¶ In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jewry, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch in Iturea, and in the region of Traconitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abyline: When Anna and Cayphas were the high priests: The commandment of God was published unto Ihon the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the coasts about Iordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the sayings of Esayas the prophet, which sayeth: The voice of a crier in wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: And crooked things shall be made straight: and the rough ways shall be made smooth. And all flesh shall see the saviour sent of God.
¶ Then said he to the people, that were come to be baptised of him. O generation of vipers: who hath shewed the craft to fly from wrath to come? Bring forth due fruits of repentance, And begin not to say in yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you: God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Now also is the axe laid unto the roote of the trees. Every tree therefore, which bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.
¶ And the people asked him, saying: What shall we do then. He answered and said unto them: He that hath ij. coats, let him part with him that hath none: And he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
¶ Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him: Master, what shall we do? He answered unto them: require no more than that, which is appointed unto you.
¶ The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying: and what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man: neither trouble any man wrongfully: And be content with your wages.
¶ As the people were in a doubt, and all men disputed in their hearts of Ihon: Whether he were very Christ, Ihon answered and said to them all: I baptise you with water, but a stronger then cometh, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire, which hath his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather his corn into his barn: And the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
¶ Then Herod the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philippe's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done) added this above all, and laid Ihon prison.
¶ And it fortuned as all the people received baptism (And when Iesus was baptised and did pray) that heaven was opened, and the holy ghost came down in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, And a voice came from heaven, saying: Thou art my dear son, In thee do I delight.
¶ And Iesus himself was about thirty year of age when he began, being as men supposed the son of Ioseph:
which Ioseph was the son of Heli:
which was the son of Mathat:
which was the son of Levi:
which was the son of Melchi:
which was the son of Ianna:
which was the son of Ioseph:
which was the son of Matatthias:
which was the son of Amos:
which was the son of Nahum:
which was the son of Esli:
which was the son of Nagge:
which was the son of Maath:
which was the son of Matathias:
which was the son of Semei:
which was the son of Ioseph:
which was the son of Iuda:
which was the son of Iohanna:
which was the son of Rhesya:
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 Addi:
which was the son of Cosam:
which was the son of Helmadam:
which was the son of Her:
which was the son of Ieso:
which was the son of Helieser:
which was the son of Ioram:
which was the son of Mattha:
which was the son of Levi:
which was the son of Simeon:
which was the son of Iuda:
which was the son of Ioseph:
which was the son of Ionam:
which was the son of Heliacim:
which was the son of Melea:
which was the son of Menam:
which was the son of Matathan:
which was the son of Nathan:
which was the son of David:
which was the son of Iesse:
which was the son of Obed:
which was the son of Boos:
which was the son of Salmon:
which was the son of Naason:
which was the son of Aminadab:
which was the son of Aram:
which was the son of Esrom:
which was the son of Phares:
which was the son of Iuda:
which was the son of Iacob:
which was the son of Ysaac:
which was the son of Abraham:
which was the son of Tharra:
which was the son of Nachor:
which was the son of Saruch:
which was the son of Ragau:
which was the son of Phalec:
which was the son of Heber:
which was the son of Sala:
which was the son of Cainan:
which was the son of Arphaxad:
which was the son of Sem:
which was the son of Noe:
which was the son of Lameth:
which was the son of Mathusala:
which was the son of Enoch:
which was the son of Iareth:
which was the son of Malalehel:
which was the son of Cainan:
which was the son of Enos:
which was the son of Seth:
which was the son of Adam:
which was the son of God.
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William Tyndale 1526