even to the
root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit,
is cut down and cast into the fire.

(10)And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
(11)And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give
to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like
manner. (12)Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and
they said unto him, Master, what shall we do? (13)He said unto them,
Exact nothing more than is appointed for you. (14)And the military men
also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort
nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.

(15)Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their
hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah, (16)John addressed
himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one
mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy
to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;
(17)whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse
his threshing-floor, and collect the wheat into his granary; but the
chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. (18)Thus in many and various
discourses exhorting them, he preached the glad tidings of the gospel
to the people.

(19)Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of
Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the other wicked
actions which he had done, (20)added this also to all the rest, and
shut up John in prison.

(21)Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the
people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was
opened, (22)and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove,
upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved
Son, in thee I am well pleased.

(23)And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his
ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli, (24)of
Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph, (25)of Mattathias, of
Amos, of Naum, of Esli, of Nagge, (26)of Maath, of Mattathias, of
Semei, of Joseph, of Juda, (27)of Joanna, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of
Salathiel, of Neri, (28)of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of
Er, (29)of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi, (30)of
Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim, (31)of Melea, of
Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David, (32)o