Luke 3

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
1 Ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου
WH Πειλάτου
 τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τετραρχοῦντος
WH τετρααρχοῦντος
 τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου, Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετραρχοῦντος
WH τετρααρχοῦντος
 τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας, καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετραρχοῦντος
WH Ἀβειληνῆς τετρααρχοῦντος
,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
2 ἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως Ἄννα καὶ Καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην
WH Ἰωάνην
 τὸν Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
3 Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν
WH omit
 περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,
ℵB omit
 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 ὡς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ λόγων Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος,
WH omit
 Φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου· εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.
5 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;
5 Πᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται, καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται· καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθεῖαν,
WH εὐθείας
 καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας·
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
6 καὶ ὄψεται πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ.
7 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?
7 Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ, Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
8 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.
8 Ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας· καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ· λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
9 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.
9 Ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν
WH [καλὸν]
 ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
10 Καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες, Τί οὖν ποιήσομεν
WH ποιήσωμεν
;
11 He answereth and saith
ℵ ⟨Now he answered and said⟩
 unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
11 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ λέγει
WH ἔλεγεν
 αὐτοῖς, Ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῷ μὴ ἔχοντι· καὶ ὁ ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
12 Ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον
WH εἶπαν
 πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσομεν
WH ποιήσωμεν
;
13 And he said unto them, Exact
ℵ* ⟨said, Exact⟩
 no more than that which is appointed you.
13 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.
14 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
ℵ* ⟨accuse not any falsely⟩
; and be content with your wages.
14 Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι, λέγοντες, [+]
WH Τί ποιήσωμεν
 Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν;
WH omit
 Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς,
WH αὐτοῖς
 Μηδένα διασείσητε, μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε· καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
15 Προσδοκῶντος δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ διαλογιζομένων πάντων ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ Ἰωάννου, μήποτε
WH Ἰωάνου, μή ποτε
 αὐτὸς εἴη ὁ χριστός,
16 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:
16 ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ Ἰωάννης, ἅπασιν
WH omit
 λέγων, [+]
WH πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάνης
 Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge
ℵ*B ⟨to purge throughly⟩
 his floor, and will
ℵ*B ⟨to⟩
 gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
17 οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ διακαθαριεῖ
WH διακαθᾶραι
 τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συνάξει
WH συναγαγεῖν
 τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
18 Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν·
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's
ℵB ⟨brother's⟩
 wife, and
ℵ* omit
 for all the evils which Herod had done,
19 ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης
WH τετραάρχης
, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
