Light-Giving (Luke) 3

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of From God River (Tiberius) Severed (Caesar), Son of the Sea Armed With a Spear (Pontius Pilate) being governor of Land of Praise (Judaea), and Heroic (Herod) being tetrarch of Circuit-District (Galilee), and his brother Horse Lover (Philip) tetrarch of Arranged Beyond the Limits (Ituraea) and of Rugged Region (Trachonitis), and He Drives Away Sorrow (Lysanias) the tetrarch of Grassy Meadow (Abilene),

² Humble (Annas) and As Comely (Caiaphas) being the high priests, the word of God came to I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), son of Remembered by I AM (Zacharias) in the wilderness.

³ And he came into all the country about The Descender (Jordan), preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of I AM’s Help (Isaiah), the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

⁵ Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low; and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth;

⁶ And all flesh will see the salvation of God.”

⁷ Then he spoke to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, “O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸ Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t even begin to say about yourselves, ‘We have Father of a Multitude (Abraham) as our father’: for I say to you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children for Father of a Multitude (Abraham).

⁹ And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.”

¹⁰ And the people asked him, saying, “What will we do then?”

¹¹ He answered, “He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.”

¹² The publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Master, what will we do?”

¹³ He instructed them, “Exact no more than that which is appointed you.”

¹⁴ The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, “And what will we do?” He replied, “Do not abuse people, nor accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.”

¹⁵ Because the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts about I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), whether he was the Christ, or not;

¹⁶ I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) answered, saying to them all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

¹⁷ Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly 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 he preached to the people.

¹⁹ But Heroic (Herod) the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Heroicias (Herodias), his brother Horse Lover (Philip)'s wife, and for all the evils which Heroic (Herod) had done,

²⁰ And to add to it all, he shut up I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) in prison.

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) was also being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened,

²² And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, “You are my beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

²³ I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of I AM Will Add (Joseph), who was the son of Ascending (Heli),

²⁴ Who was the son of Gift of God (Matthat), who was the son of Joined To (Levi), who was the son of My King, My Counsel (Melchi), who was the son of Flourishing (Janna), who was the son of I AM Will Add (Joseph),

²⁵ Who was the son of Gift of I AM (Mattathias), who was the son of Burden (Amos), who was the son of Consolation (Naum), who was the son of Reserved of I AM (Esli), who was the son of Illuminating (Nagge),

²⁶ Who was the son of Small (Maath), who was the son of Gift of I AM (Mattathias), who was the son of Famous (Semei), who was the son of I AM Will Add (Joseph), who was the son of Praised (Judah),

²⁷ Who was the son of Grace of God (Joanna), who was the son of Head (Rhesa), who was the son of Born in Babylon (Zorobabel), who was the son of I Have Asked of God (Salathiel), who was the son of I AM Is My Lamp (Neri),

²⁸ Who was the son of My King, My Counsel (Melchi), who was the son of Ornament (Addi), who was the son of Divining (Cosam), who was the son of Measure (Elmodam), who was the son of Awake (Er),

²⁹ Who was the son of He Will Be Sustained by I AM (Jose), who was the son of God is Help (Eliezer), who was the son of Who Is Exalted By I AM (Jorim), who was the son of Gift of God (Matthat), who was the son of Joined To (Levi),

³⁰ Who was the son of Heard (Simeon), who was the son of Praised (Judah), who was the son of I AM Will Add (Joseph), who was the son of I AM Is a Gracious Giver (Jonan), who was the son of God Raises and Sets Up (Eliakim),

³¹ Who was the son of Full (Melea), who was the son of Enchanted Soothsayer (Menan), who was the son of Gift of Yah (Mattatha), who was the son of A Giver (Nathan), who was the son of Beloved (David),

³² Who was the son of I Possess (Jesse), who was the son of Serving (Obed), who was the son of Fleetness (Boaz), who was the son of Garment (Salmon), who was the son of Enchanter (Naasson),

³³ Who was the son of One of the Prince’s People (Aminadab), who was the son of Exalted (Aram), who was the son of Enclosed (Esrom), who was the son of Breach (Perez), who was the son of Praised (Judah),

³⁴ Who was the son of Heel-Grabber (Jacob), who was the son of Laughter (Isaac), who was the son of Father of a Multitude (Abraham), who was the son of Spirited Station (Terah), who was the son of Snorting (Nachor),

³⁵ Who was the son of Branch (Serug), who was the son of Friend (Reu), who was the son of Division (Peleg), who was the son of Comrade (Heber), who was the son of Sprout (Salah),

³⁶ Who was the son of Possession (Cainan), who was the son of He Cursed the Breast-Bottle (Arphaxad), who was the son of Renowned (Shem), who was the son of Rest (Noah), who was the son of Powerful (Lamech),

³⁷ Who was the son of Man of the Dart (Methuselah), who was the son of Dedicated (Enoch), who was the son of Descent (Jared), who was the son of Praise of God (Mahalaleel), who was the son of Possession (Cainan),

³⁸ Who was the son of Man (Enos), who was the son of Compensation (Seth), who was the son of Ruddy Man (Adam), who was the son of God.