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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
in the fifteenth year of the government
of Tiberius Caesar --
Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea
, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip
his brother ,
tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --
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 ,
Annas and Caiaphas being chief
priests --
there
came
a
word of God unto John the son of Zacharias ,
in the wilderness ,
Annas and Caiaphas being the
high
priests ,
the
word of God came
unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness .
and he came to
all the region
round
the
Jordan, proclaiming
a
baptism of reformation
--
to
remission of sins ,
And he came into
all the country
about
Jordan, preaching
the
baptism of repentance
for
the
remission of sins ;
as it hath
been
written in the scroll
of the words of Isaiah
the prophet, saying, `A
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight
make ye
His paths ;
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.
every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made
low ,
and the crooked shall become
straightness
, and the rough become
smooth
ways;
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
;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. '
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Then said he to the multitudes
coming
forth to be baptised
by
him, `Brood
of vipers !
who did
prompt
you to flee from the coming
wrath?
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
?
make,
therefore ,
fruits worthy of the
reformation
, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a
father
--
Abraham ;
for I say to
you, that God is able out
of these stones to raise children to
Abraham ;
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 .
and already
also the axe unto the root of the trees is
laid,
every tree ,
therefore ,
not making
good fruit is cut
down, and to
fire
it
is
cast. '
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
.
And the multitudes
were
questioning
him, saying, `
What ,
then,
shall we do? '
And the people
asked
him, saying, What shall we do then
?
and
he answering
saith to
them, `
He having
two coats --
let him impart to him having
none ,
and he having
victuals
--
in
like
manner
let him do. '
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
.
And
there
came also tax-gatherers
to be baptised
, and they
said unto him, `Teacher
, what shall we do? '
Then
came also publicans
to be baptized
, and said unto him, Master
, what shall we do?
and he said unto them, `
Exact no more than that directed
you. '
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which
is
appointed
you.
And questioning
him also
were
those
warring
, saying, `
And we,
what shall we do? '
and he said unto them, `
Do violence to no one
, nor
accuse falsely ,
and be content with your wages. '
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.
And the people are
looking
forward
, and all are
reasoning
in their hearts concerning
John, whether or
not
he may
be
the Christ;
And as
the people were
in
expectation
, and all men
mused
in their hearts of
John, whether he were
the Christ ,
or
not
;
John answered, saying to
all, `
I indeed with water do
baptise
you,
but he
cometh
who
is
mightier than I, of whom
I am not worthy to loose
the
latchet
of
his
sandals
--
he shall baptise
you with the Holy Spirit
and with fire ;
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 :
whose winnowing
shovel
`
is '
in his hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse
his floor, and will gather the wheat to
his storehouse,
and
the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. '
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.
And ,
therefore,
indeed
with
many other things ,
exhorting,
he was
proclaiming
good
news
to
the people ,
And many other things in
his
exhortation
preached
he unto
the people .
and
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning
Herodias the
wife
of
Philip
his brother, and concerning
all the evils that
Herod did
,
But
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for
Herodias his brother Philip's
wife
, and for
all the evils which
Herod had
done
,
added also
this to
all, that he shut up John in the
prison.
Added yet
this above
all, that he shut up John in prison.
And
it came to pass, in
all
the
people
being
baptised,
Jesus also being baptised
, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Now
when
all
the
people
were
baptized,
it came to pass, that
Jesus also being baptized
, and praying, the heaven was opened,
and the Holy Spirit
came
down
in a bodily appearance,
as
if
a dove ,
upon him, and a voice came out
of
heaven, saying
, `
Thou art My Son
--
the
Beloved ,
in thee I did
delight
. '
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
.
And Jesus himself was
beginning
to be about thirty years of age, being ,
as was supposed ,
son of Joseph,
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,
the
`son'
of
Eli,
the `
son '
of Matthat, the `
son '
of Levi, the `
son '
of Melchi, the `
son '
of Janna, the `
son '
of Joseph,
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,
the `
son '
of Mattathias, the `
son '
of Amos, the `
son '
of Naum, the `
son '
of Esli,
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,
the
`son'
of
Naggai,
the `
son '
of Maath, the `
son '
of Mattathias, the `
son '
of Semei, the `
son '
of Joseph, the `
son '
of Juda,
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,
the `
son '
of Joanna, the `
son '
of Rhesa, the `
son '
of Zerubbabel
, the `
son '
of Shealtiel
,
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,
the
`son'
of
Neri,
the `
son '
of Melchi, the `
son '
of Addi, the `
son '
of Cosam, the `
son '
of Elmodam, the `
son '
of Er,
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,
the `
son '
of Jose, the `
son '
of Eliezer, the `
son '
of Jorim, the `
son '
of Matthat,
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,
the
`son'
of
Levi,
the `
son '
of Simeon, the `
son '
of Juda, the `
son '
of Joseph, the `
son '
of Jonan, the `
son '
of Eliakim,
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,
the `
son '
of Melea, the `
son '
of Mainan
, the `
son '
of Mattatha, the `
son '
of Nathan,
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,
the
`son'
of
David,
the `
son '
of Jesse, the `
son '
of Obed, the `
son '
of Booz, the `
son '
of Salmon, the `
son '
of Nahshon
,
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
,
the `
son '
of Amminadab
, the `
son '
of Aram, the `
son '
of Esrom, the `
son '
of Pharez
,
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,
the
`son'
of
Judah,
the `
son '
of Jacob, the `
son '
of Isaac, the `
son '
of Abraham, the `
son '
of Terah
, the `
son '
of Nahor
,
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
,
the `
son '
of Serug
, the `
son '
of Reu
, the `
son '
of Peleg
, the `
son '
of Eber
,
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,
the
`son'
of
Salah,
the `
son '
of Cainan, the `
son '
of Arphaxad, the `
son '
of Shem
, the `
son '
of Noah
, the `
son '
of Lamech,
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,
the `
son '
of Methuselah
, the `
son '
of Enoch, the `
son '
of Jared, the `
son '
of Mahalaleel
,
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,
the
`son'
of
Cainan,
the `
son '
of Enos, the `
son '
of Seth, the `
son '
of Adam, the `
son '
of God.
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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