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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
In the fifteenth year of the reign
of Tiberius Caesar ,
while
Pontius Pilate was
governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip
tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene ,
And
in the fifteenth year of the government
of Tiberius Caesar --
Pontius Pilate being
governor of Judea, and
Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and
Philip
his brother ,
tetrarch of Ituraea and of
the
region
of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --
during
the
high
priesthood
of
Annas and Caiaphas ,
the
word of God came
to
John son of Zechariah
in the wilderness .
Annas and Caiaphas being
chief
priests
--
there
came
a
word of God unto
John the
son of Zacharias,
in the wilderness ,
He went
into
all the region around
the Jordan, preaching
a baptism of repentance
for
the
forgiveness
of sins,
and
he came
to
all the region round
the Jordan, proclaiming
a baptism of reformation
--
to
remission
of sins,
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.
as it hath
been
written in the scroll
of the words of Isaiah the prophet ,
saying,
`
A voice of one crying
in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of
the Lord, straight make
ye
His
paths ;
Every valley shall be filled in
, and every mountain and hill made low .
The crooked ways
shall be
made
straight
, and the rough ways
smooth .
every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall
be
made low ,
and
the crooked shall become
straightness
, and the rough become
smooth ways;
And all humanity
will
see God’s
salvation. ’”
and all flesh
shall
see the
salvation of
God
. '
Then John
said to the crowds
coming out
to be baptized
by him, “You
brood of vipers ,
who warned
you to flee from the coming wrath?
Then said he
to the multitudes
coming forth
to be baptised
by him, `
Brood of vipers !
who did
prompt
you to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce
fruit
, then
, in
keeping
with
repentance.
And do
not
begin to say to
yourselves, ‘
We have Abraham
as
our
father .’
For I tell
you that out of these stones God
can
raise up
children for
Abraham .
make
, therefore
, fruits
worthy
of
the
reformation,
and begin not
to say within
yourselves, We have a
father --
Abraham;
for I say
to
you ,
that God
is
able
out of these stones to
raise children to
Abraham ;
The axe lies
ready
at
the root of the trees, and
every tree that
does
not produce
good fruit will
be
cut down and thrown
into
the
fire. ”
and
already
also
the axe unto
the root of the trees is
laid
, every tree ,
therefore,
not making
good fruit is
cut down ,
and to
fire it
is
cast
. '
The crowds
asked
him, “
What then should
we do? ”
And
the multitudes
were
questioning
him, saying,
`
What ,
then ,
shall
we do? '
John
replied
, “Whoever
has
two tunics
should
share
with
him who
has
none, and whoever
has
food
should
do the
same
. ”
and
he
answering
saith
to
them
, `He
having
two coats
--
let
him impart
to
him
having
none, and he
having
victuals
--
in
like
manner
let
him
do. '
Even
tax
collectors
came to be baptized.
“Teacher
, ”
they asked
, “
what should
we do? ”
And
there
came also
tax-gatherers
to be baptised
, and
they said
unto
him
, `Teacher,
what shall
we do? '
“Collect
no more than you are
authorized,”
he
answered
.
and
he
said
unto
them,
`Exact
no more than that
directed
you. '
Then
some
soldiers
asked
him, “
And what should
we do? ”
“Do
not
take
money
by
force
or
false
accusation,”
he said .
“
Be content with your wages. ”
And
questioning
him also
were
those
warring
, saying,
`
And we,
what shall
we do? '
and
he said unto
them,
`Do
violence
to
no
one,
nor
accuse
falsely,
and
be content with your wages. '
The people were
waiting
expectantly
and were
all wondering
in their hearts if
John could
be the Christ .
And
the people are
looking
forward,
and all are
reasoning
in their hearts concerning
John ,
whether
or
not
he
may
be the Christ ;
John answered all of
them:
“
I baptize
you
with water, but One
more
powerful
than I will
come
, the
straps
of whose
sandals
I am not worthy to untie.
He will
baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and with fire .
John answered ,
saying
to
all ,
`
I indeed
with water do
baptise
you
, but he
cometh
who
is
mightier
than I, of whom
I am not worthy to loose
the
latchet
of
his
sandals
--
he shall
baptise
you with the Holy Spirit and with fire ;
His
winnowing fork
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. ”
whose
winnowing shovel
`
is '
in his hand ,
and
he
will
thoroughly
cleanse
his floor ,
and will
gather the wheat to
his storehouse,
and
the
chaff
he will burn with fire unquenchable
. '
With
these
and many other exhortations
, John
proclaimed
the
good news to the people .
