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.

Juan mañequiaaⁿ ñˈoom nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ yuu tjaa nnˈaⁿ cˈom

Chu na jnda̱ quinˈoom na mˈaaⁿ Tiberio César tsaⁿmaⁿtsˈiaaⁿ tˈmaⁿ tsjoom Roma, quia joˈ tyomˈaaⁿ Poncio Pilato gobiernom tsˈo̱ndaa Judea. Ndoˈ Herodes tyomˈaaⁿ gobiernom tsˈo̱ndaa Galilea. Tyjeeⁿ Felipe tyomˈaaⁿ gobiernom tsˈo̱ndaa Iturea ñequio tsˈo̱ndaa Traconite. Lisanias tyomˈaaⁿ gobiernom tsˈo̱ndaa Abilinia. Ndoˈ Anás ñequio Caifás, joona ntyee na tyoluiitquiendyena nda̱a̱ ntyee quia joˈ. Ndoˈ Juan jnda Zacarías, xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ tquiaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈoom nnoom quia na mˈaaⁿ yuu tjaa nnˈaⁿ cˈom. Tyomanoom chaˈwaa ndyuaa na nndyooˈ jndaa Jordán. Tyoñequiaaⁿ ñˈoom na calcweˈ nˈom nnˈaⁿ jnaaⁿna cha nntseitˈmaⁿ tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom joona, ndoˈ nleitsˈoomndyena. Tuii na luaaˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na matso ljeii libro na chuu ñˈoom ˈndyoo profeta Isaías. Matso ljeiiˈñeeⁿ:

Mˈaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseineiⁿ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ yuu tjaa nnˈaⁿ cˈom. Matso tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ:
“Calaˈjndaaˈndyoˈ naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom cwii nato na juu joˈ nndyocwjeeˈcañoom nquii na nntsa̱ˈntjom ˈo.
Cataˈndyoˈxcweˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom cwilayo̱ˈyoˈ nato na nñoom.
Maxjeⁿ nntseicatooˈnaˈ ticwii cwii cantmaⁿˈ
ndoˈ ticwii cwii sjo̱ ñequio ta nleisunaˈ.
Nanto na cancˈeeⁿ, nntseiliuunaˈ,
ndoˈ nanto na cwajndii nntseiyo̱naˈ.
Quia joˈ nntyˈiaa chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ Nquii na maqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñê joo.”

Jndyendye nnˈaⁿ tyoˈoontyjaaˈna Juan na nntseitsˈoomñê joona. Quia joˈ tyotsoom nda̱a̱na:

—ˈO tsjaaⁿ canduulja, ¿ˈñeeⁿ tˈmo̱ⁿ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ na caleiˈnomˈyoˈ na nndyocwjeeˈcañoom na nntseiwˈii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ˈo? Cˈomˈyoˈ na ndyaandyoˈ cha mˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na mayuuˈcheⁿ cwilcweˈ nˈomˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ ticalaˈsˈandyoˈ cheⁿncjoˈyoˈ naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na nnduˈyoˈ: “Jaa cwiluiindyo̱ tsjaaⁿ Abraham.” Nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, meiiⁿ cweˈ ljo̱ˈmeiiⁿ nnda̱a̱ nntseicwaqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nluiindyenaˈ tsjaaⁿ Abraham, quia joˈ nˈndiinaˈ ˈo. ˈO matseijomnaˈ chaˈcwijom nˈoom na tisˈa ta̱ cwilˈa. Ndoˈ manquiuˈyoˈ nˈoom na ticalˈa ta̱ na ya, maxjeⁿ nntˈuaˈnaˈ. Ndoˈ xeⁿ jnda̱ nntioom nnˈaⁿ joonaˈ quiiˈ chom. Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ na nntsˈaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈeⁿndyoˈ ˈo xeⁿ ticalˈaˈyoˈ yuu na ya.

10 Quia joˈ taˈxˈee naⁿˈñeeⁿ nnoom:

—¿Chiuu macaⁿnaˈ na calˈaayâ xeⁿ yuuˈ na ljoˈ?

11 Tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—Tsˈaⁿ na maleiñˈoom we cotom, quiaa cwii nnom tsˈaⁿ na tjaa na cuaa. Ndoˈ ˈñeeⁿ na waa nantquie, catsˈaa naya tsˈaⁿ na tjaaˈnaⁿ chiuu ya.

12 Mati nnˈaⁿ na cwitoˈñoom sˈom cwentaaˈ gobiernom tquiona namˈaaⁿ na nleitsˈoomndyena. Jluena nnoom:

—Ta, ¿chiuu macaⁿnaˈ na calˈaayâ?

13 Tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na:

—Tancwinomˈyoˈ na cwitjeiˈyoˈ tsˈiaaⁿnda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ. Cataⁿˈyoˈ tomti na matsonaˈ na nntioomna.

14 Mati taˈxˈee sondaro nnoom:

—Ndoˈ jâ jeˈ, ¿chiuu macaⁿnaˈ na calˈaayâ?

Tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na:

—Talacatyˈueˈyoˈ nnˈaⁿ, ndoˈ talaco̱ˈyoˈ cantu joona cweˈ cha na nnda̱a̱ nntjeiˈyoˈ sˈom ˈnaaⁿna. Caljoya nˈomˈyoˈ cwanti na cwitantjomˈyoˈ.

