Luke 3:1-9 (New Revised Standard)
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In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler a of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler b of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler c of Abilene,
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during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
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He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
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as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth;
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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' "
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John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
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Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
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