Luke 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Proclamation of John the Baptist
3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler[a] of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler[b] of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler[c] of Abilene, 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming 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 shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”’
7 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.’
10 And the crowds asked him, ‘What then should we do?’ 11 In reply he said to them, ‘Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.’ 12 Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, ‘Teacher, what should we do?’ 13 He said to them, ‘Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.’ 14 Soldiers also asked him, ‘And we, what should we do?’ He said to them, ‘Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.’
15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,[d] 16 John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with[e] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 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.’
18 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. 19 But Herod the ruler,[f] who had been rebuked by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added to them all by shutting up John in prison.
The Baptism of Jesus
21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved;[g] with you I am well pleased.’[h]
The Ancestors of Jesus
23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, 24 son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, 25 son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, 26 son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, 27 son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,[i] son of Neri, 28 son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, 29 son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, 30 son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, 31 son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, 32 son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala,[j] son of Nahshon, 33 son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni,[k] son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, 34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, 35 son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, 36 son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, 37 son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, 38 son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
Footnotes
- Luke 3:1 Gk tetrarch
- Luke 3:1 Gk tetrarch
- Luke 3:1 Gk tetrarch
- Luke 3:15 Or the Christ
- Luke 3:16 Or in
- Luke 3:19 Gk tetrarch
- Luke 3:22 Or my beloved Son
- Luke 3:22 Other ancient authorities read You are my Son, today I have begotten you
- Luke 3:27 Gk Salathiel
- Luke 3:32 Other ancient authorities read Salmon
- Luke 3:33 Other ancient authorities read Amminadab, son of Aram; others vary widely
Luke 3
English Standard Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of (A)Tiberius Caesar, (B)Pontius Pilate (C)being governor of Judea, and (D)Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 during (E)the high priesthood of Annas and (F)Caiaphas, (G)the word of God came to (H)John the son of Zechariah in (I)the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (J)a baptism of repentance (K)for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in (L)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
(M)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(N)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
make his paths straight.
5 (O)Every valley shall be filled,
(P)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(Q)and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 (R)and all flesh shall see (S)the salvation of God.’”
7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, (T)“You brood of (U)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (V)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits (W)in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, (X)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from (Y)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (Z)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 And the crowds asked him, (AA)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (AB)“Whoever has two tunics[b] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (AC)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (AD)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (AE)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (AF)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (AG)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (AH)wages.”
