1 In the fifteenth year of the reign ofj[ch. 2:1] Tiberius Caesar,kSee Matt. 27:2 Pontius Pilatelch. 2:2 being governor of Judea, andmver. 19; ch. 8:3; 9:7, 9; 13:31; 23:7; Matt. 14:1; Acts 4:27; 13:1; [Mark 6:14] Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 duringnJohn 18:13, 24; Acts 4:6 the high priesthood of Annas andoSee Matt. 26:3 Caiaphas,pFor ver. 2-17, see Matt. 3:1-12; Mark 1:2-8 the word of God came toqJohn 1:6, 7 John the son of Zechariah inrch. 1:80; Josh. 15:61; [Judg. 1:16] the wilderness.
3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaimingsActs 2:38 a baptism of repentancetMatt. 26:28; [ch. 1:77] for the forgiveness of sins.
4 As it is written inuch. 4:17; [Acts 8:28] the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
vJohn 1:23; Cited from Isa. 40:3-5 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
wch. 1:76 ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,1Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
make his paths straight.
5 x[Isa. 57:14] Every valley shall be filled,
yIsa. 49:11; Zech. 4:7 and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
zIsa. 42:16; 45:2 and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 aIsa. 52:10; [Ps. 98:2, 3] and all flesh shall seebch. 2:30; Acts 28:28; [ch. 1:69, 71, 77; Titus 2:11] the salvation of God. ’ ”
7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him,cMatt. 12:34; 23:33 “You brood ofdPs. 140:3 vipers! Who warned you to flee fromeRom. 5:9; Eph. 5:6; Col. 3:6; 1 Thess. 1:10 the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruitsfActs 26:20 in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves,gJohn 8:39 ‘We have Abraham as our father. ’ For I tell you, God is able fromh[ch. 4:3] these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees.ich. 13:7, 9; Matt. 7:19; John 15:2, 6 Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ”
10 And the crowds asked him,jActs 2:37; 16:30; 22:10 “What then shall we do? ” 11 And he answered them,kIsa. 58:7; Dan. 4:27; Eph. 4:28; James 2:15, 16; 1 John 3:17; [ch. 18:22] “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise. ” 12 lch. 7:29; Matt. 21:32 Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher,j[See ver. 10 above] what shall we do? ” 13 And he said to them,mch. 19:8 “Collect no more than you are authorized to do. ” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we,j[See ver. 10 above] what shall we do? ” And he said to them,m[See ver. 13 above] “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with yourn1 Cor. 9:7 (Gk.) wages. ”
15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John,oJohn 1:19, 20 whether he might bepSee Matt. 1:17 the Christ, 16 qJohn 1:26; Acts 1:5 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, butrJohn 1:15, 27; 3:30, 31; Acts 13:25 he who is mightier than I is coming,sIsa. 5:27 the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize youtJohn 1:33; Acts 11:16 with the Holy Spirit and withu[Mal. 3:2, 3; Acts 2:3] fire. 17 HisvIsa. 30:24 winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and towMatt. 13:30 gather the wheat into his barn,xMal. 4:1 but the chaff he will burn withyMark 9:43, 48 unquenchable fire. ”
18 Soz[John 20:30; 21:25] with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 ButaMatt. 14:3; Mark 6:17, 18; See ver. 1 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, thatb[John 3:24] he locked up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, and whencFor ver. 21, 22, see Matt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; [John 1:32-34] Jesus also had been baptized and was praying,dActs 7:56 the heavens were opened, 22 ande[ch. 4:18, 21; Acts 10:38] the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; andfJohn 12:28 a voice came from heaven,g[ch. 9:35; Ps. 2:7; Isa. 42:1; Eph. 1:6; Col. 1:13; 2 Pet. 1:17; 1 John 5:9] “You are my beloved Son;1Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved with you I am well pleased. ”
23 Jesus,hMatt. 4:17; Acts 1:1, 22 when he began his ministry, was abouti[Num. 4:3] thirty years of age, beingjch. 4:22; Matt. 13:55; John 1:45; 6:42; For ver. 23-38, [Matt. 1:1-16] 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,kMatt. 1:12 the son of Zerubbabel, the sonlEzra 3:2 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 ofm2 Sam. 5:14; 1 Chr. 3:5; 14:4; Zech. 12:12 Nathan, the son of David, 32 n1 Sam. 16:1; 17:12; [Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chr. 2:1-15] 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 oGen. 29:35 the son of Jacob,pGen. 25:26 the son of Isaac,qGen. 21:3 the son of Abraham,rFor ver. 34-38, see Gen. 5:3-32; 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:1-4, 24-27 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.