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 3:1 ¶ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

 3:1 ¶ Now° in° the fifteenth° year° of the° reign° of Tiberius° Caesar,° Pontius° Pilate° being governor°° of Judaea,° and° Herod° being tetrarch°° of Galilee,° and° his° brother° Philip° tetrarch°° of Ituraea° and° of the region° of Trachonitis,° and° Lysanias° the tetrarch°° of Abilene,°

 3:2 in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

 3:2 Annas° and° Caiaphas° being° the high priests,°° the word° of God° came°° unto° John° the° son° of Zacharias° in°° the° wilderness.°

 3:3 And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

 3:3 And° he came°° into° all° the° country about° Jordan,° preaching°° the baptism° of repentance° for° the remission° of sins;°

 3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

 3:4 As° it is written°° in° the book° of the words° of Esaias° the° prophet,° saying,°° The voice° of one crying°° in° the° wilderness,° Prepare° ye°° the° way° of the Lord,° make°° his° paths° straight.°

 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

 3:5 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;°

 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

 3:6 And° all° flesh° shall see°° the° salvation° of God.°

 3:7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

 3:7 Then° said°° he to the multitude° that came forth°°° to be baptized°° of° him,° O generation° of vipers,° who° hath warned°° you° to flee°° from° the° wrath° to come?°°

 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

 3:8 Bring forth°° therefore° fruits° worthy° of repentance,° and° begin°° not° to say°° within° yourselves,° We have°° Abraham° to [our] father:° for° I say°° unto you,° That° God° is able°° of° these° stones° to raise up°° children° unto Abraham.°

 3:9 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

 3:9 And° now° also° the° axe° is laid°° unto° the° root° of the° trees:° every° tree° therefore° which bringeth°° not° forth°°° good° fruit° is hewn down,°° and° cast°° into° the fire.°

 3:10 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

 3:10 And° the° people° asked°° him,° saying,°° What° shall we do°° then?°

 3:11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

 3:11 He° answereth°° and° saith°° unto them,° He that hath°° two° coats,° let him impart°° to him that hath°° none;° and° he that hath°° meat,° let him do°° likewise.°

 3:12 And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

 3:12 Then° came°° also° publicans° to be baptized,°° and° said°° unto° him,° Master,° what° shall we do?°°

 3:13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

 3:13 And° he° said°° unto° them,° Exact°° no° more° than° that which is appointed°° you.°

 3:14 And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

 3:14 And° the soldiers°° likewise° demanded°° of him,° saying,°° And° what° shall we°° do?°° And° he said°° unto° them,° Do violence°° to no man,° neither° accuse [any] falsely;°° and° be content°° with your° wages.°

 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

 3:15 And° as the° people° were in expectation,°° and° all men° mused°° in° their°° hearts° of° John,° whether°° he° were°° the Christ,° or not;°°°°°

 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

 3:16 John° answered,°° saying°° unto [them] all,° I° indeed° baptize°° you° with water;° but° one mightier° than° I° cometh,°° the° latchet° of whose°° shoes° I am°° not° worthy° to unloose:°° he° shall baptize°° you° with° the Holy° Ghost° and° with fire:°

 3:17 whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

 3:17 Whose° fan° [is] in° his° hand,° and° he will throughly purge°° his°° floor,° and° will gather°° the° wheat° into° his°° garner;° but° the° chaff° he will burn°° with fire° unquenchable.°

 3:18 With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

 3:18 And°°° many°° other° things°°° in his exhortation°° preached°° he unto the° people.°

 3:19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

 3:19 But° Herod° the° tetrarch,° being reproved°° by° him° for° Herodias° his° brother° Philip's° wife,° and° for° all° the evils° which° Herod° had done,°°

 3:20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

 3:20 Added°° yet° this° above° all,° that° he shut up°° John° in° prison.°

 3:21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

 3:21 Now° when all° the° people° were baptized,°°° it came to pass,°° that Jesus° also° being baptized,°° and° praying,°° the° heaven° was opened,°°

 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

 3:22 And° the° Holy° Ghost° descended°° in a bodily° shape° like° a dove° upon° him,° and° a voice° came°° from° heaven,° which said,°° Thou° art°° my° beloved° Son;° in° thee° I am well pleased.°°

 3:23 And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

 3:23 And° Jesus° himself° began°° to be°° about° thirty° years of age,°° being°° (as° was supposed)°° the° son° of Joseph,° which was [the son] of Heli,°

 3:24 the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

 3:24 Which was [the son] of Matthat,° which was [the son] of Levi,° which was [the son] of Melchi,° which was [the son] of Janna,° which was [the son] of Joseph,°

 3:25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,

 3:25 Which was [the son] of Mattathias,° which was [the son] of Amos,° which was [the son] of Naum,° which was [the son] of Esli,° which was [the son] of Nagge,°

 3:26 the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,

 3:26 Which was [the son] of Maath,° which was [the son] of Mattathias,° which was [the son] of Semei,° which was [the son] of Joseph,° which was [the son] of Juda,°

 3:27 the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,

 3:27 Which was [the son] of Joanna,° which was [the son] of Rhesa,° which was [the son] of Zorobabel,° which was [the son] of Salathiel,° which was [the son] of Neri,°

 3:28 the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,

 3:28 Which was [the son] of Melchi,° which was [the son] of Addi,° which was [the son] of Cosam,° which was [the son] of Elmodam,° which was [the son] of Er,°

 3:29 the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,

 3:29 Which was [the son] of Jose,° which was [the son] of Eliezer,° which was [the son] of Jorim,° which was [the son] of Matthat,° which was [the son] of Levi,°

 3:30 the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,

 3:30 Which was [the son] of Simeon,° which was [the son] of Juda,° which was [the son] of Joseph,° which was [the son] of Jonan,° which was [the son] of Eliakim,°

 3:31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

 3:31 Which was [the son] of Melea,° which was [the son] of Menan,° which was [the son] of Mattatha,° which was [the son] of Nathan,° which was [the son] of David,°

 3:32 the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

 3:32 Which was [the son] of Jesse,° which was [the son] of Obed,° which was [the son] of Booz,° which was [the son] of Salmon,° which was [the son] of Naasson,°

 3:33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

 3:33 Which was [the son] of Aminadab,° which was [the son] of Aram,° which was [the son] of Esrom,° which was [the son] of Phares,° which was [the son] of Juda,°

 3:34 the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

 3:34 Which was [the son] of Jacob,° which was [the son] of Isaac,° which was [the son] of Abraham,° which was [the son] of Thara,° which was [the son] of Nachor,°

 3:35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah

 3:35 Which was [the son] of Saruch,° which was [the son] of Ragau,° which was [the son] of Phalec,° which was [the son] of Heber,° which was [the son] of Sala,°

 3:36 the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

 3:36 Which was [the son] of Cainan,° which was [the son] of Arphaxad,° which was [the son] of Sem,° which was [the son] of Noe,° which was [the son] of Lamech,°

 3:37 the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,

 3:37 Which was [the son] of Mathusala,° which was [the son] of Enoch,° which was [the son] of Jared,° which was [the son] of Maleleel,° which was [the son] of Cainan,°

 3:38 the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.

 3:38 Which was [the son] of Enos,° which was [the son] of Seth,° which was [the son] of Adam,° which was [the son] of God.°