaral ni Juan sa pagpapahayag niya ng Magandang Balita. 19 Kahit ang pinunong si Herodes ay pinagsabihan niya, dahil kinakasama nito ang hipag nitong si Herodias, at dahil sa iba pang mga kasamaang ginawa nito. 20 Sa bandang huli, nadagdagan pa ang kasalanan ni Herodes dahil ipinabilanggo niya si Juan.

Ang Pagbabautismo kay Jesus(B)

21 Isang araw, pagkatapos mabautismuhan ni Juan ang mga tao, nagpabautismo rin si Jesus. At nang nananalangin si Jesus, bumukas ang langit, 22 at bumaba sa kanya ang Banal na Espiritu sa anyo ng isang kalapati. At may boses na narinig mula sa langit na nagsabi, “Ikaw ang minamahal kong Anak; lubos kitang kinalulugdan.”

Ang mga Ninuno ni Jesus(C)

23 Mga 30 taong gulang na si Jesus nang magsimula siya sa kanyang gawain. Ayon sa pagkakaalam ng mga tao, anak siya ni Jose na anak ni Eli. 24 Si Eli ay anak ni Matat, na anak ni Levi. Si Levi ay anak ni Melki, na anak ni Janai. Si Janai ay anak ni Jose, 25 na anak ni Matatias. Si Matatias ay anak ni Amos, na anak ni Nahum. Si Nahum ay anak ni Esli, na anak ni Nagai. 26 Si Nagai ay anak ni Maat, na anak ni Matatias. Si Matatias ay anak ni Semein, na anak ni Josec. Si Josec ay anak ni Joda, 27 na anak ni Joanan. Si Joanan ay anak ni Resa, na anak ni Zerubabel. Si Zerubabel ay anak ni Shealtiel, na anak ni Neri. 28 Si Neri ay anak ni Melki, na anak ni Adi. Si Adi ay anak ni Cosam, na anak ni Elmadam. Si Elmadam ay anak ni Er, 29 na anak ni Josue. Si Josue ay anak ni Eliezer, na anak ni Jorim. Si Jorim ay anak ni Matat, na anak ni Levi. 30 Si Levi ay anak ni Simeon, na anak ni Juda. Si Juda ay anak ni Jose, na anak ni Jonam. Si Jonam ay anak ni Eliakim, 31 na anak ni Melea. Si Melea ay anak ni Mena, na anak ni Matata. Si Matata ay anak ni Natan, na anak ni David. 32 Si David ay anak ni Jesse, na anak ni Obed. Si Obed ay anak ni Boaz, na anak ni Salmon. Si Salmon ay anak ni Nashon, 33 na anak ni Aminadab. Si Aminadab ay anak ni Admin, na anak ni Arni. Si Arni ay anak ni Ezron, na anak ni Perez. Si Perez ay anak ni Juda, 34 na anak ni Jacob. Si Jacob ay anak ni Isaac, na anak ni Abraham. Si Abraham ay anak ni Tera, na anak ni Nahor. 35 Si Nahor ay anak ni Serug, na anak ni Reu. Si Reu ay anak ni Peleg, na anak ni Eber. Si Eber ay anak ni Shela, 36 na anak ni Cainan. Si Cainan ay anak ni Arfaxad, na anak ni Shem. Si Shem ay anak ni Noe, na anak ni Lamec. 37 Si Lamec ay anak ni Metusela, na anak ni Enoc. Si Enoc ay anak ni Jared, na anak ni Mahalalel. Si Mahalalel ay anak ni Cainan, na anak ni Enosh. 38 Si Enosh ay anak ni Set, na anak ni Adan. At si Adan ay anak ng Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Isa. 40:3-5.
  2. 3:16 Ni hindi ako karapat-dapat na maging alipin niya: sa literal, Hindi man lang ako karapat-dapat na magkalag ng tali ng kanyang sandalyas.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)(B)

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate(C) was governor of Judea, Herod(D) tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,(E) the word of God came to John(F) son of Zechariah(G) in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.(H) As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](I)

John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers!(J) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(K) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”(M)

10 “What should we do then?”(N) the crowd asked.

11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(O)

12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized.(P) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(Q) he told them.

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(R)—be content with your pay.”

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John(S) might possibly be the Messiah.(T) 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[b] water.(U) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit and fire.(V) 17 His winnowing fork(W) is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(X) 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

19 But when John rebuked Herod(Y) the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.(Z)

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(AA)(AB)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(AC) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(AD) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(AE) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(AF)

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(AG) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(AH)

the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, the son of Melki,

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,

the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,

the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

the son of Zerubbabel,(AI) the son of Shealtiel,

the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melki,

the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon,

the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,(AJ)

the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse,

the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,

the son of Salmon,[d] the son of Nahshon,

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,[e]

the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,(AK)

the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,(AL)

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad,(AM) the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,(AN)

37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,

the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,

the son of Kenan,(AO) 38 the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
  2. Luke 3:16 Or in
  3. Luke 3:16 Or in
  4. Luke 3:32 Some early manuscripts Sala
  5. Luke 3:33 Some manuscripts Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni; other manuscripts vary widely.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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.

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.