Luke Chapter 3
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And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
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(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
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and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
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And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
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And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,
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then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
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Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord,
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According to thy word, in peace;
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For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
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Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
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A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
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And the glory of thy people Israel.
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And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;
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and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this
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child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
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yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
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And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
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and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
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And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
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And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.
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And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;
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and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
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but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:
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and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.
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And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
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and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.
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And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
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And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
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And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all
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these sayings in her heart.
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And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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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 the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
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And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word ofGod came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,
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as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
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Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,
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and all flesh shall see the salvation ofGod.
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He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you thatGod is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
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And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into [the] fire.
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And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
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And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
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And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
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And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.
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And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
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But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,
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John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
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whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
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Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to the people.
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But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,
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added this also to all [the rest], that he shut up John in prison.
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And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,
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and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
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And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,
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of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
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of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,
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of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
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of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
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of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
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of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,
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of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
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of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
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of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
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of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,
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of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
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of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,
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of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
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of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
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of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, ofGod.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Anno autem quintodecimo imperii Tiberii Cæsaris, procurante Pontio Pilato Iudæam, tetrarcha autem Galiææ Herode, Philippo autem fratre eius tetrarcha Iturææ, et Trachonitidis regionis, et Lysania Abilinæ tetrarcha,
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sub principibus sacerdotum Anna, et Caipha: factum est verbum Domini super Ioannem, Zachariæ filium, in deserto.
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Et venit in omnem regionem Iordanis, prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum,
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sicut scriptum est in Libro sermonum Isaiæ prophetæ: Vox clamantis in deserto: Parate viam Domini: rectas facite semitas eius:
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omnis vallis implebitur: et omnis mons, et collis humiliabitur: et erunt prava in directa: et aspera in vias planas:
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et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei.
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Dicebat ergo ad turbas quæ exibant ut baptizarentur ab ipso: Genimina viperarum quis ostendit vobis fugere a ventura ira?
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Facite ergo fructus dignos pœnitentiæ, et ne cœperitis dicere: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quia potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.
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Iam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor non faciens fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.
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Et interrogabant eum turbæ, dicentes: Quid ergo faciemus?
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Respondens autem dicebat illis: Qui habet duas tunicas, det non habenti: et qui habet escas, similiter faciat.
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Venerunt autem et publicani ut baptizarentur, et dixerunt ad illum: Magister, quid faciemus?
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At ille dixit ad eos: Nihil amplius, quam quod constitutum est vobis, faciatis.
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Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes: Quid faciemus et nos? Et ait illis: Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis: et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.
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Existimante autem populo, et cogitantibus omnibus in cordibus suis de Ioanne, ne forte ipse esset Christus:
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respondit Ioannes, dicens omnibus: Ego quidem aqua baptizo vos: veniet autem fortior me, cuius non sum dignus solvere corigiam calceamentorum eius: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu sancto, et igni:
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cuius ventilabrum in manu eius, et purgabit aream suam, et congregabit triticum in horreum suum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.
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Multa quidem, et alia exhortans evangelizabat populo.
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Herodes autem tetrarcha cum corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore fratris sui, et de omnibus malis, quæ fecit Herodes,
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adiecit et hoc super omnia, et inclusit Ioannem in carcere.
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Factum est autem cum baptizaretur omnis populus, et Iesu baptizato, et orante, apertum est cælum:
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et descendit Spiritus sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum: et vox de cælo facta est: Tu es filius meus dilectus, in te complacui mihi.
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Et ipse Iesus erat incipiens quasi annorum triginta, ut putabatur, filius Ioseph, qui fuit Heli, qui fuit Mathat,
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qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Ianne, qui fuit Ioseph,
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qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Amos, qui fuit Nahum, qui fuit Hesli, qui fuit Nagge,
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qui fuit Mahath, qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Semei, qui fuit Ioseph, qui fuit Iuda,
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qui fuit Ioanna, qui fuit Resa, qui fuit Zorobabel, qui fuit Salatheil, qui fuit Neri,
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qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Addi, qui fuit Cosan, qui fuit Elmadan, qui fuit Her,
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qui fuit Iesu, qui fuit Eliezer, qui fuit Iorim, qui fuit Mathat, qui fuit Levi,
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qui fuit Simeon, qui fuit Iuda, qui fuit Ioseph, qui fuit Iona, qui fuit Eliakim,
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qui fuit Melea, qui fuit Menna, qui fuit Mathatha, qui fuit Natham, qui fuit David,
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qui fuit Iesse, qui fuit Obed, qui fuit Booz, qui fuit Salmon, qui fuit Naasson,
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qui fuit Aminadab, qui fuit Aram, qui fuit Esron, qui fuit Phares, qui fuit Iudæ,
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qui fuit Iacob, qui fuit Isaac, qui fuit Abrahæ, qui fuit Thare, qui fuit Nachor,
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qui fuit Sarug, qui fuit Ragau, qui fuit Phaleg, qui fuit Heber, qui fuit Sale,
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qui fuit Cainan, qui fuit Arphaxad, qui fuit Sem, qui fuit Noe, qui fuit Lamech,
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qui fuit Methusale, qui fuit Henoch, qui fuit Iared, qui fuit Malaleel, qui fuit Cainan,
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qui fuit Henos, qui fuit Seth, qui fuit Adam, qui fuit Dei.
