The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

¶The thirde Chapter.

¶3 The preachyng and baptisme of Iohn, 7 he sharplye rebuketh the hypocrites, 15 he is thought to be Christe, 16 Iohns testimonie of Christe, 20 his imprison∣ment, 21 Christe is baptized, 23 the age and genealogie of Christe.

[unspec A] 1 NOwe, in the fifteenth yere of y^e raigne of Ti∣berius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being lieftenaūt of Iurie, and * 1.1 Herode being tetrarch of Gali∣lee, & his brother Phi∣lip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the regi∣on of y^e Trachonites, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abiline,

2 When Annas and Caiaphas were the hye (a) 1.2 priestes, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zachari∣as, in the wyldernesse.

3 And he came into all the coastes about Iordane, preachyng * the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes:

4 As it is writtē in y^e booke of the wordes of Esaias the prophete, saying: * 1.3 The voyce of a cryer in wyldernesse, prepare ye the way of y^e Lorde, make his pathes strayght.

[unspec B] 5 Euery valley shalbe fylled, and euery mountayne & hyll shalbe brought lowe: And thynges that be croked, shalbe made (b) 1.4 strayght, and the rough wayes shalbe made playne.

6 And all flesshe, shall see the saluation of God.☜

7 Then saide he to the people that were come foorth to be baptized of hym: * 1.5O generations of vipers, who hath fore∣warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Bryng foorth therefore due fruites of repentaunce, and begyn not to say with∣in your selues, we haue Abraham to our father: For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones, to rayse vp childrē vnto Abraham.

9 Nowe also is the (c) 1.6 axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: * 1.7Euery tree therfore which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked hym, saying: [unspec C] * 1.8What shall we do then?

11 He aunswereth, and sayth vnto them: He that hath two (d) 1.9 coates, let him part with hym that hath none: and he that hath meate, let hym do lykewyse.

12 Then came publicanes e 1.10 also to be baptized, and saide vnto him: Maister,

what shall we do?

13 And he sayde vnto them: Require no more then that which is appoynted vn∣to you.

14 The souldiours lykewyse demaunded of hym, saying: And what shall we do? And he saide vnto them: Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.

15 As the people wayted, & all men mu∣sed in their heartes of Iohn, whether he were very Christe:

16 Iohn aunswered, and said vnto them all, * 1.11In deede I baptize you with wa∣ter: but one stronger then I commeth, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to vnlose, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

17 * 1.12Which hath his fanne in his hande, & wyll purge his floore, & wyll gather the wheate into his barne: but y^e chaffe wyl burne vp, with fire that neuer shalbe quenched.

[unspec D] 18 And many other thinges, in his exhor∣tation, preached he vnto the people.

19 * 1.13Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the euyls which Herode dyd,

20 Added this aboue all, & shut vp Iohn in pryson.

21 Nowe it came to passe, as all the peo∣ple were baptized, and * 1.14 when Iesus was baptized, and dyd praye, that the heauen was opened,

22 And the holy ghost came downe, in a bodyly shape lyke a Doue, vpon hym: and a voyce came from heauen, which sayde, * 1.15Thou art my beloued sonne, in thee I am well pleased.

[unspec E] 23 And Iesus him selfe began to be about thirtie yeres of age, * 1.16beyng (as he was supposed) the sonne of Ioseph: whiche was [the sonne] of Heli,

24 Whiche was the sonne of Matthat, whiche was the sonne of Leui, whiche was the sonne of Melchi, whiche was the sonne of Ianna, whiche was the sonne of Ioseph:

25 Whiche was y^e sonne of Matthathias, whiche was the sonne of Amos, whiche was the sonne of Naum, whiche was the sonne of Hesly, which was the sonne of Nagge:

26 Whiche was the sonne of Maath, which was the sonne of Matthathias, which was the sonne of Semei, whiche was the sonne of Ioseph, whiche was the sonne of Iuda:

27 Whiche was the sonne of Ioanna, which was the sonne of Rhesa, whiche was the sonne of Zorobabel, whiche was the sonne of Salathiel, which was the sonne of Neri:

28 Whiche was the sonne of Melchi, [unspec F] whiche was the sonne of Addi, whiche was the sonne of Cosam, whiche was the sonne of Elmodam, whiche was the sonne of Er:

29 Whiche was the sonne of Iose, which was the sonne of Eliezer, whiche was sonne of Iorim, whiche was y^e sonne of Matthat, which was y^e sonne of Leui:

30 Whiche was the sonne of Simeon, whiche was the sonne of Iuda, whiche was the sonne of Ioseph, whiche was the sonne of Ionan, whiche was the sonne of Eliacim:

31 Whiche was the sonne of Melea, whiche was y^e sonne of Menam, whiche was y^e sonne of Matthatha, which was the sonne of Nathan, whiche was the sonne of Dauid:

32 Whiche was y^e sonne of Iesse, whiche [unspec G] was the sonne of Obed, which was the sonne of Booz, whiche was the sonne of Salmō, which was y^e sonne of Naassō:

33 Whiche was the sonne of Aminadab, whiche was the sonne of Aram, whiche was the sonne of Esron, whiche was the sonne of Phares, whiche was the sonne of Iuda:

34 Whiche was y^e sonne of Iacob, whiche was the sonne of Asaac, which was the sonne of Abraham, whiche was y^e sonne of Thara, which was the sonne of Na∣chor:

35 Which was y^e sonne of Saruch, which was the sonne of Ragau, whiche was the sonne of Phaleg, which was y^e sonne of Heber, which was the sonne of Sala:

36 whiche was the sonne of Arphaxad, whiche was the sonne of Sem, whiche was the sonne of Noe, whiche was the sonne of Lamech:

37 Whiche was the sonne of Mathusala, whiche was the sonne of Enoch, which was the sonne of Jared, whiche was the sonne of Maleleel, whiche was the sonne of Cainan:

38 Which was the sonne of Henos, which was y^e sonne of Seth, which was y^e sonne of Adam, which was the sonne of God.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Luk. xxiii. a
• (a) 1.2

  By y^e law there shoulde haue ben but ••ue hye priest only: but cor∣ruption of the tyme▪ by reasō y^e Romaynes had rule, & the brybery of Ca¦••aphas, brou∣ght to passe, that the office was deuided.
• * 1.3

  Esay. xl. a▪
• (b) 1.4

  All impe∣••mentes shal be take away that may hyde vs from our saluation in Christe, so y^t Christes way to vs, and our way to hym, shalbe playne and manifest.
• * 1.5

  Math. iii. b.
• (c) 1.6

  The ven∣geance of God is at hande.
• * 1.7

  Math. iii. b.
• * 1.8

  Actes. ii. f.
• (d) 1.9

  He wyl¦leth the ryche should be libe¦rall and helpe the poore, as their abilitie wyl serue▪ & nede requireth
• e 1.10

  whose of∣fice was to re¦ceaue the tri¦bute money, and tolle••.
• * 1.11

  Mat••. ••. b. M•• a. Iohn .i. d.
• * 1.12

  Math. iii. b.
• * 1.13

  Mat. xiiii. a. Mark. vi e.
• * 1.14

  Math. iii. b. Mark. i. b. Iohn. i. e.
• * 1.15

  Esai. xlii. a.
• * 1.16

  Mat. xiii. g. Mark. iiii. a. Luk. iiii. e. Iohn. vi. e.