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Luke 3:2-12

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2 during 1the high priesthood of Annas and 2Caiaphas, 3the word of God came to 4John the son of Zechariah in 5the wilderness.
3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming 6a baptism of repentance 7for the forgiveness of sins.
4 As it is written in 8the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, 9"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 10'Prepare the way of the Lord,[a] make his paths straight.
5 11Every valley shall be filled, 12and every mountain and hill shall be made low, 13and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 14and all flesh shall see 15the salvation of God.'"
7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, 16"You brood of 17vipers! Who warned you to flee from 18the wrath to come?
8 Bear fruits 19in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 20'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from 21these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. 22Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
10 And the crowds asked him, 23"What then shall we do?"
11 And he answered them, 24"Whoever has two tunics[b] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise."
12 25Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, 26what shall we do?"
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Cross References 26

  • 1. John 18:13, 24; Acts 4:6
  • 2. See Matthew 26:3
  • 3. For ver. 2-17, see Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:2-8
  • 4. John 1:6, 7
  • 5. Luke 1:80; Joshua 15:61; [Judges 1:16]
  • 6. Acts 2:38
  • 7. Matthew 26:28; [Luke 1:77]
  • 8. Luke 4:17; [Acts 8:28]
  • 9. John 1:23; Cited from Isaiah 40:3-5
  • 10. Luke 1:76
  • 11. [Isaiah 57:14]
  • 12. Isaiah 49:11; Zechariah 4:7
  • 13. Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 45:2
  • 14. Isaiah 52:10; [Psalms 98:2, 3]
  • 15. Luke 2:30; Acts 28:28; [Luke 1:69, 71, 77; Titus 2:11]
  • 16. Matthew 12:34; Matthew 23:33
  • 17. Psalms 140:3
  • 18. Romans 5:9; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:10
  • 19. Acts 26:20
  • 20. John 8:39
  • 21. [Luke 4:3]
  • 22. Luke 13:7, 9; Matthew 7:19; John 15:2, 6
  • 23. Acts 2:37; Acts 16:30; Acts 22:10
  • 24. Isaiah 58:7; Daniel 4:27; Ephesians 4:28; James 2:15, 16; 1 John 3:17; [Luke 18:22]
  • 25. Luke 7:29; Matthew 21:32
  • 26. [See ver. 10 above]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
  • [b]. Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
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