¹施洗約翰（太3:1~12；可1:3~5、7~8；約1:19~28）凱撒提庇留執政第十五年，本丟．彼拉多作猶太總督，希律作加利利的分封王，他兄弟腓力作以土利亞和特拉可尼地區的分封王，呂撒尼亞作亞比利尼的分封王，

¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

²亞那和該亞法作大祭司的時候，　神的話臨到撒迦利亞的兒子，在曠野的約翰。

²in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

³他就來到約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。

³And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

⁴正如以賽亞先知的書上寫著：“在曠野有呼喊者的聲音：‘預備主的道，修直他的路！

⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

⁵一切窪谷都當填滿，大小山岡都要削平！彎彎曲曲的改為正直，高高低低的修成平坦！

⁵Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

⁶所有的人都要看見　神的救恩。’”

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁷約翰對那出來要受他洗禮的群眾說：“毒蛇所生的啊，誰指示你們逃避那將要來的忿怒呢？

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸應當結出果子來，與悔改的心相稱；你們心裡不要說：‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗。’我告訴你們，　神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來。

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁹現在斧頭已經放在樹根上，所有不結好果子的樹，就砍下來，丟在火裡。”

⁹And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰群眾問他：“那麼，我們該作甚麼呢？”

¹⁰And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

¹¹他回答：“有兩件衣服的，當分給那沒有的，有食物的也當照樣作。”

¹¹And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

¹²又有稅吏來要受洗，問他：“老師，我們當作甚麼呢？”

¹²And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

¹³他說：“除了規定的以外，不可多收。”

¹³And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

¹⁴兵丁也問他：“至於我們，我們又應當作甚麼呢？”他說：“不要恐嚇，不要敲詐，當以自己的糧餉為滿足。”

¹⁴And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

¹⁵那時眾人正在期待，人人心裡都在猜想會不會約翰就是基督。

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

¹⁶約翰對眾人說：“我用水給你們施洗，但那能力比我更大的要來，我就是給他解鞋帶都沒有資格。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

¹⁷他手裡拿著簸箕，要揚淨麥場，把麥子收進倉裡，卻用不滅的火把糠秕燒盡。”

¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

¹⁸他還用許多別的話勸勉眾人，向他們傳福音。

¹⁸With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

¹⁹分封王希律，因他弟弟的妻子希羅底，並因他自己所行的一切惡事，受到約翰的責備。

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

²⁰他在這一切事以外，再加上一件，就是把約翰關在監裡。

²⁰added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

²¹耶穌受洗（太3:13~17；可1:9~11）眾人受了洗，耶穌也受了洗。他正在禱告，天就開了，

²¹Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²²聖靈仿佛鴿子，有形體地降在他身上；有聲音從天上來，說：“你是我的愛子，我喜悅你。”

²²and 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 am well pleased.

²³耶穌的家譜（太1:1~17）耶穌開始傳道，年約三十歲，人以為他是約瑟的兒子，約瑟是希里的兒子，

²³And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

²⁴依次往上推，是瑪塔、利未、麥基、雅拿、約瑟、

²⁴the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

²⁵瑪他提亞、亞摩斯、拿鴻、以斯利、拿該、

²⁵the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,

²⁶瑪押、瑪他提亞、西美、約瑟、約大、

²⁶the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,

²⁷約哈難、利撒、所羅巴伯、撒拉鐵、尼利、

²⁷the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,

²⁸麥基、亞底、哥桑、以摩當、珥、

²⁸the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,

²⁹耶書、以利以謝、約令、瑪塔、利未、

²⁹the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,

³⁰西緬、猶大、約瑟、約南、以利亞敬、

³⁰the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,

³¹米利亞、買拿、馬達他、拿單、大衛、

³¹the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

³²耶西、俄備得、波阿斯、撒門（“撒門”有些抄本作“撒拉”）、拿順、

³²the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

³³亞米拿達、亞當民（有些抄本無“亞當民”一詞）、亞蘭（“亞蘭”有些抄本作“亞珥尼”）、希斯崙、法勒斯、猶大、

³³the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

³⁴雅各、以撒、亞伯拉罕、他拉、拿鶴、

³⁴the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

³⁵西鹿、拉吳、法勒、希伯、沙拉、

³⁵the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah

³⁶該南、亞法撒、閃、挪亞、拉麥、

³⁶the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

³⁷瑪土撒拉、以諾、雅列、瑪勒列、該南、

³⁷the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,

³⁸以挪士、塞特、亞當，亞當是　神的兒子。

³⁸the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.