Luke 3
Lexham English Bible
John the Baptist Begins His Ministry
3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,[a] when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2 in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight!
5 Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled,
and the crooked will become straight,
and the rough road will become[b] smooth,
6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”[c]
7 Therefore he was saying to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones! 9 And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 And the crowds were asking him, saying, “What then should we do?” 11 And he answered and[d] said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have one,[e] and the one who has food must do likewise.” 12 And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”[f] 14 And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Extort from no one, and do not blackmail anyone,[g] and be content with your pay.”
15 And while[h] the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,[i] 16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I am is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 So with many other exhortations also he proclaimed good news to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done, 20 added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.
The Baptism of Jesus
21 Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he[j] was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
23 And Jesus, when he[k] began his ministry,[l] was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli, 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, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, 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 Nathan, the son of David, 32 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 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, 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,[m] 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 Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Footnotes
- Luke 3:1 Or “the emperor Tiberius”
- Luke 3:5 Here “will become” is an implied repetition of the verb earlier in the verse
- Luke 3:6 A quotation from Isa 40:3–5
- Luke 3:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 3:11 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 3:13 Literally “what is ordered to you”
- Luke 3:14 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 3:15 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were waiting expectantly”)
- Luke 3:15 Or “Messiah”
- Luke 3:21 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was praying”)
- Luke 3:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“began”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 3:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 3:35 Greek “Sala”
Lucas 3
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Predicación de Juan el Bautista
3 En el año quince del imperio de Tiberio César, siendo Poncio Pilato(A) gobernador de Judea, y Herodes tetrarca(B) de Galilea, y su hermano Felipe tetrarca de la región de Iturea y Traconite, y Lisanias tetrarca de Abilinia, 2 durante el sumo sacerdocio de Anás(C) y Caifás(D), (E)vino la palabra de Dios a Juan, hijo de Zacarías, en el desierto. 3 Y Juan fue por toda la región alrededor del Jordán(F), predicando un bautismo de arrepentimiento para el perdón de los pecados; 4 como está escrito en el libro de las palabras del profeta Isaías:
«Voz del que clama en el desierto:
“Preparen el camino del Señor,
Hagan derechas Sus sendas(G).
5 -”Todo valle[a] será rellenado,
Y todo monte y collado rebajado[b];
Lo torcido se hará recto,
Y las sendas ásperas se volverán caminos llanos(H);
6 Y toda carne[c] verá(I) la salvación de Dios(J)”».
7 Por eso, Juan decía a las multitudes que acudían para que él las bautizara: «¡Camada de víboras(K)! ¿Quién les enseñó a huir de la ira que vendrá? 8 Por tanto, den frutos dignos de arrepentimiento; y no comiencen a decirse a ustedes mismos(L): “Tenemos a Abraham por padre(M)”, porque les digo que Dios puede levantar hijos a Abraham de estas piedras. 9 El hacha ya está puesta a la raíz de los árboles; por tanto, todo árbol que no da buen fruto es cortado y echado al fuego(N)».
10 Y las multitudes le preguntaban: «¿Qué, pues, haremos(O)?». 11 Juan les respondía: «El que tiene dos túnicas, comparta con el que no tiene; y el que tiene qué comer, haga lo mismo(P)». 12 Vinieron también unos recaudadores de impuestos[d] para ser bautizados(Q), y le dijeron: «Maestro, ¿qué haremos?». 13 «No exijan[e] más de lo que se les ha ordenado», les respondió Juan. 14 También algunos soldados le preguntaban: «Y nosotros, ¿qué haremos?». «A nadie quiten dinero por la fuerza», les dijo, «ni a nadie acusen falsamente(R), y conténtense con su salario(S)».
15 Como el pueblo estaba a la expectativa, y todos se preguntaban[f] en sus corazones acerca de Juan, si no sería él el Cristo[g](T), 16 (U)Juan les habló a todos: «Yo los bautizo con agua; pero viene Uno que es más poderoso que yo, a quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de Sus sandalias. Él los bautizará con[h] el Espíritu Santo y fuego. 17 El bieldo(V) está en Su mano para limpiar completamente Su era y recoger el trigo en Su granero; pero quemará la paja en un fuego que no se apaga(W)».
18 Y[i] también con muchas otras exhortaciones Juan anunciaba las buenas nuevas[j] al pueblo. 19 Pero Herodes el tetrarca, siendo reprendido por él por causa de Herodías, mujer de su hermano(X), y por todas las maldades que Herodes(Y) había hecho, 20 añadió además a todas ellas, esta: que encerró a Juan en la cárcel(Z).
