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| 3:1 | And in the .xv. yeare of the raygne of Tiberius the Emperoure, Pontius Pilate beiynge lieftenaunte of Iury, and Herode beyinge Tethrarch of Galyle, and hys brother Philippe Tethrarchin Iturea & in the region of Traconytes, and Lysanyas the Tetrarche of Abilene, |
| 3:2 | when Anna and Cayphas were the hye pryestes: the word of God came vuto Iohn the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernes. |
| 3:3 | And he came into all the costes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentaunce for the remissyon of synnes, |
| 3:4 | as it is written in the boke of the sayinges of Esaias the prophete which sayeth. The voyce of a cryer in wildernes, prepare the waye of the Lorde, make hys pathes strayght. |
| 3:5 | Euerye valley shall be fylled, and euerye mountayne and hyll shall be brought lowe. And croked thinges shalbe made straight: and the rough wayes shalbe made smoth: |
| 3:6 | and all fleshe shall se the sauioure sent of God. |
| 3:7 | Then sayde he to the people that were come to be baptysed of him. O generacion of vipers, who hath taught you to flye from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Bringe forth due frutes of repentaunce, and begin not to saye in your selues, we haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. |
| 3:9 | Now also is the axe lyed vnto the rote of the trees, so that euery tree which bringeth not forth good frute shall be hewen doune, and cast into the fyre. |
| 3:10 | And the people axed him sayinge: What shall we do then? |
| 3:11 | He aunswered and sayd vnto theim: He that hath two cotes, let him parte with him that hath none, & he that hath meate let him do lykewyse. |
| 3:12 | Then came there publicans to be baptysed, and sayde vnto hym: Maister, what shall we do? |
| 3:13 | And he sayde vnto them: require nomore then that which is appointed vnto you. |
| 3:14 | The souldioures lykewyse demaunded of him saiynge: and what shall we do? And he sayde to them: Do violence to no man: neither trouble any man wrongfullye: but be content with your wages. |
| 3:15 | As the people were in a doubte, and all men disputed in their hertes of Iohn, whither he were very Christ, |
| 3:16 | Iohn aunswered and sayde to them all: I baptyse you with water, but a stronger then I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to vnlouse: he wyll baptyse you with the holye ghost, and with fyre. |
| 3:17 | Which hath his fanne in his hande, and wyll purge his floore, and wyll gather the corne into his barne, but the chaffe wil he burne with fyre that neuer shalbe quenched. |
| 3:18 | And many other thinges in his exhortacion preached he vnto the people. |
| 3:19 | Then Herode the Tetrarche (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brothers wyfe and for al the euyls, which Herode had done) |
| 3:20 | added this aboue al, and laied Ihon in prison. |
| 3:21 | And it fortuned as all the people receyued baptisme (And when Iesus was baptised and did praye) that heauen was opened, |
| 3:22 | and the holye ghost came doune in a bodelye shape lyke a done vpon him, and a voyce came from heauen saiynge: thou art my deare sonne, in the do I delyte. |
| 3:23 | And Iesus him selfe was entring the thirthy yeare of his age as men supposed hym to be the sonne of Ioseph. which was the sonne of Hely, |
| 3:24 | which was the sonne of Mathat, which was the sonne of Leui, which was the sonne of Melchi. which was the sonne of Ianna, which was the sonne of Ioseph, |
| 3:25 | which was the sonne of Mattathias, which was the sonne of Amos, which was the sonne of Nasum, which was the sonne of Esli, which was the sonne of Nagge, |
| 3:26 | which was the sonne of Maath, which was the sonne of Matathias, which was the sonne of Semei, which was the sonne of Iosech, which was the sonne of Iuda, |
| 3:27 | which was the sonne of Ioanna, which was the sonne of Rhesia, which was the sonne of Zorobabel, which was the sonne of Salathiel, which was the sonne of Neri, |
