1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, (太14:1; 太27:2; 可6:14; 路2:1; 路2:2; 路3:19; 路8:3; 路9:7; 路9:9; 路13:31; 路23:7; 徒4:27; 徒13:1)2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. (书15:61; 士1:16; 太3:1; 太26:3; 可1:2; 路1:80; 约1:6; 约18:13; 约18:24; 徒4:6)3And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (太26:28; 路1:77; 徒2:38)4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[1] make his paths straight. (赛40:3; 路1:76; 路4:17; 约1:23; 徒8:28)5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, (赛42:16; 赛45:2; 赛49:11; 赛57:14; 亚4:7)6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’” (诗98:2; 赛52:10; 路1:69; 路1:71; 路1:77; 路2:30; 徒28:28; 多2:11)7He said therefore 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? (诗140:3; 太12:34; 太23:33; 羅5:9; 弗5:6; 西3:6; 帖前1:10)8Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. (路4:3; 约8:39; 徒26:20)9Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” (太7:19; 路13:7; 路13:9; 约15:2; 约15:6)10And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” (徒2:37; 徒16:30; 徒22:10)11And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics[2] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” (赛58:7; 但4:27; 路18:22; 弗4:28; 雅2:15; 约一3:17)12Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” (太21:32; 路3:10; 路7:29)13And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” (路19:8)14Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.” (路3:10; 路3:13; 林前9:7)15As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, (太1:17; 约1:19)16John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (赛5:27; 玛3:2; 约1:15; 约1:26; 约1:27; 约1:33; 约3:30; 徒1:5; 徒2:3; 徒11:16; 徒13:25)17His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” (赛30:24; 玛4:1; 太13:30; 可9:43; 可9:48)18So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. (约20:30; 约21:25)19But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, (太14:3; 可6:17; 路3:1)20added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison. (约3:24)21Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, (太3:13; 可1:9; 约1:32; 徒7:56)22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son;[3] with you I am well pleased.”[4] (诗2:7; 赛42:1; 路4:18; 路4:21; 路9:35; 约12:28; 徒10:38; 弗1:6; 西1:13; 彼后1:17; 约一5:9)
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
23Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, (民4:3; 太1:1; 太4:17; 太13:55; 路4:22; 约1:45; 约6:42; 徒1:1; 徒1:22)24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,[5] the son of Neri, (拉3:2; 太1:12)28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, (撒下5:14; 代上3:5; 代上14:4; 亚12:12)32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, (得4:18; 撒上16:1; 撒上17:12; 代上2:1)33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, (创5:3; 创11:10; 创21:3; 创25:26; 创29:35; 代上1:1; 代上1:24)35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.