17 He will come ready to clean the grain. He will separate the good grain from the chaff. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn. Then he will burn the chaff with a fire that cannot be put out.”
18 And John continued to preach the Good News, saying many other things to encourage the people.
19 But John spoke against Herod, the governor, because of his sin with Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother. John also criticized Herod for the many other evil things Herod did.
20 So Herod did another evil thing: He put John in prison.
21 When all the people were being baptized by John, Jesus also was baptized. While Jesus was praying, heaven opened and
22 the Holy Spirit came down on him. The Spirit was in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”
23 When Jesus began to teach, he was about 30 years old. People thought that Jesus was Joseph’s son.Joseph was the son of Heli.