| 3:28 | which was the sonne of Melchi, which was the sonne of Addi, which was the sonne of Cosan, which was the sonne of Helmadam, which was the sonne of Hir, |
| 3:29 | which was the sonne of Ieso, which was the sonne of Heliasar, which was the sonne of Ioram, which was the sonne of Mattha, which was the sonne of Leuy, |
| 3:30 | which was the sonne of Simeon, which was the sonne of Iuda, which was the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Ionam, which was the sonne of Heliachim, |
| 3:31 | which was the sonne of Melca, which was the sonne of Menam, which was the sonne of Mathathan, which was the sonne of Nathan, which was the sonne of Dauid, |
| 3:32 | which was the sonne of Iesse, which was the sonne of Obed, which was the sonne of Boos, which was the sonne of Salmon, which was the sonne of Naason, |
| 3:33 | which was the sonne of Aminadab, which was the sonne of Aram, which was the sonne of Esrom, which was the sonne of Phares, which was the sonne of Iuda, |
| 3:34 | which was the sonne of Iacob, which was the sonne of Isaac, which was the sonne of Abraham, which was the sonne of Tharra, which was the sonne of Nachor, |
| 3:35 | which was the sonne of Saruch, which was the sonne of Ragan, which was the sonne of Phalec, which was the sonne of Heber, which was the sonne of Sala, |
| 3:36 | which was the sonne of Cainan, which was the sonne of Arphaxat, which was the sonne of Sem, which was the sonne of Noe, which was the sonne of Lameth, |
| 3:37 | which was the sonne of Mathusalem, which was the sonne of Enoch, which was the sonne of Iareth, which was the sonne of Malalehel, which was the sonne of Cainan, |
| 3:38 | which was the sonne of Enos, which was the sonne of Seth, which was the sonne of Adam, which was the sonne of God, |
| 3:1 | In the fyfteneth yere of the raygne of Tyberius the Emperoure, Pontius Pylate beynge leftenaunt of Iewrie, and Herode beinge Tetrach of Galile, and his brother Philip Tetrach of Iturea & of the region of the Traconites, & Lysaniath the Tetrach of Abyline |
| 3:2 | (when Anna and Cayphas were the hye prestes) the worde of the Lorde came vnto Iohn the sonne of Zacharias in the wyldernes. |
| 3:3 | And he came in to all the coastes aboute Iordan, preaching the baptyme of repentaunce for the remission of synnes, |
| 3:4 | as it is wrytten in the boke of the wordes of Esayas the prophet, sayenge: The voyce of a cryar in wyldernes: prepare ye the waye of the Lord, make his pathes strayght. |
| 3:5 | Euery valley shalbe fylled, & euery mountayne & hyll shalbe brought lowe. And thinges that be croked, shalbe made streyght: & the rough wayes shalbe made playne: |
| 3:6 | & all flesshe shall se the Saluacion of God. |
| 3:7 | Then sayde he to the people, that were come forth to be baptysed of him. O ye generacion of vypers, who hath taught you to flye from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Brynge forth therfore due frutes of repentaunce, & begyn not to saye wyth in youre selues: we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you. God is able of these stones to reyse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. |
| 3:9 | Now also is the axe leyde vnto the rote of the trees: euery tree therfore which bryngeth not forth good frute, is hewen doune, & cast into the fyre. |
| 3:10 | And the people asked him, sayinge: what shall we do then? |
| 3:11 | He answereth and sayeth, vnto them: He that hath two coates? lett him parte wyth hym that hath none, & he that hath meate, let him do lyke wyse. |
| 3:12 | Then cam the publicans also to be baptised, & sayde vnto him: Master, what shal we do? |
| 3:13 | And he sayde vnto them: requyre no more, then that which is appoynted vnto you. |
| 3:14 | The soudyoures lykewyse demaunded of him, sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde vnto them: hurt no man: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: and be content with youre wages. |
| 3:15 | As the people were in a doute, and all men musyd in their hertes of Iohn, whether he were very Christ, |
