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Luke 3:37
"This is just as it was written in the scroll of hands. He will clean out his threshing area the words of Isaiah the prophet,
and bring the wheat into his barn. But he will burn the husks with a fire that can't be
A voice crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.
put out." 18 With many other words John appealed to them, proclaiming good news to the people.
5 Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled.
19 But Herod the ruler had been criticized harshly by John because of Herodias, Herod's brother's wife, and because of all the evil he had done. 20He added this to the list of his evil deeds: he locked John up in prison.
The crooked will be made straight and the rough places made smooth. All humanity will see God's salvation."f 7Then John said to the crowds who came to be baptized by him, "You children of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the angry judgment that is coming soon? Produce fruit that shows you have changed your hearts and lives. And don't even think about saying to yourselves, Abraham is our father. I tell you that God is able to raise up Abraham's children from these stones. "The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and tossed into the fire."
13 He replied, "Collect no more than you are authorized to collect."
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Jesus' genealogy
23 Jesus was about 30 years old when he
"He answered, "Whoever has two shirts must share with the one who has none, and whoever has food must do the same."
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. They said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
10 The crowds asked him, "What then began his ministry. People supposed that should we do?" he was the son of Joseph son of Heli 24 son of Matthat son of Levi son of Melchi son of Jannai son of Joseph 25 son of Mattathias son of Amos son of Nahum son of Esli son of Naggai 26 son of Maath son of Mattathias son of Semein son of Josech son of Joda 27 son of Joanan son of Rhesa son of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel son of Neri 28 son of Melchi son of Addi son of Cosam son of Elmadam son of Er 29 son of Joshua son of Eliezer son of Jorim son of Matthat son of Levi 30 son of Simeon son of Judah son of Joseph son of Jonam son of Eliakim 3'son of Melea son of Menna son of Mattatha son of Nathan son of David 32 son of Jesse son of Obed son of Boaz son of Sala son of Nahshon 33son of Amminadab son of Admin son of Arni son of Herzon son of Perez son of Judah 34son of Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham son of Terah son of Nahor 35 son of Serug son of Reu son of Peleg son of Eber son of Shelah 36 son of Cainan son of Arphaxad son of Shem son of Noah son of Lamech 37son of Methuselah
14 Soldiers asked, "What about us? What should we do?"
He answered, "Don't cheat or harass anyone, and be satisfied with your pay."
Jesus' baptism
21 When everyone was being baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened 22and the Holy Spirit came down on him in bodily form like a dove. And there was a voice from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I dearly love; in you I find happiness."
Responses to John
15 The people were filled with expectation, and everyone wondered whether John might be the Messiah. 16 John replied to them all, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than me is coming. I'm not worthy to loosen the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. "The shovel he uses to sift the wheat from the husks is in his
fIsa 40:3-5
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