15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, (AI)whether he might be (AJ)the Christ, 16 (AK)John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but (AL)he who is mightier than I is coming, (AM)the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you (AN)with the Holy Spirit and (AO)fire. 17 His (AP)winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to (AQ)gather the wheat into his barn, (AR)but the chaff he will burn with (AS)unquenchable fire.”
18 So (AT)with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 But (AU)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 (AV)he locked up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when (AW)Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, (AX)the heavens were opened, 22 and (AY)the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and (AZ)a voice came from heaven, (BA)“You are my beloved Son;[c] with you I am well pleased.”[d]
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
23 Jesus, (BB)when he began his ministry, was about (BC)thirty years of age, being (BD)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, (BE)the son of Zerubbabel, the son (BF)of Shealtiel,[e] 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 (BG)Nathan, the son of David, 32 (BH)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 (BI)the son of Jacob, (BJ)the son of Isaac, (BK)the son of Abraham, (BL)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.
路加福音 3
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
基督的先驱
3 凯撒提比略在位第十五年，本丢彼拉多任犹太总督，希律做加利利的分封王，他的弟弟[a]菲利普做以土利亚和特拉克尼地区的分封王，卢萨尼亚做阿比利尼的分封王， 2 亚纳和该亚法任大祭司——那时，神的话语在旷野临到撒迦利亚的儿子约翰。 3 他就来到约旦河周围所有的地区宣讲为罪得赦免而悔改的洗礼。 4 正如先知以赛亚书上所记载的话[b]：
7 约翰对那些出来受他洗礼的人群说：“你们这些毒蛇的子孙！谁指示你们逃避那将要来临的震怒呢？ 8 你们应当结出果子，与悔改的心相称！你们不要自己里面一开始就说‘我们有亚伯拉罕为先祖。’我告诉你们：神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起儿女来。 9 现在斧子已经放在树根上，所有不结好果子的树都要被砍下来，被丢进火里。”
10 众人问他，说：“那么，我们该做什么呢？”
11 约翰回答说：“有两件衣服[f]的，当分给那没有的；有食物的，也当如此做。”
12 一些税吏也来受洗[g]。他们问约翰：“老师，我们该做什么呢？”
13 约翰对他们说：“除了给你们规定的以外，不要多收。”
14 有些当兵的[h]也问他，说：“那么我们呢？我们该做什么呢？”
约翰说：“不要敲诈任何人，也不要勒索人[i]，当以自己的粮饷为满足。”
15 当时，民众都在心里对约翰有期待并猜想，或许他就是基督。 16 约翰就回答大家，说：“我用水[j]给你们施洗[k]，但有一位比我更强有力的要来，我就是为他解鞋带也不配。他要用圣灵和火[l]给你们施洗。 17 他手里拿着扬谷的锨，要扬净他的打谷场，把麦子收进他的仓库，却把糠秕用不灭的火烧掉。” 18 这样，约翰又用很多别的话劝民众，向他们传福音。 19 分封王希律为了他弟弟[m]的妻子希罗迪娅的事，以及自己所做的一切恶事，受到约翰的责备。 20 希律在这一切事上又加了一件，就是把约翰关在监狱里。
耶稣受洗
21 有一次，当民众都来受洗的时候，耶稣也受了洗。他正在祷告，天开了， 22 圣灵好像鸽子，有形有体地[n]降临在他身上，并且有声音从天上传来，说：
“你是我的爱子，
我喜悦你。”
耶稣基督的家谱
23 耶稣开始传道[o]的时候，大约三十岁。照人看来，
他是约瑟的儿子，约瑟是希里的儿子，
24 希里是玛塔特的儿子，玛塔特是利未的儿子，
利未是麦基的儿子，麦基是雅拿的儿子，
雅拿是约瑟的儿子， 25 约瑟是玛塔提亚的儿子，
玛塔提亚是亚摩斯的儿子，亚摩斯是拿鸿的儿子，
拿鸿是以斯利的儿子，以斯利是拿该的儿子，
26 拿该是玛押的儿子，玛押是玛塔提亚的儿子，
玛塔提亚是西美的儿子，西美是约瑟的儿子，
约瑟是犹大的儿子， 27 犹大是约亚拿的儿子，
约亚拿是利撒的儿子，利撒是所罗巴伯的儿子，
所罗巴伯是撒拉铁的儿子，撒拉铁是尼利的儿子，
28 尼利是麦基的儿子，麦基是亚底的儿子，
亚底是哥桑的儿子，哥桑是以摩当的儿子，
以摩当是珥的儿子， 29 珥是约细的儿子，
约细是以利以谢的儿子，以利以谢是约令的儿子，
约令是玛塔特的儿子，玛塔特是利未的儿子，
30 利未是西缅的儿子，西缅是犹大的儿子，
犹大是约瑟的儿子，约瑟是约南的儿子，
约南是以利亚敬的儿子， 31 以利亚敬是米利亚的儿子，
米利亚是迈南的儿子，迈南是玛塔达的儿子，
玛塔达是拿单的儿子，拿单是大卫的儿子，
32 大卫是耶西的儿子，耶西是俄备得的儿子，
俄备得是波阿斯的儿子，波阿斯是撒门的儿子，
撒门是拿顺的儿子， 33 拿顺是亚米拿达的儿子，
亚米拿达是亚特民的儿子，亚特民是[p]亚兰[q]的儿子，
亚兰是希斯仑的儿子，希斯仑是法勒斯的儿子，
法勒斯是犹大的儿子， 34 犹大是雅各的儿子，
雅各是以撒的儿子，以撒是亚伯拉罕的儿子，
亚伯拉罕是塔拉的儿子，塔拉是拿鹤的儿子，
35 拿鹤是西鹿的儿子，西鹿是拉吴的儿子，
拉吴是法勒的儿子，法勒是希伯的儿子，
希伯是沙拉的儿子， 36 沙拉是该南的儿子，
该南是亚法撒的儿子，亚法撒是闪的儿子，
闪是挪亚的儿子，挪亚是拉迈的儿子，
37 拉迈是玛土撒拉的儿子，玛土撒拉是以诺的儿子，
以诺是雅列的儿子，雅列是玛勒列的儿子，
玛勒列是该南的儿子， 38 该南是以挪士的儿子，
以挪士是塞特的儿子，塞特是亚当的儿子，
亚当是神的儿子。
Footnotes
- 路加福音 3:1 弟弟——原文直译“兄弟”。
- 路加福音 3:4 正如先知以赛亚书上所记载的话——原文直译“正如先知以赛亚之话语的书中所记载的那样”。
- 路加福音 3:4 修直——或译作“修平”。
- 路加福音 3:6 人——原文直译“肉体”。
- 路加福音 3:6 《以赛亚书》40:3-5。
- 路加福音 3:11 衣服——或译作“衬袍”。
- 路加福音 3:12 受洗——或译作“受浸”。
- 路加福音 3:14 当兵的——或译作“服兵役的”。
- 路加福音 3:14 勒索人——或译作“诬告”。
- 路加福音 3:16 用水——或译作“在水里”。
- 路加福音 3:16 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
- 路加福音 3:16 用圣灵和火——或译作“在圣灵和火里”。
- 路加福音 3:19 有古抄本附“菲利普”。
- 路加福音 3:22 好像鸽子，有形有体地——原文直译“形状仿佛鸽子”。
- 路加福音 3:23 传道——辅助词语。
- 路加福音 3:33 有古抄本没有“亚特民的儿子，亚特民是”。
- 路加福音 3:33 亚兰——有古抄本作“亚珥尼”。
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