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.
1 凯撒提庇留执政第十五年， 本丢．彼拉多作犹太总督， 希律作加利利的分封王， 他兄弟腓力作以土利亚和特拉可尼地区的分封王， 吕撒尼亚作亚比利尼的分封王，
2 亚那和该亚法作大祭司的时候， 神的话临到撒迦利亚的儿子， 在旷野的约翰。
3 他就来到约旦河一带地方， 宣讲悔改的洗礼， 使罪得赦。
4 正如以赛亚先知的书上写着： "在旷野有呼喊者的声音： ‘预备主的道， 修直他的路！
5 一切洼谷都当填满， 大小山冈都要削平！ 弯弯曲曲的改为正直， 高高低低的修成平坦！
6 所有的人都要看见 神的救恩。’"
7 约翰对那出来要受他洗礼的群众说： "毒蛇所生的啊， 谁指示你们逃避那将要来的忿怒呢？
8 应当结出果子来， 与悔改的心相称； 你们心里不要说： ‘我们有亚伯拉罕作我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们， 神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起后裔来。
9 现在斧头已经放在树根上， 所有不结好果子的树， 就砍下来， 丢在火里。"
10 群众问他： "那么， 我们该作什么呢？"
11 他回答： "有两件衣服的， 当分给那没有的， 有食物的也当照样作。"
12 又有税吏来要受洗， 问他： "老师， 我们当作什么呢？"
13 他说： "除了规定的以外， 不可多收。"
14 兵丁也问他： "至于我们， 我们又应当作什么呢？"他说： "不要恐吓， 不要敲诈， 当以自己的粮饷为满足。"
15 那时众人正在期待， 人人心里都在猜想会不会约翰就是基督。
16 约翰对众人说： "我用水给你们施洗， 但那能力比我更大的要来， 我就是给他解鞋带都没有资格。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。
17 他手里拿着簸箕， 要扬净麦场， 把麦子收进仓里， 却用不灭的火把糠秕烧尽。"
18 他还用许多别的话劝勉众人， 向他们传福音。
19 分封王希律， 因他弟弟的妻子希罗底， 并因他自己所行的一切恶事， 受到约翰的责备。
20 他在这一切事以外， 再加上一件， 就是把约翰关在监里。
21 众人受了洗， 耶稣也受了洗。他正在祷告， 天就开了，
22 圣灵仿佛鸽子， 有形体地降在他身上； 有声音从天上来， 说： "你是我的爱子， 我喜悦你。"
23 耶稣开始传道， 年约三十岁， 人以为他是约瑟的儿子， 约瑟是希里的儿子，
24 依次往上推， 是玛塔、利未、麦基、雅拿、约瑟、
25 玛他提亚、亚摩斯、拿鸿、以斯利、拿该、
26 玛押、玛他提亚、西美、约瑟、约大、
27 约哈难、利撒、所罗巴伯、撒拉铁、尼利、
28 麦基、亚底、哥桑、以摩当、珥、
29 耶书、以利以谢、约令、玛塔、利未、
30 西缅、犹大、约瑟、约南、以利亚敬、
31 米利亚、买拿、马达他、拿单、大卫、
32 耶西、俄备得、波阿斯、撒门（"撒门"有些抄本作"撒拉"）、拿顺、
33 亚米拿达、亚当民（有些抄本无"亚当民"一词）、亚兰（"亚兰"有些抄本作"亚珥尼"）、希斯仑、法勒斯、犹大、
34 雅各、以撒、亚伯拉罕、他拉、拿鹤、
35 西鹿、拉吴、法勒、希伯、沙拉、
36 该南、亚法撒、闪、挪亚、拉麦、
37 玛土撒拉、以诺、雅列、玛勒列、该南、
38 以挪士、塞特、亚当， 亚当是 神的儿子。