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1. 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,
2. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4. 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.
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;
6. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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?
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.
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.
10. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11. 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.
12. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13. And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
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; and be content with your wages.
15. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
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:
17. 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.
18. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20. Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22. 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.
23. 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,
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, which was the son of Joseph,
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,
26. 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,
27. 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,
28. 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,
29. 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,
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, which was the son of Eliakim,
31. 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,
32. 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,
33. 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,
34. 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,
35. 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,
36. 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,
37. 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,
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.
1. Im fünfzehnten Jahre aber der Regierung des Kaisers Tiberius, als Pontius Pilatus Landpfleger von Judäa war und Herodes Vierfürst von Galiläa, sein Bruder Philippus aber Vierfürst der Landschaft Ituräa und Trachonitis und Lysanias Vierfürst von Abilene,
2. unter den Hohenpriestern Hannas und Kajaphas, erging das Wort Gottes an Johannes, den Sohn des Zacharias, in der Wüste.
3. Und er kam in die ganze Umgegend des Jordan und predigte die Taufe der Buße zur Vergebung der Sünden,
4. wie geschrieben steht im Buche der Reden des Propheten Jesaja, der da spricht: «Eine Stimme ruft in der Wüste: Bereitet den Weg des Herrn, machet seine Pfade eben!
5. Jedes Tal soll ausgefüllt und jeder Berg und Hügel erniedrigt werden, und das Krumme soll gerade und die rauhen Wege eben werden,
6. und alles Fleisch wird das Heil Gottes sehen.»
7. Er sprach nun zu dem Volke, das hinausging, um sich von ihm taufen zu lassen: Schlangenbrut! Wer hat euch unterwiesen, dem kommenden Zorn zu entrinnen?
8. So bringet nun Früchte, die der Buße würdig sind, und fanget nicht an, bei euch selbst zu sagen: Wir haben Abraham zum Vater! Denn ich sage euch, Gott vermag dem Abraham aus diesen Steinen Kinder zu erwecken.
9. Schon ist aber die Axt an die Wurzel der Bäume gelegt. Ein jeder Baum nun, der nicht gute Frucht bringt, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.
10. Da fragte ihn das Volk und sprach: Was sollen wir denn tun?
11. Und er antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Wer zwei Röcke hat, gebe dem, der keinen hat; und wer Speise hat, tue ebenso!
12. Es kamen auch Zöllner, um sich taufen zu lassen, und sprachen zu ihm: Meister, was sollen wir tun?
13. Er sprach zu ihnen: Fordert nicht mehr, als was euch verordnet ist!
14. Es fragten ihn aber auch Kriegsleute und sprachen: Und was sollen wir tun? Und er sprach zu ihnen: Mißhandelt niemand, erhebet keine falsche Anklage und seid zufrieden mit eurem Sold!
15. Da aber das Volk in Erwartung stand und alle in ihren Herzen sich wegen Johannes fragten, ob er selbst vielleicht der Christus wäre,
16. antwortete Johannes und sprach zu allen: Ich taufe euch mit Wasser; es kommt aber einer, der stärker ist als ich, dem ich nicht gut genug bin, den Riemen seiner Schuhe zu lösen; der wird euch im heiligen Geist und Feuer taufen.
17. Er hat die Worfschaufel in seiner Hand, um seine Tenne durch und durch zu reinigen und den Weizen in seine Scheune zu sammeln; die Spreu aber wird er mit unauslöschlichem Feuer verbrennen.
18. Auch mit vielen andern Ermahnungen noch verkündigte er dem Volk die frohe Botschaft.
19. Der Vierfürst Herodes aber, da er von ihm getadelt wurde wegen Herodias, der Frau seines Bruders Philippus, und wegen all des Bösen, was Herodes tat,
20. fügte zu allem noch das hinzu, daß er den Johannes ins Gefängnis schloß.
21. Es begab sich aber, da alles Volk sich taufen ließ und auch Jesus getauft wurde und betete, daß sich der Himmel auftat
22. und der heilige Geist in leiblicher Gestalt wie eine Taube auf ihn herabstieg und eine Stimme aus dem Himmel erscholl: Du bist mein geliebter Sohn; an dir habe ich Wohlgefallen!
23. Und Jesus war ungefähr dreißig Jahre alt, als er anfing zu lehren; und war, wie man meinte, ein Sohn Josephs,
24. welcher war des Eli, des Matthat, des Levi, des Melchi, des Janna, des Joseph,
25. des Mattathias, des Amos, des Nahum, des Esli, des Nangai,
26. des Maath, des Mattathias, des Semei, des Joseph, des Juda,
27. des Johanan, des Resa, des Serubbabel, des Sealtiel, des Neri,
28. des Melchi, des Addi, des Kosam, des Elmadam, des Er,
29. des Jesus, des Eliezer, des Jorim, des Matthat, des Levi,
30. des Simeon, des Juda, des Joseph, des Jonan, des Eliakim,
31. des Melea, des Menna, des Mattatha, des Nathan, des David,
32. des Jesse, des Obed, des Boas, des Salmon, des Nahasson,
33. des Aminadab, des Aram, des Esrom, des Perez, des Juda,
34. des Jakob, des Isaak, des Abraham, des Thara, des Nahor,
35. des Seruch, des Regu, des Peleg, des Eber, des Sela,
36. des Kainan, des Arphaxad, des Sem, des Noah, des Lamech,
37. des Methusala, des Henoch, des Jared, des Maleleel, des Kainan,
38. des Enos, des Set, des Adam, Gottes.
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