Luke 3:21-23

Good News Translation

The Baptism of Jesus^(A)

²¹ After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened, ^22 (B)and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.”

The Ancestors of Jesus^(C)

²³ When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,