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
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Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
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All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
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He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
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Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
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The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”
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He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”
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Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
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He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
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Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
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As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
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John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
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His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
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Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
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but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
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added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
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Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened,
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and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
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Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
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the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
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the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
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the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
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the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
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the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
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the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
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the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
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the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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εν ετει δε πεντεκαιδεκατω της ηγεμονιας τιβεριου καισαρος ηγεμονευοντος ποντιου πιλατου της ιουδαιας και τετρααρχουντος της γαλιλαιας ηρωδου φιλιππου δε του αδελφου αυτου τετρααρχουντος της ιτουραιας και τραχωνιτιδος χωρας και λυσανιου της αβιληνης τετρααρχουντος
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επι αρχιερεως αννα και καιαφα εγενετο ρημα θεου επι ιωαννην τον ζαχαριου υιον εν τη ερημω
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και ηλθεν εις πασαν περιχωρον του ιορδανου κηρυσσων βαπτισμα μετανοιας εις αφεσιν αμαρτιων
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ως γεγραπται εν βιβλω λογων ησαιου του προφητου φωνη βοωντος εν τη ερημω ετοιμασατε την οδον κυριου ευθειας ποιειτε τας τριβους αυτου
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πασα φαραγξ πληρωθησεται και παν ορος και βουνος ταπεινωθησεται και εσται τα σκολια εις ευθειας και αι τραχειαι εις οδους λειας
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και οψεται πασα σαρξ το σωτηριον του θεου
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ελεγεν ουν τοις εκπορευομενοις οχλοις βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου γεννηματα εχιδνων τις υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο της μελλουσης οργης
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ποιησατε ουν καρπους αξιους της μετανοιας και μη αρξησθε λεγειν εν εαυτοις πατερα εχομεν τον αβρααμ λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι δυναται ο θεος εκ των λιθων τουτων εγειραι τεκνα τω αβρααμ
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ηδη δε και η αξινη προς την ριζαν των δενδρων κειται παν ουν δενδρον μη ποιουν καρπον [καλον] εκκοπτεται και εις πυρ βαλλεται
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και επηρωτων αυτον οι οχλοι λεγοντες τι ουν ποιησωμεν
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αποκριθεις δε ελεγεν αυτοις ο εχων δυο χιτωνας μεταδοτω τω μη εχοντι και ο εχων βρωματα ομοιως ποιειτω
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ηλθον δε και τελωναι βαπτισθηναι και ειπαν προς αυτον διδασκαλε τι ποιησωμεν
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ο δε ειπεν προς αυτους μηδεν πλεον παρα το διατεταγμενον υμιν πρασσετε
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επηρωτων δε αυτον και στρατευομενοι λεγοντες τι ποιησωμεν και ημεις και ειπεν αυτοις μηδενα διασεισητε μηδε συκοφαντησητε και αρκεισθε τοις οψωνιοις υμων
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προσδοκωντος δε του λαου και διαλογιζομενων παντων εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων περι του ιωαννου μηποτε αυτος ειη ο χριστος
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απεκρινατο λεγων πασιν ο ιωαννης εγω μεν υδατι βαπτιζω υμας ερχεται δε ο ισχυροτερος μου ου ουκ ειμι ικανος λυσαι τον ιμαντα των υποδηματων αυτου αυτος υμας βαπτισει εν πνευματι αγιω και πυρι
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ου το πτυον εν τη χειρι αυτου διακαθαραι την αλωνα αυτου και συναγαγειν τον σιτον εις την αποθηκην αυτου το δε αχυρον κατακαυσει πυρι ασβεστω
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πολλα μεν ουν και ετερα παρακαλων ευηγγελιζετο τον λαον
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ο δε ηρωδης ο τετρααρχης ελεγχομενος υπ αυτου περι ηρωδιαδος της γυναικος του αδελφου αυτου και περι παντων ων εποιησεν πονηρων ο ηρωδης
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προσεθηκεν και τουτο επι πασιν κατεκλεισεν τον ιωαννην εν φυλακη
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εγενετο δε εν τω βαπτισθηναι απαντα τον λαον και ιησου βαπτισθεντος και προσευχομενου ανεωχθηναι τον ουρανον
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και καταβηναι το πνευμα το αγιον σωματικω ειδει ως περιστεραν επ αυτον και φωνην εξ ουρανου γενεσθαι συ ει ο υιος μου ο αγαπητος εν σοι ευδοκησα
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και αυτος ην ιησους αρχομενος ωσει ετων τριακοντα ων υιος ως ενομιζετο ιωσηφ του ηλι
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του μαθθατ του λευι του μελχι του ιανναι του ιωσηφ
