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19 But when John re buked Her od the tetrarch be cause of his mar riage to He ro dias , his broth er ’ s wife , and all the oth er evil things he had done , 20 Her od add ed this to them all : He locked John up in pris on .
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
21 When all the peo ple were be ing baptized , Jesus was bap tized too . And as he was pray ing , heav en was opened 22 and the Holy Spir it de scend ed on him in bodi ly form like a dove . And a voice came from heav en : “ You are my Son , whom I love ; with you I am well pleased .”
23 Now Jesus him self was about thir ty years old when he be gan his min is try . He was the son , so it was thought , of Jo seph ,
the son of Heli , 24 the son of Mat that , the son of Levi , the son of Mel ki , the son of Jan nai , the son of Jo seph ,
25 the son of Mat ta thi as , the son of Amos , the son of Na hum , the son of Esli , the son of Nag gai , 26 the son of Ma ath , the son of Mat ta thi as , the son of Sem e in , the son of Jo sek , the son of Joda ,
27 the son of Jo a nan , the son of Rhe sa , the son of Ze rub ba bel , the son of
Shealtiel , the son of Neri , 28 the son of Mel ki , the son of Addi , the son of Co sam , the son of El ma dam , the son of Er ,
29 the son of Josh ua , the son of El i e zer , the son of Jo rim , the son of Mat that , the son of Levi , 30 the son of Sim e on , the son of Ju dah , the son of Jo seph , the son of Jo nam , the son of Eli a kim ,
31 the son of Me lea , the son of Men na , the son of Mat ta tha , the son of Nathan , the son of Da vid , 32 the son of Jes se , the son of Obed , the son of Boaz , the son of Sal mon , a the son of Nah shon ,
33 the son of Am min a dab , the son of
Ram , b the son of Hez ron , the son of Pe rez , the son of Ju dah , 34 the son of Ja cob , the son of Isaac , the son of Abra ham , the son of Te rah , the son of Na hor ,
35 the son of Se rug , the son of Reu , the son of Pe leg , the son of Eber , the son of She lah , 36 the son of Ca i nan , the son of Ar phax ad , the son of Shem , the son of Noah , the son of La mech ,
37 the son of Me thu se lah , the son of
Enoch , the son of Ja red , the son of Ma ha la lel , the son of Ke nan , 38 the son of Enosh , the son of Seth , the son of Adam , the son of God .
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
Jesus , full of the Holy Spir it , left the
4 Jor dan and was led by the Spir it into the wil der ness , 2 where for for ty days he c
was tempted by the dev il . He ate noth ing dur ing those days , and at the end of them he was hungry .
3 The dev il said to him , “ If you are the Son of God , tell this stone to be come bread .”
4 Jesus an swered , “ It is writ ten : ‘ Man shall not live on bread alone .’ d ”
5 The dev il led him up to a high place and showed him in an in stant all the kingdoms of the world . 6 And he said to him , “ I will give you all their au thor i ty and splen dor ; it has been giv en to me , and I can give it to any one I want to . 7 If you wor ship me , it will all be yours .”
8 Jesus answered , “ It is written : ‘ Worship the Lord your God and serve him only .’ e ”
9 The dev il led him to Je ru sa lem and had him stand on the high est point of the tem ple . “ If you are the Son of God ,” he said , “ throw your self down from here . 10 For it is writ ten :
“ ‘ He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully ;
11 they will lift you up in their hands , so that you will not strike your foot against a stone .’ f ”
12 Jesus answered , “ It is said : ‘ Do not put the Lord your God to the test .’ g ”
13 When the dev il had fin ished all this tempt ing , he left him un til an op por tune time .
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Jesus re turned to Gal i lee in the pow er of the Spir it , and news about him spread through the whole countryside . 15 He was teaching in their synagogues , and everyone praised him .
16 He went to Naz a reth , where he had been brought up , and on the Sab bath day he went into the syn a gogue , as was his cus tom . He stood up to read , 17 and the scroll of the proph et Isa iah was hand ed to him . Un roll ing it , he found the place where it is written :
18 “ The Spirit of the Lord is on me , because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor .
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind ,
a b 32 Some early manuscripts Sala 33 Some manuscripts Amminadab , the son of Admin , the c son of Arni ; other manuscripts vary widely . 2 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested . d e f g 4 Deut . 8:3 8 Deut . 6:13 11 Psalm 91:11,12 12 Deut . 6:16