THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Luke
Chapter 3


LUKE
Chapter 3


1 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,
2 in the high-priesthood of
Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came to John
the son of Zechariah in the
wilderness;
3 and he went into all the
region about the Jordan,
preaching a baptism of
repentance for the
forgiveness of sins.
4 As it is written in the
book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet, "The
voice of one crying in the
wilderness: Prepare 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 He said therefore to the
multitudes that came out to
be baptized by him, "You
brood of vipers! Who
warned you to flee from
the wrath to come?
8 Bear fruits that befit
repentance, and do not
begin to say to yourselves,
'We have Abraham as our
father'; for I tell you, God
is able from these stones to
raise up children to
Abraham.
9 Even now the axe is laid
to the root of the trees;
every tree therefore that
does not bear good fruit is
cut down and thrown into
the fire."


10 And the multitudes
asked him, "What then
shall we do?"
11 And he answered
them, "He who has two
coats, let him share with
him who has none; and he
who has food, let him do
likewise."
12 Tax collectors also
came to be baptized, and
said to him, "Teacher,
what shall we do?"
13 And he said to them,
"Collect no more than is
appointed you."
14 Soldiers also asked
him, "And we, what shall
we do?" And he said to
them, "Rob no one by
violence or by false
accusation, and be content
with your wages."
15 As the people were in
expectation, and all men
questioned in their hearts
concerning John, whether
perhaps he were the
Christ,


16 John answered them
all, "I baptize you with
water; but he who is
mightier than I is coming,
the thong of whose sandals
I am not worthy to untie;
he will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and with
fire.
17 His winnowing fork is
in his hand, to clear his
threshing floor, and to
gather the wheat into his
granary, but the chaff he
will burn with
unquenchable fire."



18 So, with many other
exhortations, he preached
good news to the people.


19 But Herod the tetrarch,
who had been reproved by
him for Herodias, his
brother's wife, and for all
the evil things that Herod
had done,
20 added this to them all,
that he shut up John in
prison.


21 Now when all the
people were baptized, and
when Jesus also had been
baptized and was praying,
the heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit
descended upon him in
bodily form, as a dove,
and a voice came from
heaven, "Thou art my
beloved Son; with thee I
am well pleased."



















23 Jesus, when he began
his ministry, was about
thirty years of age, being
the son (as was supposed)
of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the
son of Levi, the son of
Melchi, the son of Jannai,
the son of Joseph,
25 the son of Mattathias,
the son of Amos, the son
of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai,
26 the son of Maath, the
son of Mattathias, the son
of Semein, the son of
Josech, the son of Joda,
27 the son of Joanan, the
son of Rhesa, the son of
Zerubbabel, the son of
Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 the son of Melchi, the
son of Addi, the son of
Cosam, the son of
Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 the son of Joshua, the
son of Eliezer, the son of
Jorim, the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi,
30 the son of Simeon, the
son of Judah, the son of
Joseph, the son of Jonam,
the son of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea, the
son of Menna, the son of
Mattatha, the son of
Nathan, the son of David,
32 the son of Jesse, the
son of Obed, the son of
Boaz, the son of Sala, the
son of Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab,
the son of Admin, the son
of Arni, the son of Hezron,
the son of Perez, the son of
Judah,
34 the son of Jacob, the
son of Isaac, the son of
Abraham, the son of
Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 the son of Serug, the
son of Reu, the son of
Peleg, the son of Eber, the
son of Shelah,
36 the son of Cainan, the
son of Arphaxad, the son
of Shem, the son of Noah,
the son of Lamech,
37 the son of Methuselah,
the son of Enoch, the son
of Jared, the son of
Mahalaleel, the son of
Cainan,
38 the son of Enos, the
son of Seth, the son of
Adam, the son of God.
MARK



















Mark 1:2 As it is written
in Isaiah the prophet,
"Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face,
who shall prepare thy way;
Mark 1:2 As it is written
crying in the wilderness:
Prepare the way of the
Lord, make his paths
straight "
Mark 1:2 As it is written
baptizer appeared in the
wilderness, preaching a
baptism of repentance for
the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:2 As it is written
out to him all the country
of Judea, and all the
people of Jerusalem; and
they were baptized by him
in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.





















































Mark 1:7 And he
preached, saying, "After
me comes he who is
mightier than I, the thong
of whose sandals I am not
worthy to stoop down and
untie.
Mark 1:8 I have baptized
you with water; but he will
baptize you with the Holy
Spirit."













Mark 6:17 For Herod had
sent and seized John, and
bound him in prison for the
sake of Herodias, his
brother Philip's wife;
because he had married
her.




Mark 1:9 In those days
Jesus came from Nazareth
of Galilee and was
baptized by John in the
Jordan.
Mark 1:10 And when he
came up out of the water,
immediately he saw the
heavens opened and the
Spirit descending upon
him like a dove;
Mark 1:11 and a voice
came from heaven, "Thou
art my beloved Son; with
thee I am well pleased."
MATTHEW


















Matthew 3:5 Then went
out to him Jerusalem and
all Judea and all the region
about the Jordan,
Matthew 3:6 and they
were baptized by him in
the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
Matthew 3:7 But when
he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees
coming for baptism, he
said to them, "You brood
of vipers! Who warned
you to flee from the wrath
to come?
Matthew 3:8 Bear fruit
that befits repentance,
Matthew 3:9 and do not
presume to say to
yourselves, 'We have
Abraham as our father';
for I tell you, God is able
from these stones to raise
up children to Abraham.
Matthew 3:10 Even now
the axe is laid to the root
of the trees; every tree
therefore that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and
thrown into the fire.












































Matthew 3:11 "I baptize
you with water for
repentance, but he who is
coming after me is
mightier than I, whose
sandals I am not worthy to
carry; he will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and
with fire.
Matthew 3:12 His
winnowing fork is in his
hand, and he will clear his
threshing floor and gather
his wheat into the granary,
but the chaff he will burn
with unquenchable fire."








Matthew 14:3 For Herod
had seized John and bound
him and put him in prison,
for the sake of Herodias,
his brother Philip's wife;






Matthew 3:13 Then
Jesus came from Galilee to
the Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him.
Matthew 3:14 John would
have prevented him,
saying, "I need to be
baptized by you, and do
you come to me?"
Matthew 3:15 But Jesus
answered him, "Let it be
so now; for thus it is fitting
for us to fulfil all
righteousness." Then he
consented.
Matthew 3:16 And when
Jesus was baptized, he
went up immediately from
the water, and behold, the
heavens were opened and
he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove,
and alighting on him;
Matthew 3:17 and lo, a
voice from heaven, saying,
"This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well
pleased."



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