| 3:16 | Iohn answered & sayde vn them all: I baptise you wyth water, but one stronger then I shall come after me, whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlowse: he shall baptyse you with the holy goost, & wt fyre: |
| 3:17 | which hath hys fanne in hys hande, & wyll pourge his floore, and gather the corne into his barne: but the chaffe wyll he burne with fyre that neuer shalbe quenched. |
| 3:18 | And many other thinges in his exhortacion preached he vnto the people. |
| 3:19 | Then Herode the Tetrach when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias his brother Philippes wyfe, & for all the euyls which Herode dyd: |
| 3:20 | added this aboue all, and layed Iohn in preson. |
| 3:21 | And it fortuned that whan all the people receaued baptime (& when Iesus was baptised and dyd praye) the heauen was opened, |
| 3:22 | and the holy goost cam downe in a bodely shape lyke a doue vpon him, and a voyce came from heauen, which sayde: Thou arte my beloued sonne, in the do I delyte. |
| 3:23 | And Iesus him selfe beganne to be aboute thirty yere of age, so that he was supposed to be the sonne of Ioseph: whych was the sonne of Hely: |
| 3:24 | whych was the sonne of Mathat whych was the sonne of Leui: whych was the sonne of Melchi: whych was the sonne of Ianna: whych was the sonne of Ioseph: |
| 3:25 | whych was the sonne of Matatthias: which was the sonne of Amos: which was the sonne of Naum: whych was the sonne of Hesty: which was the sonne of Nagge. |
| 3:26 | which was the sonne of Maath: which was the sonne of Matathias: which was the sonne of Semei: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Iuda: |
| 3:27 | which was the sonne of Ioanna: whych was the sonne of Rhesa: whych was the sonne of Zorobabel: whych was the sonne of Salathiel: which was the sonne of Neri: |
| 3:28 | which was the sonne of Melchi: whych was the sonne of Addi: whych was the sonne of Coosam: which was the sonne of Helmadan: whych was the sonne of Her: |
| 3:29 | which was the sonne of Ieso: which was the sonne of Heliezer: which was the sonne of Iozam: which was the sonne of Mattha: which was the sonne of Leui: |
| 3:30 | which was the sonne of Simeon: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Ionam: which was the sonne of Heliachim: |
| 3:31 | which was the sonne of Melcha: which was the sonne of Menan: which was the sonne of Mathatha: which was the sonne of Nathan: which was the sonne of Dauid: |
| 3:32 | which was the sonne of Iesse: which was the sonne of Obed: which was the sonne of Boos: which was the sonne of Salmon: which was the sonne of Naassan: |
| 3:33 | which was the sonne of Aminadab: which was the sonne of Aran: which was the sonne of Esron: which was the sonne of Phares: which was the sonne of Iuda: |
| 3:34 | which was the sonne of Iacob: which was the sonne of Isaac: which was the sonne of Abraham: which was the sonne of Tharra: which was the sonne of Nachor: |
| 3:35 | which was the sonne of Saruch: which was the sonne of Ragau: which was the sonne of Phalec: which was the sonne of Heber: which was the sonne of Sala: |
| 3:36 | which was the sonne of Cainam: which was the sonne of Arphaxat: which was the sonne of Sem: which was the sonne of Noe: which was the sonne of Lameth: |
| 3:37 | which was the sonne of Mathusala: which was the sonne of Enoch: which was the sonne of Iareth: which was the sonne of Malaleel: which was the sonne of Cainam: |
| 3:38 | which was the sonne of Enos. which was the sonne of Seth: which was the sonne of Adam: which was the sonne of God. |
| 3:1 | Nowe in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being gouernour of Iudea, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galile, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the countrey of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene, |
| 3:2 | (When Annas and Caiaphas were the hie Priestes) the worde of God came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernes. |
| 3:3 | And hee came into all the coastes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentance for the remission of sinnes, |