15 Chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ jeeⁿ tyocantyjaaˈ nˈomna na nncwjeeˈ juu Cristo. Joˈ chii tyomˈaaⁿˈ nˈomna cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Juan, ¿aa nntsˈaacheⁿnaˈ na jom cwiluiiñê Cristo? 16 Joˈ chii tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱ chaˈtsondyena, tsoom:

—Ja matseitsˈo̱o̱ⁿndyo̱ ˈo ñequio ndaatioo, sa̱a̱ mandyontyjo̱ nqueⁿ na nntseitsˈoomñê ˈo na nñequiaaⁿ Espíritu Santo naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ. Sa̱a̱ ntˈomndyoˈ ˈo nntsˈaanaˈ chaˈcwijom nntseitsˈoomñê ˈo ñequio chom ee na nntˈuiityeⁿnaˈ ˈo cantyja jnaⁿˈyoˈ. Nqueⁿ tˈmaⁿti cwiluiiñê nchiiti ja. Meiⁿ ticatseixmaⁿya na cweˈ ja na nntseicanaⁿˈa lcoomˈm. 17 Jnda̱ wjaawindyooˈ na nntuˈxeⁿndyoˈ. Ee ˈo laˈxmaⁿˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom lqueeⁿ na ndicwaⁿ cwajndii. Luaa tsˈiaaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ lqueeⁿ. Matseicueeñe tsˈaⁿ lqueeⁿ trigo, cha ya ya nljuˈnaˈ. Quia na jnda̱ ljuˈya lqueeⁿˈñeeⁿ, mana nntseiweeⁿ joonaˈ tsˈom tsa̱ˈ. Sa̱a̱ lqueeⁿ lueˈ ñˈeⁿ toˈ njñoom chom joˈ. Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ na machˈee Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Nnˈaⁿ na ya cwilˈa macoˈñoom joona sa̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na tisˈa cwilˈa, nntseicoom joona ñequio chom na tijoom canduuˈ.

18 Nmeiⁿˈ ñˈoom na tyotseijndo̱ˈ Juan nˈom nnˈaⁿ ñequio jndye ntˈomcheⁿ ñˈoom na tyotseicañeeⁿ joona ñˈoom naya. 19 Herodes, tsaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ gobiernom tsˈo̱ndaa Galilea, jom cweˈ mˈaaⁿyaaⁿ ñˈeⁿ Herodías, scuuˈ tyjeeⁿ Felipe. Joˈ na seitiaˈ Juan jom na ticatsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ na ljoˈ machˈeeⁿ ndoˈ ñequio chaˈtso natia na jnda̱ ñesˈaa tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ. 20 Luaa seicwaljooˈtyeeⁿ nacjoo chaˈtso natia na sˈaaⁿ, na tjoomˈm Juan wˈaancjo.

Cantyja na teitsˈoomñe Jesús

21 Quia na jnda̱ teitsˈoomndye jndye nnˈaⁿ, mati teitsˈoomñe Jesús, xcwe na matseineiiⁿ nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ seicanaaⁿñenaˈ tsjo̱ˈluee. 22 Jndyocue Espíritu Santo nacjoomˈm chaˈcwijom catuˈ. Ndoˈ teicˈuaa na seineiⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cañoomˈluee, matso:

—ˈU cwiluiindyuˈ Jndaaya na candyaˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya. Jeeⁿ neiⁿya ˈu.

Tsjaaⁿ na tjawintyjooˈ na tuiiñe Jesucristo

23 Ndoˈ Jesús chaˈna ntquiuu nchooˈ qui choomˈm quia na to̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ na jñom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom. Tyolue nnˈaⁿ jnda José jom. Ndoˈ José jnda Elí, 24 Elí jnda Matat, Matat jnda Leví, Leví jnda Melqui, Melqui jnda Jana, Jana jnda José, 25 José jnda Matatías, Matatías jnda Amós, Amós jnda Nahum, Nahum jnda Esli, Esli jnda Nagai, 26 Nagai jnda Maat, Maat jnda Matatías, Matatías jnda Semei, Semei jnda José, José jnda Judá, 27 Judá jnda Joana, Joana jnda Resa, Resa jnda Zorobabel, Zorobabel jnda Salatiel, Salatiel jnda Neri, 28 Neri jnda Melqui, Melqui jnda Adi, Adi jnda Cosam, Cosam jnda Elmodam, Elmodam jnda Er, 29 Er jnda Josué, Josué jnda Eliezer, Eliezer jnda Jorim, Jorim jnda Matat, 30 Matat jnda Leví, Leví jnda Simeón, Simeón jnda Judá, Judá jnda José, José jnda Jonán, Jonán jnda Eliaquim, 31 Eliaquim jnda Melea, Melea jnda Mainán, Mainán jnda Matata, Matata jnda Natán, 32 Natán jnda David, David jnda Isaí, Isaí jnda Obed, Obed jnda Booz, Booz jnda Salmón, Salmón jnda Naasón, 33 Naasón jnda Aminadab, Aminadab jnda Aram, Aram jnda Esrom, Esrom jnda Fares, Fares jnda Judá, 34 Judá jnda Jacob, Jacob jnda Isaac, Isaac jnda Abraham, Abraham jnda Taré, Taré jnda Nacor, 35 Nacor jnda Serug, Serug jnda Ragau, Ragau jnda Peleg, Peleg jnda Heber, Heber jnda Sala, 36 Sala jnda Cainán, Cainán jnda Arfaxad, Arfaxad jnda Sem, Sem jnda Noé, Noé jnda Lamec, 37 Lamec jnda Matusalén, Matusalén jnda Enoc, Enoc jnda Jared, Jared jnda Mahalaleel, Mahalaleel jnda Cainán, 38 Cainán jnda Enós, Enós jnda Set, Set jnda Adán, Adán jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

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, 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. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (J)a baptism of repentance (K)for the forgiveness of sins. 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.
(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,
(R)and all flesh shall see (S)the salvation of God.’”

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? 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. 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.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
  2. Luke 3:11 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  3. Luke 3:22 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
  4. Luke 3:22 Some manuscripts beloved Son; today I have begotten you
  5. Luke 3:27 Greek Salathiel