KJV · King James Version
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 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.
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GBV · Gods Boek
1 In het vijftiende regeringsjaar van keizer Tiberius, toen Pontius Pilatus gouverneur van Judea was, en Herodes tetrarch van Galilea, zijn broer Filippus tetrarch van het gebied van Iturea en Trachonitis, en Lysanias tetrarch van Abilene, 2 en toen Annas en Kajafas de hogepriesters waren, ontving Johannes, de zoon van Zacharias, in de wildernis een boodschap van God. 3 Daarom ging hij naar het gebied rondom de Jordaan, waar hij overal de doop van inkeer verkondigde, die tot vergeving van zonden leidt.
4 Zo ging in vervulling wat in het boek met de uitspraken van de profeet Jesaja staat:
"Er roept een stem in de wildernis:
Maak de weg van de Heer gereed,
maak paden voor Hem vrij!
5 Iedere kloof zal worden gevuld
en elke berg en heuvel verlaagd;
kronkelende paden zullen worden rechtgemaakt,
en hobbelige wegen geëffend.
6 Alle mensen zullen Gods redding zien."
7 Johannes zei tegen de vele mensen die naar hem toekwamen om door hem te worden gedoopt: "Addergebroed, wie heeft jullie gewaarschuwd om te vluchten voor de naderende straf? 8 Zorg dat de gevolgen van jullie inkeer zichtbaar zijn en zeg niet tegen jezelf: wij hebben Abraham als voorvader. Want ik zeg jullie: God is in staat om uit deze stenen afstammelingen van Abraham voort te brengen. 9 De bijl ligt reeds klaar onderaan de bomen en elke boom die geen goede vruchten voortbrengt, wordt omgehakt en in het vuur gegooid." 10 De mensen vroegen hem: "Wat moeten we dan doen?" 11 Johannes antwoordde: "Wie twee hemden heeft, moet delen met wie er geen heeft en wie voedsel heeft, moet hetzelfde doen." 12 Er kwamen ook belastinginners om te worden gedoopt. Zij vroegen hem: "Leraar, wat moeten wij doen?" 13 Johannes zei tegen hen: "Vorder geen hoger bedrag dan jullie is opgedragen." 14 Ook de soldaten vroegen hem: "Wat moeten wij doen?" Tegen hen zei hij: "Beroof niemand en pers niemand af, maar wees tevreden met je soldij."
15 Omdat het volk grote verwachtingen had en zich afvroeg of Johannes misschien de Messias was, 16 gaf hij hun allen het volgende antwoord: "Ik doop jullie met water, maar er komt Iemand die machtiger is dan ik en ik ben het niet waard om zijn schoenriem los te maken. Hij zal jullie dopen met de Heilige Geest en met vuur. 17 Hij heeft de vork om het kaf van het koren te scheiden al in zijn hand. Daarmee zal Hij zijn dorsvloer leegmaken; het graan zal Hij in de schuur onderbrengen en het kaf zal Hij verbranden in onblusbaar vuur." 18 Zo, en met veel andere waarschuwingen, verkondigde Johannes het evangelie aan het volk. 19 Hij vermaande ook de tetrarch Herodes – wegens Herodias, de vrouw van zijn broer, en al het andere kwaad dat hij had gedaan. 20 Maar Herodes maakte alles nog erger door Johannes in de gevangenis op te sluiten.
21 Toen heel het volk zich liet dopen, werd ook Jezus gedoopt. Terwijl Hij in gebed was, ging de hemel open. 22 De Heilige Geest daalde op Hem neer in de gedaante van een duif en er klonk een stem uit de hemel: "Jij bent mijn dierbare Zoon, Ik verheug Mij over Jou."
23 Aan het begin van zijn optreden was Jezus ongeveer dertig jaar oud. Hij was, zo werd verondersteld, de zoon van Jozef, de zoon van Eli, 24 de zoon van Mattat, de zoon van Levi, de zoon van Melchi, de zoon van Jannai, de zoon van Jozef, 25 de zoon van Mattatias, de zoon van Amos, de zoon van Naüm, de zoon van Hesli, de zoon van Naggai, 26 de zoon van Maät, de zoon van Mattatias, de zoon van Semeïn, de zoon van Josech, de zoon van Joda, 27 de zoon van Joanan, de zoon van Resa, de zoon van Zerubbabel, de zoon van Sealtiël, de zoon van Neri, 28 de zoon van Melchi, de zoon van Addi, de zoon van Kosam, de zoon van Elmadan, de zoon van Er, 29 de zoon van Jozua, de zoon van Eliëzer, de zoon van Jorim, de zoon van Mattat, de zoon van Levi, 30 de zoon van Simeon, de zoon van Juda, de zoon van Jozef, de zoon van Jonan, de zoon van Eljakim, 31 de zoon van Melea, de zoon van Menna, de zoon van Mattatta, de zoon van Natan, de zoon van David, 32 de zoon van Isaï, de zoon van Obed, de zoon van Boaz, de zoon van Selach, de zoon van Nachson, 33 de zoon van Amminadab, de zoon van Admin, de zoon van Arni, de zoon van Chesron, de zoon van Peres, de zoon van Juda, 34 de zoon van Jakob, de zoon van Isaak, de zoon van Abraham, de zoon van Terach, de zoon van Nachor, 35 de zoon van Serug, de zoon van Reü, de zoon van Peleg, de zoon van Eber, de zoon van Selach, 36 de zoon van Kenan, de zoon van Arpachsad, de zoon van Sem, de zoon van Noach, de zoon van Lamech, 37 de zoon van Metuselach, de zoon van Henoch, de zoon van Jered, de zoon van Mahalalel, de zoon van Kenan, 38 de zoon van Enos, de zoon van Set, de zoon van Adam, de zoon van God.