Luke 3:16-38 ANDERSON

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16 John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in water; but there comes One mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather the grain into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

18 With many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch having been reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the wicked deeds which Herod did,

20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

21 And it came to pass, while all the people were being immersed, that Jesus also was immersed; and as he was praying, the heaven was opened,

22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

23 And Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry , being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, son of Heli,

24 son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Malchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph,

25 son of Mattathiah, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggae,

26 son of Maath, son of Mattathiah, son of Shimei, son of Joseph, son of Judah,

27 son of Joannah, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

28 son of Malchi, son of Addi, son of Kosam, son of Elmodam, son of Er,

29 son of Jose, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,

30 son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonan, son of Eliakim,

31 son of Meleah, son of Mainan, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

32 Son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,

33 son of Aminidab, son of Aram, son of Esrom, son of Phares, son of Judah,

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