A   In the fiftenthe yeare of the raygne of Tiberius the Emperoure / Pontius Pylate beinge leftena&ubar;t of Iurie / ∧ Herode beinge Tetrach of Galile / ^note and his brother Philip Tetrach in Iturea ∧ in the region of Traconites / ∧ Lysanias the Tetrach of Abyline / when Anna ∧ Cayphas were the hye prestes: ^note the worde of God came vnto Iohn þe; sonne of zacharias in the wildernes. And he came in to all the coostes aboute Iordan / preachynge the baptyme of repentaunce for the remission of synnes / at it is written in the boke of the sayinges of Esaias þe; Prophet which sayeth: ^note The voyce of a cryar in wyldernes / prepare the waye of the Lorde / make hys pathes strayght. Every valley shalbe fylled / and every mo&ubar;tayne ∧ hyll shalbe brought lowe. And crocked thinges shalbe made streight: ∧ the rough wayes shalbe made smoth: and all flesshe shall se the saveour sent of God. &cross3;

B    ^noteThen sayde he to the people that were come to be baptysed of him: O generacion of vipers / who hath taught you to flye from the wrath to come? Bringe forth due frutes of repentaunce / and begynne not to saye in youre

selves / we have Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you: God is able of these stones to reyse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. Now also ys the axe leyd vnto the rote of the trees: ^note so þt; every tree which bringeth not forth good frute / shalbe hew&ebar; doune / ∧ caste in to þe; fyre.

And the people axed him sayinge: What shall we do then? He answered ∧ sayde vnto them: He that hath two coottes / let him parte with him that hath none: and he that hath meate / let him do lyke wyse.

^noteThen came ther Publicans to be baptised / ∧ sayde vnto him: Master / what shall we do? And he sayde vnto th&ebar;: requyre no more then that which ys appoynted vnto you.

C    ^noteThe soudyoures lyke wyse demaunded of hym sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde to them: Do violence to noo m&abar;: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: but be content with youre wages.

^noteAs the people were in a doute / and all men disputed in their hertes of Iohn / whether he were very Christ: Ihon answered ∧ sayde to them all: I baptyse you &wt; water / but a stronger then I cometh after me / whose shue latchet I am not worthy to vnlouse: he will baptise you with the holy goost / and with fyre: which hath his fanne in his hond / ^note and will pourge his floore / and will gader the corne into his barne: ^note but the chaffe wyll he bourne with fyre that never shalbe quenched. And many other thinges in his exhortacion preached he vnto the people.

D    ^noteThen Herode the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philippes wyfe / and for all the evyls which Herod had done) added this above all / and leyd Iohn in preson.

^noteAnd yt fortuned as all the people receaved baptyme (and when Iesus was baptised and dyd praye) that heav&ebar; was opened ∧ the holy goost came doune in a bodely shape lyke a dove vp&obar; him / ∧ a voyce came fr&obar; hev&ebar; sayinge: Thou arte my dere sonne / in the do I delyte.

E   And Iesus him silfe was about thirty yere of age when he beg&abar;ne / ^note beinge as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph.

which Ioseph was the sonne of Heli which was the sonne of Mathat which was the sonne of Levi: which was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Ianna: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Matatthias: which was the sonne of Amos: which was the sonne of Nahum: which was the sonne of Esli: which was the sonne of Nagge: which was the sonne of Maath: which was the sonne of Matathias: which was the sonne of Semei: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Iohanna: F   which was the sonne of Rhesya: which was the sonne of zorobabel:

which was the sonne of Salathiel: which was the sonne of Neri: which was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Addi: which was the sonne of Cosam: which was the sonne of Helmadam: which was the sonne of Her: which was the sonne of Ieso: which was the sonne of Helieser: which was the sonne of Ioram: which was the sonne of Mattha: which was the sonne of Levi: which was the sonne of Simeon: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Ioseph: which was the sonne of Ionam: which was the sonne of Heliachim: which was the sonne of Melea: which was the sonne of Menam: which was the sonne of Mathathan: which was the sonne of Nathan: which was the sonne of David: which was the sonne of Iesse: which was the sonne of Obed: which was the sonne of Boos: G   which was the sonne of Salmon: which was the sonne of Naason: which was the sonne of Aminadab: which was the sonne of Aram: which was the sonne of Esrom: which was the sonne of Phares: which was the sonne of Iuda: which was the sonne of Iacob:

which was the sonne of Ysaac: which was the sonne of Abraham: which was the sonne of Tharra: which was the sonne of Nachor: which was the sonne of Saruch: which was the sonne of Ragau: which was the sonne of Phalec: which was the sonne of Heber: which was the sonne of Sala: which was the sonne of Cainan: which was the sonne of Arphaxat: which was the sonne of Sem: which was the sonne of Noe: which was the sonne of Lameth: which was the sonne of Mathusala: which was the sonne of Enoch: which was the sonne of Iareth: which was the sonne of Malalehel. which was the sonne of Cainan: which was the sonne of Enos: which was the sonne of Seth: which was the sonne of Adam: which was the sonne of God.

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