Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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The Preaching of John the Baptist
(Matthew 3.1–12; Mark 1.1–8; John 1.19–28)
1 It was the fifteenth year of the
rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius
Pilate was governor of Judea,
Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his
brother Philip was ruler of the territory
of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias
was ruler of Abilene,
54 and Annas
and Caiaphas were high priests.
At that time the word of God came
to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
3 So John went throughout the
whole territory of the Jordan River,
preaching, “Turn away from your
sins and be baptized, and God will
forgive your sins.”
4 As it is written
in the book of the prophet Isaiah:
“Someone is shouting in the desert:
‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!
5
Every valley must be filled up,
every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
and the rough path made smooth.
6
All mankind will see God's salvation!’” note
7 Crowds of people came out to
John to be baptized by him. “You
snakes!” he said to them. “Who told
you that you could escape from the
punishment God is about to send? note
8 Do those things that will show that
you have turned from your sins. And
don't start saying among yourselves
that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell
you that God can take these rocks
and make descendants for Abraham! note
9 The ax is ready to cut down the
trees at the roots; every tree that
does not bear good fruit will be cut
down and thrown in the fire.” note
10 The people asked him, “What
are we to do, then?”
11 He answered, “Whoever has
two shirts must give one to the man
who has none, and whoever has food
must share it.”
12 Some tax collectors came to be
baptized, and they asked him,
“Teacher, what are we to do?” note
13 “Don't collect more than is legal,”
he told them.
14 Some soldiers also asked him,
“What about us? What are we to
do?”
14 He said to them, “Don't take money
from anyone by force or accuse
anyone falsely. Be content with your
pay.”
15 People's hopes began to rise,
and they began to wonder whether
John perhaps might be the Messiah.
16 So John said to all of them, “I baptize
you with water, but someone is
coming who is much greater than I
am. I am not good enough even to
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untie his sandals. He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17 He has his winnowing shovel with
him, to thresh out all the grain and
gather the wheat into his barn; but
he will burn the chaff in a fire that
never goes out.”
18 In many different ways John
preached the Good News to the people
and urged them to change their
ways.
19 But John reprimanded Governor
Herod, because he had married
Herodias, his brother's wife,
and had done many other evil
things.
20 Then Herod did an even
worse thing by putting John in
prison. note
The Baptism of Jesus
(Matthew 3.13–17; Mark 1.9–11)
21 After all the people had been
baptized, Jesus also was baptized.
While he was praying, heaven was
opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit came
down upon him in bodily form like a
dove. And a voice came from
heaven, “You are my own dear Son.
I am pleased with you.” note
The Ancestors of Jesus
(Matthew 1.1–17)
23 When Jesus began his work, he
was about thirty years old. He was
the son, so people thought, of
Joseph, who was the son of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai,
the son of Joseph,
25 the son of Mattathias,
the son of Amos, the son of
Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of
Naggai,
26 the son of Maath, the son
of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the
son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27 the
son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the
son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,
the son of Neri,
28 the son of
Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of
Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son
of Er,
29 the son of Joshua, the son of
Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of
Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 the son
of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son
of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son
of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea, the
son of Menna, the son of Mattatha,
the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon,
the son of Nahshon,
33 the son of
Amminadab, the son of Admin, the
son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the
son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac,
the son of Abraham, the son of Terah,
the son of Nahor,
35 the son of
Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg,
the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
36 the son of Cainan, the son of
Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son
of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 the
son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,
the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel,
the son of Kenan,
38 the son of
Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of
Adam, the son of God.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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