In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
\n\u2018The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
\n\u201cPrepare the way of the Lord,
\n make his paths straight.
\nEvery valley shall be filled,
\n and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
\nand the crooked shall be made straight,
\n and the rough ways made smooth;
\nand all flesh shall see the salvation of God.\u201d \u2019<\/p>\n
John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, \u2018You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, \u201cWe have Abraham as our ancestor\u201d; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.\u2019<\/p>\n
And the crowds asked him, \u2018What then should we do?\u2019 In reply he said to them, \u2018Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.\u2019 Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, \u2018Teacher, what should we do?\u2019 He said to them, \u2018Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.\u2019 Soldiers also asked him, \u2018And we, what should we do?\u2019 He said to them, \u2018Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.\u2019<\/p>\n
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, \u2018I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.\u2019<\/p>\n
So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. But Herod the ruler, who had been rebuked by him because of Herodias, his brother\u2019s wife, and because of all the evil things that Herod had done, added to them all by shutting up John in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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