¹¹ And he answered them, ^(A)“Whoever has two tunics^[a] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” ^12 (B)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, ^(C)what shall we do?” ¹³ And he said to them, ^(D)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” ¹⁴ Soldiers also asked him, “And we, ^(E)what shall we do?” And he said to them, ^(F)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your ^(G)wages.”

¹⁵ As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, ^(H)whether he might be ^(I)the Christ, ^16 (J)John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but ^(K)he who is mightier than I is coming, ^(L)the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you ^(M)with the Holy Spirit and ^(N)fire. ¹⁷ His ^(O)winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to ^(P)gather the wheat into his barn, ^(Q)but the chaff he will burn with ^(R)unquenchable fire.”

¹⁸ So ^(S)with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. ¹⁹ But ^(T)Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, ²⁰ added this to them all, that ^(U)he locked up John in prison.

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, and when ^(V)Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, ^(W)the heavens were opened, ²² and ^(X)the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and ^(Y)a voice came from heaven, ^(Z)“You are my beloved Son;^[b] with you I am well pleased.”^[c]

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

²³ Jesus, ^(AA)when he began his ministry, was about ^(AB)thirty years of age, being ^(AC)the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, 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 Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷ the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, ^(AD)the son of Zerubbabel, the son ^(AE)of Shealtiel,^[d] the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melchi, 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 ^(AF)Nathan, the son of David, ^32 (AG)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, ³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ^34 (AH)the son of Jacob, ^(AI)the son of Isaac, ^(AJ)the son of Abraham, ^(AK)the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 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, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

The Temptation of Jesus

4 ^(AL)And Jesus, ^(AM)full of the Holy Spirit, ^(AN)returned from the Jordan and was led ^(AO)by the Spirit in the wilderness ² for ^(AP)forty days, ^(AQ)being tempted by the devil. ^(AR)And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, ^(AS)he was hungry. ³ The devil said to him, “If you are ^(AT)the Son of God, command ^(AU)this stone to become bread.” ⁴ And Jesus answered him, ^(AV)“It is written, ^(AW)‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” ^5 (AX)And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, ⁶ and said to him, “To you ^(AY)I will give all this authority and their glory, ^(AZ)for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. ⁷ If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” ⁸ And Jesus answered him, ^(BA)“It is written,

^9 (BD)And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are ^(BE)the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ for it is written,

¹¹ and

¹² And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ^(BH)‘You shall not ^(BI)put the Lord your God to the test.’” ¹³ And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him ^(BJ)until an opportune time.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

^14 (BK)And Jesus returned ^(BL)in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and ^(BM)a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.