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του ματταθιου του αμως του ναουμ του εσλι του ναγγαι
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του μααθ του ματταθιου του σεμειν του ιωσηχ του ιωδα
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του ιωαναν του ρησα του ζοροβαβελ του σαλαθιηλ του νηρι
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του μελχι του αδδι του κωσαμ του ελμαδαμ του ηρ
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του ιησου του ελιεζερ του ιωριμ του μαθθατ του λευι
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του συμεων του ιουδα του ιωσηφ του ιωναμ του ελιακιμ
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του μελεα του μεννα του ματταθα του ναθαμ του δαυιδ
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του ιεσσαι του ιωβηλ του βοος του σαλα του ναασσων
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του αδμειν του αρνει του εσρωμ του φαρες του ιουδα
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του ιακωβ του ισαακ του αβρααμ του θαρα του ναχωρ
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του σερουχ του ραγαυ του φαλεκ του εβερ του σαλα
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του καιναμ του αρφαξαδ του σημ του νωε του λαμεχ
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του μαθουσαλα του ενωχ του ιαρετ του μαλελεηλ του καιναμ
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του ενως του σηθ του αδαμ του θεου
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And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar--Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene--
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Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests--there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,
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and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,
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as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;
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every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;
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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'
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Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?
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make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father--Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;
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and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'
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And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'
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and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats--let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals--in like manner let him do.'
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And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'
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and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.'
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And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'
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And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;
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John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals--he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
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whose winnowing shovel <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
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And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,
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and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,
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added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.
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And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,
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and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son--the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'
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And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Eli, the <FI>son<Fi> of Matthat, the <FI>son<Fi> of Levi, the <FI>son<Fi> of Melchi, the <FI>son<Fi> of Janna, the <FI>son<Fi> of Joseph,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Mattathias, the <FI>son<Fi> of Amos, the <FI>son<Fi> of Naum, the <FI>son<Fi> of Esli,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Naggai, the <FI>son<Fi> of Maath, the <FI>son<Fi> of Mattathias, the <FI>son<Fi> of Semei, the <FI>son<Fi> of Joseph, the <FI>son<Fi> of Juda,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Joanna, the <FI>son<Fi> of Rhesa, the <FI>son<Fi> of Zerubbabel, the <FI>son<Fi> of Shealtiel,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Neri, the <FI>son<Fi> of Melchi, the <FI>son<Fi> of Addi, the <FI>son<Fi> of Cosam, the <FI>son<Fi> of Elmodam, the <FI>son<Fi> of Er,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Jose, the <FI>son<Fi> of Eliezer, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jorim, the <FI>son<Fi> of Matthat,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Levi, the <FI>son<Fi> of Simeon, the <FI>son<Fi> of Juda, the <FI>son<Fi> of Joseph, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jonan, the <FI>son<Fi> of Eliakim,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Melea, the <FI>son<Fi> of Mainan, the <FI>son<Fi> of Mattatha, the <FI>son<Fi> of Nathan,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of David, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jesse, the <FI>son<Fi> of Obed, the <FI>son<Fi> of Booz, the <FI>son<Fi> of Salmon, the <FI>son<Fi> of Nahshon,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Amminadab, the <FI>son<Fi> of Aram, the <FI>son<Fi> of Esrom, the <FI>son<Fi> of Pharez,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Judah, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jacob, the <FI>son<Fi> of Isaac, the <FI>son<Fi> of Abraham, the <FI>son<Fi> of Terah, the <FI>son<Fi> of Nahor,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Serug, the <FI>son<Fi> of Reu, the <FI>son<Fi> of Peleg, the <FI>son<Fi> of Eber,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Salah, the <FI>son<Fi> of Cainan, the <FI>son<Fi> of Arphaxad, the <FI>son<Fi> of Shem, the <FI>son<Fi> of Noah, the <FI>son<Fi> of Lamech,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Methuselah, the <FI>son<Fi> of Enoch, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jared, the <FI>son<Fi> of Mahalaleel,
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the <FI>son<Fi> of Cainan, the <FI>son<Fi> of Enos, the <FI>son<Fi> of Seth, the <FI>son<Fi> of Adam, the <FI>son<Fi> of God.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).