| 3:4 | As it is written in the booke of the sayings of Esaias the Prophet, which saith, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes is, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his paths straight. |
| 3:5 | Euery valley shalbe filled, and euery mountaine and hill shall be brought lowe, and crooked things shalbe made straight, and the rough wayes shalbe made smoothe. |
| 3:6 | And all flesh shall see the saluation of God. |
| 3:7 | Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come? |
| 3:8 | Bring foorth therefore fruites worthy amendment of life, and beginne not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. |
| 3:9 | Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fire. |
| 3:10 | Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then? |
| 3:11 | And he answered, and said vnto them, He that hath two coates, let him part with him that hath none: and hee that hath meate, let him doe likewise. |
| 3:12 | Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe? |
| 3:13 | And hee saide vnto them, Require no more then that which is appointed vnto you. |
| 3:14 | The souldiers likewise demaunded of him, saying, And what shall we doe? And he saide vnto them, Doe violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages. |
| 3:15 | As the people waited, and all men mused in their heartes of Iohn, if he were not that Christ, |
| 3:16 | Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. |
| 3:17 | Whose fanne is in his hande, and hee will make cleane his floore, and will gather the wheate into his garner, but the chaffe will hee burne vp with fire that neuer shalbe quenched. |
| 3:18 | Thus then exhorting with many other things, he preached vnto the people. |
| 3:19 | But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herod had done, |
| 3:20 | He added yet this aboue all, that he shut vp Iohn in prison. |
| 3:21 | Nowe it came to passe, as all the people were baptized, and that Iesus was baptized and did pray, that the heauen was opened: |
| 3:22 | And the holy Ghost came downe in a bodily shape like a doue, vpon him, and there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne: in thee I am well pleased. |
| 3:23 | And Iesus himselfe began to bee about thirtie yeere of age, being as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Eli, |
| 3:24 | The sonne of Matthat, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Ianna, the sonne of Ioseph, |
| 3:25 | The sonne of Mattathias, the sonne of Amos, the sonne of Naum, the sonne of Esli, the sonne of Nagge, |
| 3:26 | The sonne of Maath, the sonne of Mattathias, the sonne of Semei, the sonne of Ioseph, the sonne of Iuda, |
| 3:27 | The sonne of Ioanna, the sonne of Rhesa, the sonne of Zorobabel, the sonne of Salathiel, the sonne of Neri, |
| 3:28 | The sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Addi, the sonne of Cosam, the sonne of Elmodam, the sonne of Er, |
| 3:29 | The sonne of Iose, the sonne of Eliezer, the sonne of Iorim, the sonne of Matthat, the son of Leui, |
| 3:30 | The sonne of Simeon, the sonne of Iuda, the sonne of Ioseph, the sonne of Ionan, the sonne of Eliacim, |
| 3:31 | The sonne of Melea, the sonne of Mainan, the sonne of Mattatha, the sonne of Nathan, the sonne of Dauid, |
| 3:32 | The sonne of Iesse, the sonne of Obed, the sonne of Booz, the sonne of Salmon, the sonne of Naasson, |
| 3:33 | The sonne of Aminadab, the sonne of Aram, the sonne of Esrom, the sonne of Phares, the sonne of Iuda, |
| 3:34 | The sonne of Iacob, the sonne of Isaac, the sonne of Abraham, the sonne of Thara, the sonne of Nachor, |
| 3:35 | The sonne of Saruch, the sonne of Ragau, the sonne of Phalec, the sonne of Eber, the sonne of Sala, |
| 3:36 | The sonne of Cainan, the sonne of Arphaxad, the sonne of Sem, the sonne of Noe, the sonne of Lamech, |
| 3:37 | The sonne of Mathusala, the sonne of Enoch, the sonne of Iared, the sonne of Maleleel, the sonne of Cainan, |
| 3:38 | The sonne of Enos, the sonne of Seth, the sonne of Adam, the sonne of God. |
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