Luke [White-light] 3:3-19

³He came into all the region around the Jordan Descender, preaching the baptism of teshuvah ·complete repentance· for remission of sins.

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah Salvation of Yah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of MarYah Master Yahweh. Make his paths straight.

⁵Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

⁶Then all humanity will see God’s method of deliverance.’”

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸Therefore produce fruits worthy of teshuvah ·complete repentance·, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham Father of a multitude Avinu ·our Father·;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham Father of a multitude from these stones!

⁹Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

¹¹He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

¹²Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

¹³He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

¹⁵As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John Yah is gracious, whether perhaps he was the Messiah Anointed one,

¹⁶John Yah is gracious answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in Ruach haKodesh Spirit of the Holiness and fire,

¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

¹⁸Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

¹⁹but Herod Heroic the tetrarch (one of four co-emperors), being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod Heroic had done,