\subsection{Luke 3}
\subsubsection{The Ministry of John the Baptist}
\VS{1} Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Caesar Tiberius, Pontius Pilate 
being governor of the Jews, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Phillip 
his brother being tetrarch of the regions of Itourais and Trachonti, and 
Lusanius being tetrarch of Abilene, 
\VS{2} upon the priesthood of Hanna and 
Caiaphas, the word of the Lord came to pass upon John the son of Zachariah 
in the wilderness. 
\VS{3} And he came into all the regions around the Jordan 
preaching [the] baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
\VS{4} As it is written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

\begin{verse}
[A] voice crying in the wilderness \\
Prepare the way of the Lord \\
Be making straight his paths; \\
\VS{5} He will fill every valley, \\
And every mountain and hill will be humbled, \\
And the crooked will be into straight, \\
And the rough into smooth roads, \\
\VS{6} And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
\end{verse}

\VS{7} He was saying therefore to those coming out to be baptized by him: 
Generation of vipers, who showed you to be fleeing from the impending wrath? 
\VS{8} Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance; and do not begin to be 
saying among yourselves, [the] father we have [is] Abraham, for I say to you that God is able out of these rocks to raise up children to Abraham. 
\VS{9} But already the ax to the root of the trees is laid. Every tree therefore not 
producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 

\VS{10} And the crowds were asking him saying: What therefore should we do? 
\VS{11} And 
answering he said to them: Let\fnImperative{} the [one] having two tunics 
share with the [one] not having [any], and the [one] having bread, let\fnImperative{} 
him do likewise. 
\VS{12} And tax gatherers also came to be baptized and they 
said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? 
\VS{13} And he says to them: Be 
doing no more than what is commanded you. 
\VS{14} And also those serving as 
soldiers were asking him saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: 
Exort no one nor blackmail [anyone], and be satisfied with your wages. 

\VS{15} But [to] the 
people looking for and all [those] reasoning in their hearts concerning John, 
whether he might be the Christ 
\VS{16} John was answering saying to them: I 
on the one hand baptize you in\footnote{or ``with''} water, but [one] stronger 
than me comes, of whom I am not worthy to loose the thong of his sandals. He 
will baptize you in\footnote{or ``with''} the Holy Spirit and fire, 
\VS{17} of whom the winnowing fork in his hand will clean out his threshing floor, 
and he will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn 
in fire inextinguishable. 

\VS{18} Many [things] therefore and other [things] he was 
proclaiming entreating the people. 
\VS{19} But Herod the tetrarch, being 
reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of his brother and concerning 
all the wickedness\fnPoneros{} that Herod had done, 
\VS{20} and this added upon all, he locked John up in prison.

\subsubsection{The Baptism of Jesus}
\VS{21} Now it came to pass when all the people were baptized and Jesus was 
baptized and praying [that] heaven opened, 
\VS{22} and the Holy Spirit came down 
in visible-form as [a] dove upon him, and [a] voice came to pass out of heaven: You 
are my agape-beloved son, in you I have been well pleased.

\subsubsection{The Geneaology of Jesus} 
\VS{23} And he himself was Jesus, beginning [about] thirty years old, being son, as reckoned by law, [of] Joseph, \\
[son] of Eli, \\
\VS{24} [son] of Matthew, \\
[son] of Levi, \\
[son] of Melchi, \\
[son] of Iannai, \\
[son] of Joseph, \\
\VS{25} [son] of Mattathius, \\
[son] of Amos, \\
[son] of Naoum, \\
[son] of Esli, \\
[son] of Naggai, \\
\VS{26} [son] of Maath, \\
[son] of Mattathius, \\
[son] of Semein, \\
[son] of Josech, \\
[son] of Judah, \\
[son] \VS{27} of Jonan, \\
[son] of Rasa, \\
[son] of Zurababel, \\
[son] of Salathiel, \\
[son] of Neri, \\
\VS{28} [son] of Melchi, \\
[son] of Addi, \\
[son] of Kosam, \\
[son] of Elmadam, \\
[son] of Er, \\ 
\VS{29} [son] of Jesus, \\
[son] of Eliezer, \\
[son] of Jorim of Mattat, \\
[son] of Levi, \\
\VS{30} [son] of Sumeon, \\
[son] of Judah, \\
[son] of Joseph, \\
[son] of Joram, \\
[son] of Eiachim, \\
\VS{31} [son] of Melea, \\
[son] of Menna, \\
[son] of Mattatha, \\
[son] of Natham, \\
[son] of David, \\
\VS{32} [son] of Jessi, \\
[son] of Jobed, \\
[son] of Boos, \\
[son] of Sala, \\
[son] of Naasson, \\
\VS{33} [son] of Aminadab, \\
[son] of Admin, \\
[son] of Arnia, \\
[son] of Esrom, \\
[son] of Phares, \\
[son] of Judah, \\
\VS{34} [son] of Jacob, \\
[son] of Isaac, \\
[son] of Abraham, \\
[son] of Thara, \\
[son] of Nachor, \\
\VS{35} [son] of Serouch,\\
[son] of Raga, \\
[son] of Phalek, \\
[son] of Eber, \\
[son] of Sala, \\
\VS{36} [son] Of Kainam, \\
[son] of Arphaxad, \\
[son] of Shem, \\
[son] of Noah, \\
[son] of Lamech, \\
\VS{37} [son] of Mathousala,\\
[son] of Enoch, \\
[son] of Janet, \\
[son] of Maleleal, \\
[son] of Kainam, \\
\VS{38} [son] of Enos, \\
[son] of Seth, \\
[son] of Adam, \\
[son] of God.
