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The Proclamation of John the Baptist

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tibe′ri-us Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturae′a and Trachoni′tis, and Lysa′ni-as tetrarch of Abile′ne, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca′iaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechari′ah in the wilderness; and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
Prepare 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.”

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In en the fifteenth pentekaidekatos year etos · de of the ho reign hēgemonia of Tiberius Tiberios Caesar Kaisar, when Pontius Pontios Pilate Pilatos was governing hēgemoneuō · ho Judea Ioudaia, and kai Herod hērōdēs was tetrarch tetraarcheō of ho Galilee Galilaia and de Philip Philippos · ho his autos brother adelphos tetrarch tetraarcheō of the ho region chōra of Ituraea Itouraios and kai Trachonitis Trachōnitis, and kai Lysanias Lysanias was tetrarch tetraarcheō of ho Abilene Abilēnē, when epi Annas Hannas was high archiereus priest , and kai Caiaphas Kaiaphas, the word rhēma of God theos came ginomai upon epi John Iōannēs the ho son hyios of Zechariah Zacharias in en the ho wilderness erēmos. And kai he went erchomai into eis the ho region all pas around perichōros the ho Jordan Iordanēs, proclaiming kēryssō a baptism baptisma of repentance metanoia for eis the forgiveness aphesis of sins hamartia. As hōs it is written graphō in en the book biblos of the words logos of Isaiah ēsaias the ho prophet prophētēs, “The voice phōnē of one calling boaō out in en the ho wilderness erēmos: ‘ Prepare hetoimazō the ho way hodos for the Lord kyrios, make poieō the ho paths tribos straight for him autos. Every pas ravine pharanx will be filled plēroō in and kai every pas mountain oros and kai hill bounos will be leveled tapeinoō off ; · kai the ho crooked places skolios will become eimi straight and kai the ho rough trachus places will become smooth leios roads hodos. Then kai will all pas flesh sarx see horaō the ho salvation of ho God theos!’”

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