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|Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

|In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was the tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of Ituraea and the region known as Trachonitis. Lysanias was the tetrarch of Abilene.

|"tetrarch" is an obscure term for the modern reader, governor captures the meaning better than king

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|Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

|In the time when Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the Living Word of God inspired John, the son of Zacharias, in the desert.

|Wasn't it a "desert"? Also, use "Living Word" here as in John 1:1

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|And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

|All through the Jordan valley he preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

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|As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

|As it is written in the Book of Isaiah, a voice cries out in the desert, 'Prepare a route for the Lord and straighten his path.'

|say a "man" rather than he gender-neutral "one"?

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|Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

|Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough paths shall be made smooth;

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|And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

|And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

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|Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

|Then he said to the crowd that came to be baptized, 'Oh you wicked people, who warned you to run away from the fury that will come?'

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|Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

|Prepare a worthy token of your repentance, and do not make the excuse that we have Abraham as our forebear: for I will say to you, that God could make children from these stones.

|Lithos (λίθος) - stones - may refer to Christ being made by God as a son of Abraham. John is hectoring the crowd here, reminding them that God has given them the ability to seek redemption.

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|And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

|And now also the ax is laid into the root of the trees: every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and cast into the fire.

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|And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

|And the people asked him, 'what should we do then?'

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|He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

|He answered them: 'he who has two coats, let him donate to he who has none; and he who has food should do the same.'

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|Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

|Tax collectors asked to be baptized, saying, "Sir, what should we do?"

|modern translations use "teacher" instead of "master", but "teacher" today has a liberal connotation. Also, avoid gender-neuterizing. Suggestions welcome.

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|And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

|And he told them, "Demand no more than the law requires."

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|And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

|Soldiers likewise asked Him, "what should we do?" And he told them, "Do no violence to anyone, nor make false accusations; be satisfied with your wages."

|note: here the older manuscripts seem to capture what the KJV's later manuscripts missed: John was talking about taking ''money'' by undue force

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|And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

|As the people were in anticipation, they wondered in their hearts whether or not John might be the Christ.

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|John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

|John replied to them all, "I do baptize you with water, but a man mightier than I will come; I am unworthy to untie His sandal strap. He shall baptize you with fire and the Holy Spirit."

|note the gender neutralizing by the KJV. Also, break the sentence to emphasize the last point.

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|Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

|Whose winnowing fan is in His hand. He will clean the threshing floor, gathering the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff will be burnt with unquenchable fire

|Note the interesting KJV spelling: "throughly purge his floor." Some modern translations refer to "threshing floor" but that is imprecise as this verse is not describing the separation of seeds.

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|And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

|He admonished many things in his evangelizing to the people.

|modern translations sugarcoat this and turn it into comfort (e.g., "good news") rather the exhortation it was

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|But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

|Herod the governor, having been reprimanded by John for his immoral marriage to Herodias, his brother Philip's wife and for all the other evils he had done

|immoral better than "unlawful", since Herod set his own laws

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|Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

|Added an even greater sin by shutting John up in prison.

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|Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

|When all the people were baptized, and Jesus was also being baptized and praying, the heaven was opened,

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|And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

|And the Holy Ghost descended to him in the shape of a dove, and a voice came from heaven saying, You are my beloved Son and I am pleased with you.

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|And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

|Jesus himself reached the age of about thirty years, being known as the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,

|tricky here ... Jesus was the actual son of Joseph legally and in terms of childrearing

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|Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

|Who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna, who was the son of Joseph,

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|Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

|Who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Naum, who was the son of Esli, who was the son of Nagge,

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|Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

|Who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Semei, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Juda,

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|Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

|Who was the son of Joanna, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zorobabel, who was the son of Salathiel, who was the son of Neri,

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|Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

|Who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,

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|Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

|Who was the son of Jose, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi,

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|Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

|Who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Juda, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonan, who was the son of Eliakim,

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|Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

|Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,

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|Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

|Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Booz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Naasson,

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|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 Juda,

|Who was the son of Aminadab, who was the son of Aram, who was the son of Esrom, who was the son of Phares, who was the son of Juda,

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|Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

|Who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Thara, who was the son of Nachor,

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|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,

|Who was the son of Saruch, who was the son of Ragau, who was the son of Phalec, who was the son of Heber, who was the son of Sala,

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|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 Lamech,

|Who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Sem, who was the son of Noe, who was the son of Lamech

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|Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

|Who was the son of Mathusala, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Maleleel, who was the son of Cainan,

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|Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

|Who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God.

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