20 προσέθηκεν καὶ τοῦτο ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, καὶ
WH omit
 κατέκλεισεν τὸν Ἰωάννην
WH Ἰωάνην
 ἐν τῇ
WH omit
 φυλακῇ.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
21 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαόν, καὶ Ἰησοῦ βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσευχομένου, ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανόν,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said,
ℵB omit
 Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
22 καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡσεὶ
WH ὡς
 περιστερὰν ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι, λέγουσαν,
WH omit
 Σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
23 And Jesus himself began to be
ℵB ⟨was, when he began,⟩
 about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
23 Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ
WH omit
 Ἰησοῦς [+]
WH ἀρχόμενος
 ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος,
WH omit
 ὢν — [+]
WH υἱός,
 ὡς ἐνομίζετο — υἱὸς
WH omit
 Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἡλί,
WH Ἡλεί
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna
ℵB ⟨Janne⟩
, which was the son of Joseph,
24 τοῦ Ματθάτ, τοῦ Λευΐ,
WH Λευεί
 τοῦ Μελχί,
WH Μελχεί
 τοῦ Ἰαννά,
WH Ἰανναί
 τοῦ Ἰωσήφ,
25 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,
25 τοῦ Ματταθίου, τοῦ Ἀμώς, τοῦ Ναούμ, τοῦ Ἐσλί,
WH Ἐσλεί
 τοῦ Ναγγαί,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei
ℵB ⟨Semein⟩
, which was the son of Joseph
ℵB ⟨Josech⟩
, which was the son of Juda
ℵB ⟨Joda⟩
,
26 τοῦ Μαάθ, τοῦ Ματταθίου, τοῦ Σεμεΐ,
WH Σεμεείν
 τοῦ Ἰωσήφ,
WH Ἰωσήχ
 τοῦ Ἰούδα,
WH Ἰωδά
27 Which was the son of Joanna
ℵ* ⟨Jonan⟩; ℵ2BA ⟨Joanan⟩
, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel
A ⟨Zorombabel⟩
, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
27 τοῦ Ἰωανάν, τοῦ Ῥησά, τοῦ Ζοροβάβελ, τοῦ Σαλαθιήλ, τοῦ Νηρί,
WH Νηρεί
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam
ℵ* ⟨Cosa⟩
, which was the son of Elmodam
ℵB ⟨Elmadam⟩
, which was the son of Er,
28 τοῦ Μελχί,
WH Μελχεί
 τοῦ Ἀδδί,
WH Ἀδδεί
 τοῦ Κωσάμ, τοῦ Ἐλμωδάμ,
WH Ἐλμαδάμ
 τοῦ Ἤρ,
29 Which was the son of Jose
ℵB ⟨Jesu⟩
, which was the son of Eliezer
ℵ* ⟨Eliazer⟩
, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
29 τοῦ Ἰωσή,
WH Ἰησοῦ
 τοῦ Ἐλιέζερ, τοῦ Ἰωρείμ, τοῦ Ματθάτ,
WH Μαθθάτ
 τοῦ Λευΐ,
WH Λευεί
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan
ℵB ⟨Jonam⟩; A ⟨Joanan⟩
, which was the son of Eliakim,
30 τοῦ Συμεών, τοῦ Ἰούδα, τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἰωνάν,
WH Ἰωνάμ
 τοῦ Ἐλιακείμ,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan
ℵB ⟨which was the son of Menna⟩; A omit
, which was the son of Mattatha
B ⟨Mettatha⟩
, which was the son of Nathan
ℵ*B ⟨Natham⟩
, which was the son of David,
31 τοῦ Μελεᾶ, τοῦ Μαϊνάν,
WH Μεννά
 τοῦ Ματταθά, τοῦ Ναθάν,
WH Ναθάμ
 τοῦ Δαυίδ,
WH Δαυείδ
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed
ℵB ⟨Jobel⟩; A ⟨Jobed⟩
, which was the son of Booz
ℵ* ⟨Balls⟩; ℵ2BA ⟨Boos⟩
, which was the son of Salmon
ℵ*B ⟨Sala⟩
, which was the son of Naasson,
32 τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, τοῦ Ὠβήδ,
WH Ἰωβήλ
 τοῦ Βοόζ,
WH Βοός
 τοῦ Σαλμών,
WH Σαλά
 τοῦ Ναασσών,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab
ℵ* ⟨Which was the son of Adam⟩; B omit
, which was the son of Aram
ℵB ⟨Admin, which was the son of Arni⟩
, which was the son of Esrom
B ⟨Esron⟩
, which was the son of Phares,
A omit
 which was the son of Juda,
33 τοῦ Ἀμιναδάβ,
WH Ἀδμείν
 τοῦ Ἀράμ,
WH Ἀρνεί
 τοῦ Ἑσρώμ,
WH Ἑσρών
 τοῦ Φαρές, τοῦ Ἰούδα,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac
ℵ* ⟨Isac⟩
, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
34 τοῦ Ἰακώβ, τοῦ Ἰσαάκ, τοῦ Ἀβραάμ, τοῦ Θάρα, τοῦ Ναχώρ,
35 Which was the son of Saruch
ℵBA ⟨Seruch⟩
, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
35 τοῦ Σερούχ, τοῦ Ῥαγαῦ, τοῦ Φάλεγ,
WH Φάλεκ
 τοῦ Ἑβέρ, τοῦ Σαλά,
36 Which was the son of Cainan
ℵB ⟨Cainam⟩
, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
36 τοῦ Καϊνάν,
WH Καινάμ
 τοῦ Ἀρφαξάδ, τοῦ Σήμ, τοῦ Νῶε, τοῦ Λάμεχ,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared
ℵB ⟨Jaret⟩; A ⟨Jareth⟩
, which was the son of Maleleel
ℵ* ⟨Meleleel⟩
, which was the son of Cainan
ℵ ⟨Cainam⟩
,
37 τοῦ Μαθουσάλα, τοῦ Ἐνώχ, τοῦ Ἰαρέδ,
WH Ἰάρετ
 τοῦ Μαλελεήλ, τοῦ Καϊνάν,
WH Καινάμ
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
38 τοῦ Ἐνώς, τοῦ Σήθ, τοῦ Ἀδάμ, τοῦ θεοῦ.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.