Lukas 3 | King James Version

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,

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

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

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.

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;

6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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:

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.

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

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,

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

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

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.

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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.

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II. Einleitung zur öffentlichen Wirksamkeit Jesu (3,1-4,13)

1 Im fünfzehnten Regierungsjahre des Kaisers Tiberius, als Pontius Pilatus Statthalter von Judäa war und Herodes Vierfürst* von Galiläa, sein Bruder Philippus Vierfürst von Ituräa und der Landschaft Trachonitis und Lysanias Vierfürst von Abilene,

2 zur Zeit des Hohenpriesters Hannas und Kaiphas: da erging das Wort Gottes an Johannes, den Sohn des Zacharias, in der Wüste.

3 Er durchzog also die ganze Gegend am Jordan und verkündigte eine Taufe der Buße* zur Vergebung der Sünden,

4 wie im Buche der Aussprüche des Propheten Jesaja geschrieben steht (Jes 40,3-5): »Eine Stimme ruft laut in der Wüste: ›Bereitet dem Herrn den Weg, ebnet ihm seine Pfade!

5 Alle Vertiefungen* sollen ausgefüllt und alle Berge und Hügel geebnet werden! Was krumm ist, soll gerade und was uneben ist, soll zu glattem Wege werden,

6 und die gesamte Menschheit soll das Heil Gottes sehen!‹«

7 So sprach Johannes denn zu den Volksscharen, die zu ihm hinauszogen, um sich von ihm taufen zu lassen: »Ihr Schlangenbrut! Wer hat euch darauf gebracht, dem drohenden Zorngericht entfliehen zu wollen?

8 So bringet denn Früchte, die der Buße würdig sind*, und laßt euch nicht in den Sinn kommen, bei euch zu sagen*: ›Wir haben ja doch Abraham zum Vater!‹, denn ich sage euch: Gott vermag dem Abraham aus den Steinen hier Kinder zu erwecken.

9 Schon ist aber auch die Axt den Bäumen an die Wurzel gelegt, und jeder Baum, der nicht gute Früchte bringt, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.«

10 Da fragte ihn die Volksmenge: »Was sollen wir denn tun?«

11 Er gab ihnen zur Antwort: »Wer zwei Röcke* hat, der gebe einen davon dem ab, der keinen hat, und wer zu essen hat, mache es ebenso!«

12 Es kamen auch Zöllner, um sich taufen zu lassen, und fragten ihn: »Meister, was sollen wir tun?«

13 Er antwortete ihnen: »Fordert nicht mehr (Geld von den Leuten), als euch vorgeschrieben ist!«

14 Es fragten ihn auch Kriegsleute: »Was sollen wir tun?« Er antwortete ihnen: »Tut niemand Gewald an, verübt keine Erpressungen und begnügt euch mit eurer Löhnung!«

15 Als nun das Volk in gespannter Erwartung war und alle sich in ihren Herzen Gedanken über Johannes machten, ob er nicht vielleicht selbst der Christus* sei,

16 antwortete Johannes allen mit den Worten: »Ich taufe euch (nur) mit Wasser; es kommt aber der, welcher stärker ist als ich und für den ich nicht gut genug bin, ihm die Riemen seiner Schuhe aufzubinden: der wird euch mit heiligem Geist und mit Feuer taufen.

17 Er hat seine Worfschaufel in der Hand, um seine Tenne gründlich zu reinigen, und er wird den Weizen in seine Scheuer sammeln, die Spreu aber mit unauslöschlichem Feuer verbrennen.«

18 Auch noch viele andere Ermahnungen richtete er an das Volk und verkündigte ihm die Heilsbotschaft.

19 Der Vierfürst Herodes (V.1) aber, dem er wegen Herodias, der Frau seines Bruders, und wegen alles Bösen, das Herodes verübt hatte, Vorhaltungen gemacht hatte,

20 fügte zu allen Übeltaten auch noch die hinzu, daß er Johannes ins Gefängnis werfen ließ.

21 Es begab sich aber, als das gesamte Volk sich taufen ließ und auch Jesus getauft worden war und betete, daß der Himmel sich auftat

22 und der heilige Geist in leiblicher Gestalt wie eine Taube auf ihn herabschwebte und eine Stimme aus dem Himmel erscholl: »Du bist mein geliebter Sohn, an dir habe ich Wohlgefallen gefunden!«

23 Und er, Jesus, war bei seinem Auftreten etwa dreißig Jahre alt und war, wie man meinte, der Sohn Josephs,

24 des Sohnes des Eli, des Matthat, des Levi, des Melchi, des Jannai, des Joseph,

25 des Mattathias, des Amos, des Nahum,

26 des Esli, des Naggai, des Maath, des Mattathias, des Semein, des Jose, des Joda,

27 des Johanan, des Resa, des Serubbabel, des Salathiel, des Neri,

28 des Melchi, des Addi, des Kosam, des Elmadam, des Er,

29 des Josua, des Elieser, des Jorim, des Matthath, des Levi,

30 des Simeon, des Juda, des Joseph, des Jona, des Eljakim,

31 des Melea, des Menna, des Matthatha, des Nathan, des David,

32 des Jesse*, des Jobed, des Boas, des Sala, des Nahason,

33 des Amminadab, des Admin, des Arni, des Hezron, des Phares, des Juda,

34 des Jakob, des Isaak, des Abraham, des Tharah, des Nahor,

35 des Serug, des Regu, des Peleg, des Eber, des Selah,

36 des Kainan, des Arphachsad, des Sem, des Noah, des Lamech,

37 des Methusalah, des Henoch, des Jared, des Mahalaleel, des Kenan,

38 des Enos, des Seth, des Adam, – Gottes.

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