Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests— the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,

as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth.

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

Then he said to the crowd that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

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

He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Continue to do no more than that commanded to you.

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor and will gather the wheat into His storehouse. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And then indeed exhorting many things, he proclaimed the gospel to the people.

But Herod the tetrarch (being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done)

added still this above all, that he even shut John up in prison.

And it happened in the baptizing of all the people, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, and the heaven was opened.

And the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him. And a voice came from Heaven, which said, You are My Son, the Beloved; I am delighted in You.

And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Juda,

the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,

the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorum, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

the son of Simeon, the son of Juda, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salma, the son of Nahshon,

the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah,

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.