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John the Baptist Preaches
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|Lucas 3:1| Now in the fifteenth year of[Emperor] 1 Tiberius Caesar's reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod[Antipas] was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene—
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|Lucas 3:2| in the high2 priesthood of Annas and3 Caiaphas[his son-in-law] , the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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|Lucas 3:3| And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin;
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|Lucas 3:4|as it is written and forever remains written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, " The voice of one shouting in the wilderness ,' Prepare the way of the Lord ,4 Make His paths straight .
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|Lucas 3:5|' Every ravine shall be filled up ,And every mountain and hill shall be leveled ;And the crooked [places] shall be made straight ,And the rough roads smooth ;
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|Lucas 3:6|and 5all mankind shall see the salvation of God .'"
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|Lucas 3:7| So he began saying to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of6 vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath[of God that is] to come?
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|Lucas 3:8| Therefore produce fruit that is worthy of[and consistent with your] repentance[that is, live changed lives, turn from sin and seek God and His righteousness] . And do not even begin to say to yourselves[as a defense] , 'We have Abraham for our father[and so our heritage assures us of salvation] '; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham[for God can replace the unrepentant, regardless of their heritage, with those who are obedient] .
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|Lucas 3:9| Even now the axe[of God's judgment] is swinging toward the root of the trees; so every tree that does not produce good fruit is being cut down and thrown into the fire."
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|Lucas 3:10| The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
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