The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-08-03
CHAPTER 3

christ rs Daptlseu' I'd HIS sei-
ealOgy.
Now in the fifteenth year of
the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Plate being governor OF
Judea, and Herod being tetrarch
of Galilee. and his brother Philip
letrarch of lturea and of the re-
gion of Trachonitis, and Lysanlas
the tetrarch of Abilene,
z Annas and Caiaphas being the
hioh priests, the word of God came
unto John the son of Zacharlas
IN the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the coun-
try about Jordan, preaching the
baptism of repentance for the re-
mission of sins; :
4 AS it Swritten In the book OF
the words of Esias the prophet,
saying, The voice of one crying
in the wilderness. Prepare We the
way of the Lord, make his paths
straight. ~
5 Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill snail
be brought low; and the crooked
shall be made straight, and the
rough ways shall be made smooth;
And all flesh shall see the
salvation Of God.
z Then said he to the multitude
that came forth to be baptized
of him, o generation of vipers,
who hath warned YOU to flee 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: tor
| saw unto you, That God is able
of these stones to raise up children
unto Abb aham.
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?
II 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.
II Then came also publicanS to
be baptized, and said unto him,
Master. what shall We do?
10 And he said unto them, Ex-
act no more than that which is
appointed you.
ia And the soldiers likewise de-
mandsd 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.
Is And as the people were IN
expectation, and all men unused IN
their hearts of John, whether he
were the Christ or not;
16 John answered, saying unto
them all, | indeed baptize you with
water; but one mightier than l
cometh, the latchet of whose shoes
| am not worthy to unloose: he
shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and with fire:
II Whose fan is in his hand,
and he will thoroughly purge his
floor, and will gather the wheat
into his garner; but the chaff he
will burn with fire unquenchable.
Is And many other things in his
exhortation preached he unto the
people
10 But Herod the tetrarch,
being reproved by him for Hero
dias his brother Phillips wife, and
for all the evils which Herod had
cone.
20 Added yet this above all,
that he shut up John in prison.
81 Now when all the people
we've baptized, it came to pass,
that Jesus also being baptized,
and Draying, the heaven was open
ed,
% And the Holy Ghost descend
ed in bodily shape like dove
upon him. and a voice came from
heaven, which said, Thou art my
beloved Son; in thee | am well
% And Jesus himself began to
be about thirty years of age,
being CAS- It was supposedly the
son of Joseph, which was the son
of He'll,
"a Which was the son Of Mat
that, which was the son of Levi,
which was the son of Melchi,
which was the son of Janna,
which was the son of Joseph,
Is Which was the son of Mat
tathias, which was the son of
Amos, which was the son OF Naum,
which was the son of Esli. which
was the son of Maggie,
&c 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,
81 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,
% Which was the son of Melchi,
which was the son of Add, which
was the son of Cosam, which was
the son of Elmodam. which was
the son. of Err,
20 Which was the son of Jose,
which was the som of ElieZer,