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

1 Anno autem quintodecimo imperii Tiberii Cæsaris, procurante Pontio Pilato Judæam, tetrarcha autem Galilææ Herode, Philippo autem fratre ejus tetrarcha Iturææ, et Trachonitidis regionis, et Lysania Abilinæ tetrarcha,

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

2 sub principibus sacerdotum Anna et Caipha: factum est verbum Domini super Joannem, Zachariæ filium, in deserto.

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

3 Et venit in omnem regionem Jordanis, prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum,

4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,

ℵB omit

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

4 sicut scriptum est in libro sermonum Isaiæ prophetæ: Vox clamantis in deserto:
Parate viam Domini; rectas facite semitas ejus:

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;

5 omnis vallis implebitur,
et omnis mons, et collis humiliabitur:
et erunt prava in directa, et aspera in vias planas:

6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

6 et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei.

7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

7 ¶ Dicebat ergo ad turbas quæ exibant ut baptizarentur ab ipso: Genimina viperarum, quis ostendit vobis fugere a ventura ira?

8 Bring 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.

8 Facite ergo fructus dignos pœnitentiæ, et ne cœperitis dicere: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quia potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.

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.

9 Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor non faciens fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.

10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

10 Et interrogabant eum turbæ, dicentes: Quid ergo faciemus?

11 He answereth and saith

ℵ ⟨Now he answered and said⟩

unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

11 Respondens autem dicebat illis: Qui habet duas tunicas, det non habenti: et qui habet escas, similiter faciat.

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

12 Venerunt autem et publicani ut baptizarentur, et dixerunt ad illum: Magister, quid faciemus?

13 And he said unto them, Exact

ℵ* ⟨said, Exact⟩

no more than that which is appointed you.

13 At ille dixit ad eos: Nihil amplius, quam quod constitutum est vobis, faciatis.

14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely

ℵ* ⟨accuse not any falsely⟩

; and be content with your wages.

14 Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes: Quid faciemus et nos? Et ait illis: Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis: et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

15 Existimante autem populo, et cogitantibus omnibus in cordibus suis de Joanne, ne forte ipse esset Christus,

16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

16 respondit Joannes, dicens omnibus: Ego quidem aqua baptizo vos: veniet autem fortior me, cujus non sum dignus solvere corrigiam calceamentorum ejus: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto et igni:

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge

ℵ*B ⟨to purge throughly⟩

his floor, and will

ℵ*B ⟨to⟩

gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

17 cujus ventilabrum in manu ejus, et purgabit aream suam, et congregabit triticum in horreum suum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.

18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

18 Multa quidem et alia exhortans evangelizabat populo.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's

ℵB ⟨brother's⟩

wife, and

ℵ* omit

for all the evils which Herod had done,

19 ¶ Herodes autem tetrarcha cum corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore fratris sui, et de omnibus malis quæ fecit Herodes,

20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

20 adjecit et hoc super omnia, et inclusit Joannem in carcere.

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

21 ¶ Factum est autem cum baptizaretur omnis populus, et Jesu baptizato, et orante, apertum est cælum:

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said,

ℵB omit

Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

22 et descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum: et vox de cælo facta est: Tu es filius meus dilectus, in te complacui mihi.

23 And Jesus himself began to be

ℵB ⟨was, when he began,⟩

about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

23 Et ipse Jesus erat incipiens quasi annorum triginta, ut putabatur, filius Joseph, qui fuit Heli, qui fuit Mathat,

24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna

ℵB ⟨Janne⟩

, which was the son of Joseph,

24 qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Janne, qui fuit Joseph,

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

25 qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Amos, qui fuit Nahum, qui fuit Hesli, qui fuit Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei

ℵB ⟨Semein⟩

, which was the son of Joseph

ℵB ⟨Josech⟩

, which was the son of Juda

ℵB ⟨Joda⟩

,

26 qui fuit Mahath, qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Semei, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Juda,

27 Which was the son of Joanna

ℵ* ⟨Jonan⟩; ℵ²BA ⟨Joanan⟩

, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel

A ⟨Zorombabel⟩

, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

27 qui fuit Joanna, qui fuit Resa, qui fuit Zorobabel, qui fuit Salathiel, qui fuit Neri,

28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam

ℵ* ⟨Cosa⟩

, which was the son of Elmodam

ℵB ⟨Elmadam⟩

, which was the son of Er,

28 qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Addi, qui fuit Cosan, qui fuit Elmadan, qui fuit Her,

29 Which was the son of Jose

ℵB ⟨Jesu⟩

, which was the son of Eliezer

ℵ* ⟨Eliazer⟩

, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

29 qui fuit Jesu, qui fuit Eliezer, qui fuit Jorim, qui fuit Mathat, qui fuit Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan

ℵB ⟨Jonam⟩; A ⟨Joanan⟩

, which was the son of Eliakim,

30 qui fuit Simeon, qui fuit Juda, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Jona, qui fuit Eliakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan

ℵB ⟨which was the son of Menna⟩; A omit

, which was the son of Mattatha

B ⟨Mettatha⟩

, which was the son of Nathan

ℵ*B ⟨Natham⟩

, which was the son of David,

31 qui fuit Melea, qui fuit Menna, qui fuit Mathatha, qui fuit Nathan, qui fuit David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed

ℵB ⟨Jobel⟩; A ⟨Jobed⟩

, which was the son of Booz

ℵ* ⟨Balls⟩; ℵ²BA ⟨Boos⟩

, which was the son of Salmon

ℵ*B ⟨Sala⟩

, which was the son of Naasson,

32 qui fuit Jesse, qui fuit Obed, qui fuit Booz, qui fuit Salmon, qui fuit Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Aminadab

ℵ* ⟨Which was the son of Adam⟩; B omit

, which was the son of Aram

ℵB ⟨Admin, which was the son of Arni⟩

, which was the son of Esrom

B ⟨Esron⟩

, which was the son of Phares,

A omit

which was the son of Juda,

33 qui fuit Aminadab, qui fuit Aram, qui fuit Esron, qui fuit Phares, qui fuit Judæ,

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac

ℵ* ⟨Isac⟩

, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

34 qui fuit Jacob, qui fuit Isaac, qui fuit Abrahæ, qui fuit Thare, qui fuit Nachor,

35 Which was the son of Saruch

ℵBA ⟨Seruch⟩

, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

35 qui fuit Sarug, qui fuit Ragau, qui fuit Phaleg, qui fuit Heber, qui fuit Sale,

36 Which was the son of Cainan

ℵB ⟨Cainam⟩

, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

36 qui fuit Cainan, qui fuit Arphaxad, qui fuit Sem, qui fuit Noë, qui fuit Lamech,

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared

ℵB ⟨Jaret⟩; A ⟨Jareth⟩

, which was the son of Maleleel

ℵ* ⟨Meleleel⟩

, which was the son of Cainan

ℵ ⟨Cainam⟩

,

37 qui fuit Mathusale, qui fuit Henoch, qui fuit Jared, qui fuit Malaleel, qui fuit Cainan,

38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

38 qui fuit Henos, qui fuit Seth, qui fuit Adam, qui fuit Dei.