Bautismo de Jesús
21 (AA)Y aconteció que cuando todo el pueblo era bautizado, Jesús también fue bautizado; y mientras Él oraba(AB), el cielo se abrió, 22 y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre Él en forma corporal, como una paloma, y vino una voz del cielo, que decía: «Tú eres Mi Hijo amado, en Ti me he complacido(AC)».
Genealogía de Jesús
23 Cuando Jesús comenzó Su ministerio(AD), tenía unos treinta años, siendo, como se suponía[k], hijo de José(AE), quien era hijo de Elí,
24 y Elí, de Matat; Matat, de Leví; Leví, de Melqui; Melqui, de Jana; Jana, de José;
25 José, de Matatías; Matatías, de Amós; Amós, de Nahúm; Nahúm, de Esli; Esli, de Nagai;
26 Nagai, de Maat; Maat, de Matatías; Matatías, de Semei; Semei, de José; José, de Judá;
27 Judá, de Joana; Joana, de Resa; Resa, de Zorobabel; Zorobabel, de Salatiel(AF); Salatiel, de Neri;
28 Neri, de Melqui; Melqui, de Adi; Adi, de Cosam; Cosam, de Elmodam; Elmodam, de Er;
29 Er, de Josué[l]; Josué, de Eliezer; Eliezer, de Jorim; Jorim, de Matat; Matat, de Leví;
30 Leví, de Simeón; Simeón, de Judá; Judá, de José; José, de Jonán; Jonán, de Eliaquim;
31 Eliaquim, de Melea; Melea, de Mainán; Mainán, de Matata; Matata, de Natán; Natán, de David;
32 (AG)David, de Isaí; Isaí, de Obed; Obed, de Booz; Booz, de Salmón[m]; Salmón, de Naasón;
33 Naasón, de Aminadab; Aminadab, de Admín; Admín, de Aram[n]; Aram, de Esrom; Esrom, de Fares; Fares, de Judá;
34 Judá, de Jacob; Jacob, de Isaac; Isaac, de (AH)Abraham; Abraham, de Taré; Taré, de Nacor;
35 Nacor, de Serug; Serug, de Ragau; Ragau, de Peleg; Peleg, de Heber; Heber, de Sala;
36 Sala, de Cainán; Cainán, de Arfaxad; Arfaxad, de Sem; Sem, de (AI)Noé; Noé, de Lamec;
37 Lamec, de Matusalén; Matusalén, de Enoc; Enoc, de Jared; Jared, de Mahalaleel; Mahalaleel, de Cainán;
38 Cainán, de Enós; Enós, de Set; Set, de Adán; y Adán, de Dios.
Footnotes
- 3:5 O barranco.
- 3:5 O allanado.
- 3:6 O persona.
- 3:12 O publicanos; i.e. los que explotaban la recaudación de los impuestos romanos.
- 3:13 O No colecten.
- 3:15 O pensaban.
- 3:15 I.e. el Mesías.
- 3:16 O en, o por.
- 3:18 Lit. Por tanto.
- 3:18 O el evangelio.
- 3:23 Lit. como se pensaba.
- 3:29 En el texto gr. Jesús.
- 3:32 En el texto gr. Sala.
- 3:33 En el texto gr. Arní.
Luke 3
King James Version
3 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,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 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.
5 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;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 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?
8 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.
9 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.
Luke 3
New King James Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, (B)Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 [a]while (C)Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to (D)John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 (E)And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (F)for the remission of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(G)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And (H)all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”
John Preaches to the People(I)
7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, (J)“Brood[b] of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits (K)worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 9 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore (L)every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 So the people asked him, saying, (M)“What shall we do then?”
11 He answered and said to them, (N)“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, (O)let him do likewise.”
12 Then (P)tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”
13 And he said to them, (Q)“Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”
14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?”
So he said to them, “Do not [c]intimidate anyone (R)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, 16 John answered, saying to all, (S)“I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will (T)baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and (U)gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”
18 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. 19 (V)But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his [d]brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
John Baptizes Jesus(W)
21 When all the people were baptized, (X)it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am (Y)well pleased.”
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ(Z)
23 Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at (AA)about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) (AB)the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, 27 the son of Joannas, the son of Rhesa, the son of (AC)Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Jose, 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 Jonan, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of (AD)Nathan, (AE)the son of David, 32 (AF)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, (AG)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 (AH)the son of Cainan, the son of (AI)Arphaxad, (AJ)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 Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, (AK)the son of God.
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