Lexham English Bible

Luke 3:17-22 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17. His winnowing shovel is in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

18. So with many other exhortations also he proclaimed good news to the people.

19. But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,

20. added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.

21. Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, heaven was opened,

22. and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”