And ,
therefore,
indeed
with
many other things
, exhorting,
he
was
proclaiming
good news to the people ,
But
when
he
rebuked
Herod the tetrarch regarding
his
brother’s
wife
Herodias and all the evils he
had
done
,
and
Herod the tetrarch ,
being
reproved
by
him
concerning
Herodias the
wife
of
Philip
his
brother,
and concerning
all the evils that
Herod
did
,
Herod
added this to them
all :
He locked
John
up in prison.
added also
this to all ,
that
he shut
up John
in the
prison.
When
all the people were
being baptized
, Jesus was
baptized
too.
And as
He
was
praying, heaven was opened,
And
it
came
to
pass,
in
all the people being baptised
, Jesus also
being
baptised,
and praying, the
heaven was opened,
and the Holy Spirit descended
on
Him
in a bodily form
like
a dove .
And a voice came from
heaven :
“You
are
My beloved
Son ;
in You
I am
well
pleased
. ”
and the Holy Spirit came
down
in a bodily appearance,
as
if
a dove ,
upon
him,
and a voice came out
of
heaven ,
saying,
`Thou
art
My Son --
the
Beloved,
in thee
I did
delight
. '
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old
when
He
began
His
ministry.
He
was
regarded
as
the
son
of Joseph
, the
son of Heli
,
And
Jesus himself was beginning
to
be
about thirty years of age
, being,
as
was
supposed,
son of Joseph
,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai
, the son of Joseph,
the `
son '
of Eli,
the
`son'
of
Matthat, the `
son '
of Levi, the `
son '
of Melchi, the `
son '
of Janna
, the `
son '
of Joseph,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum
, the son of Esli, the
son
of
Naggai,
the `
son '
of Mattathias, the `
son '
of Amos, the `
son '
of Naum
, the `
son '
of Esli,
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein
, the son of Josech
, the son of Joda
,
the `
son '
of Naggai,
the
`son'
of
Maath, the `
son '
of Mattathias, the `
son '
of Semei
, the `
son '
of Joseph
, the `
son '
of Juda
,
the son of Joanan
, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the
son
of
Neri,
the `
son '
of Joanna
, the `
son '
of Rhesa, the `
son '
of Zerubbabel, the `
son '
of Shealtiel,
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam
, the son of Er,
the `
son '
of Neri,
the
`son'
of
Melchi, the `
son '
of Addi, the `
son '
of Cosam, the `
son '
of Elmodam
, the `
son '
of Er,
the son of Joshua
, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the
son
of
Levi,
the `
son '
of Jose
, the `
son '
of Eliezer, the `
son '
of Jorim, the `
son '
of Matthat,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah
, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam
, the son of Eliakim,
the `
son '
of Levi,
the
`son'
of
Simeon, the `
son '
of Juda
, the `
son '
of Joseph, the `
son '
of Jonan
, the `
son '
of Eliakim,
the son of Melea, the son of Menna
, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the
son
of
David,
the `
son '
of Melea, the `
son '
of Mainan
, the `
son '
of Mattatha, the `
son '
of Nathan,
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz
, the son of Sala
, the son of Nahshon,
the `
son '
of David,
the
`son'
of
Jesse, the `
son '
of Obed, the `
son '
of Booz
, the `
son '
of Salmon
, the `
son '
of Nahshon,
the son of Amminadab, the son
of
Admin,
the
son
of
Arni,
the
son of Hezron
, the son of Perez
, the son of Judah
,
the `
son '
of Amminadab, the `
son '
of Aram
, the `
son '
of Esrom
, the `
son '
of Pharez
,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
the `
son '
of Judah,
the
`son'
of
Jacob, the `
son '
of Isaac, the `
son '
of Abraham, the `
son '
of Terah, the `
son '
of Nahor,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the
son
of
Shelah,
the `
son '
of Serug, the `
son '
of Reu, the `
son '
of Peleg, the `
son '
of Eber,
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
the `
son '
of Salah,
the
`son'
of
Cainan, the `
son '
of Arphaxad, the `
son '
of Shem, the `
son '
of Noah, the `
son '
of Lamech,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son
of
Mahalalel,
the
son of Cainan
,
the `
son '
of Methuselah, the `
son '
of Enoch, the `
son '
of Jared, the `
son '
of Mahalaleel
,
the son of Enosh
, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
the `
son '
of Cainan
, the `
son '
of Enos,
the
`son'
of
Seth, the `
son '
of Adam, the `
son '
of God.
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