Luke 3
Open in the reader1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Land-of-the-Praised, Herod tetrarch of The-Circuit, his brother Horse-Lover tetrarch of Ituraea and Rough-Country, and Sorrow-Loosener tetrarch of Meadow,
2during the high priesthood of He-Who-Is-Gracious and Hollow, the word of God came to He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor son of He-Who-Is-Remembers in the wilderness.
3He went into all the region around the Descender, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
4as it is written in the book of the words of Salvation-of-He-Who-Is the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
5Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
7Then He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Father-of-a-Multitude as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Father-of-a-Multitude.
9The 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.”
10The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
11He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
12Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
14Then 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.”
15The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor could be the The-Anointed-One.
16He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor 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 Devoted Spirit and with fire.
17His 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.”
18With these and many other exhortations, He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor proclaimed the good news to the people.
19But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
20Herod added this to them all: He locked He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor up in prison.
21When all the people were being baptized, He-Who-Is-Saves was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
22and the Devoted 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.”
23He-Who-Is-Saves Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son Josech, the son of My-God,
24the son of Gift, the son of Joined, the son of My-King, the son of Jannai, the son Josech,
25the son of Gift-of-He-Who-Is, the son Faithful, the son of Comfort, the son of Esli, the son of Brightness,
26the son of Maath, the son of Gift-of-He-Who-Is, the son of Renowned, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27the son of He-Who-Is-Has-Been-Gracious, the son of Rhesa, the son of Sown-in-Confusion, the son of I-Have-Asked-of-God, the son of My-Lamp,
28the son of My-King, the son of My-Ornament, the son of Divination, the son of Elmadam, the son of Watchful,
29the son of Joshua, the son of God-Is-Help, the son of Jorim, the son of Gift, the son of Joined,
30the son Heard, the son of Judah, the son Josech, the son of Jonam, the son of God-Will-Establish,
31the son of Melea, the son of Apportioned, the son of Gift, the son of He-Has-Given, the son of Beloved,
32the son of Man-of-He-Who-Is, the son of Serving, the son of In-Strength, the son Sprout, the son of Enchanter,
33the son of My-Kinsman-Is-Generous, the son Exalted, the son of Arni, the son of Courtyard, the son of Breach, the son of Judah,
34the son of Heel-Grabber, the son of He-Laughs, the son of Father-of-a-Multitude, the son of Terah, the son of Snorter,
35the son of Branch, the son Friend, the son of Division, the son of Crosser, the son of Sprout,
36the son of Possession, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Name, the son of Rest, the son of Lamech,
37the son of Man-of-a-Dart, the son of Dedicated, the son of Descent, the son of Praise-of-God, the son of Possession,
38the son of Mortal, the son of Granted, the son of Ground, the son of God.