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Luke 3

1NowG1161inthefifteenthyearἔτειeteiG2094ofthereignofTiberiusCæsar,PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091beinggovernorofJudæa,andHerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264being tetrarchofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andhisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376tetrarchoftheregionχώραςchōrasG5561ofIturæaandTrachonitis,andLysaniastetrarchofAbilene,

2inthehigh-priesthoodofAnnasἍνναHannaG452andCaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533,thewordofGodθεοῦtheouG2316cameG1096untoJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491thesonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofZachariasinthewildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

3AndhecameG2064intoalltheregionπερίχωρονperichōronG4066roundabouttheJordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,preachingG2784thebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341unto remissionofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;

4asitiswrittenG1125inthebookβίβλῳbiblōG976ofthewordsλόγωνlogōnG3056ofIsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,ThevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofoneG3588cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160yereadyG2090thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeG4160hispathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.

5EveryvalleyshallbeG1510filledπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137,AndeverymountainὄροςorosG3735andhillG3735shallbeG1510broughtlowταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;AndthecrookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646shallbecomestraightεὐθείανeutheianG2117,AndtheroughwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598smooth;

6AndallfleshσὰρξsarxG4561shallseeG3708thesalvationofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

7HesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767tothemultitudesG3793thatwentG1607outtobebaptizedG907ofhim, YeoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whowarnedyoutofleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthewrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709tocomeG3195?

8BringforththereforeοὖνounG3767fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514ofrepentanceμετανοίας·metanoiasG3341,andbeginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757nottosayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinyourselves,WehaveAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11toourfatherπατέραpateraG3962:forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofthesestonesG3037toraiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upchildrenG5043untoAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

9AndevenG2532nowδὲdeG1161theaxealsoG2532liethattherootῥίζανrhizanG4491ofthetreesG1186:everytreeG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767thatbringethnotforthgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ishewndownἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andcastG906intothefireπῦρpurG4442.

10AndthemultitudesG3793askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905him,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Whatthenmustwedo?

11AndheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem,HethathathtwoδύοduoG1417coats,lethimimpartμεταδότωmetadotōG3330tohimthathathnone;andhethathathfoodβρώματαbrōmataG1033,lethimdolikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.

12AndtherecameG2064alsoG2532publicanstobebaptizedG907,andtheysaidG3004untohim,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whatmustwedo?

13AndhesaidG3004untothem, ExtortnomoreG4183thanthatwhichisappointedyou.

14AndsoldiersG4754alsoG2532askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905him,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Andwe,whatmustwedo?AndhesaidG3004untothem, Extortfromnomanbyviolence,neitheraccuseanyoneμηδέναmēdenaG3367wrongfully;andbecontentἀρκεῖσθεarkeistheG714withyourwages.

15AndasthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereεἴηeiēG1510inexpectation,andallmenreasonedG1260intheirheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588concerningπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491,whetherhaplyhewereG1510theChristχριστός,christosG5547;

16JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004untothemall,IindeedbaptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youwithwaterὕδατιhudatiG5204;buttherecomethhethatisG1510mightierG2478thanI,thelatchetofwhoseshoesIamG1510notworthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425tounloose:heshallbaptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youintheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andinfireπυρί,puriG4442:

17whosefanisinhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495, thoroughlytocleansehisthreshing-floor,andtogatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863thewheatσῖτονsitonG4621intohisgarner;butthechaffἄχυρονachuronG892hewillburnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618upwithunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.

18WithmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherG2087exhortationsthereforeοὖνounG3767preachedhegoodtidings untothepeopleλαόν.¶laonG2992;

19butHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thetetrarch,beingreprovedbyhimforHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266hisbrother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,andforalltheevilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190thingsG3956whichHerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264haddone,

20addedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369thisalsoG2532tothemall,thatheshutupJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491inprisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.

21NowδὲdeG1161itcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whenallthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992werebaptizedG907,that,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424alsoG2532havingbeenbaptizedG907,andprayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336,theheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772wasopenedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,

22andtheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597inabodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984formεἴδειeideiG1491,asadoveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,uponhim,andavoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameG1096outofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, Thou artmybelovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207;intheeIamG1510wellpleased.

23AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424himself,whenG5613hebeganG757toteach,wasG1510aboutthirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094ofage,beingG1510thesonυἱός,huiosG5207(aswasG1510supposed)ofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,thesonG5207ofHeli,

24thesonofMatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,thesonofLeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,thesonofMelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,thesonofJannai,thesonofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,

25thesonofMattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,thesonofAmosἈμὼςAmōsG301,thesonofNahum,thesonofEsli,thesonofNaggai,

26thesonofMaath,thesonofMattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,thesonofSemein,thesonofJosech,thesonofJoda,

27thesonofJoanan,thesonofRhesa,thesonofZerubbabelΖοροβαβὲλZorobabelG2216,thesonofShealtielΣαλαθιὴλSalathiēlG4528,thesonofNeri,

28thesonofMelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,thesonofAddi,thesonofCosam,thesonofElmadam,thesonofEr,

29thesonofJesusG2424,thesonofEliezer,thesonofJorim,thesonofMatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,thesonofLeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,

30thesonofSymeon,thesonofJudasG2455,thesonofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,thesonofJonam,thesonofEliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG1662,

31thesonofMelea,thesonofMenna,thesonofMattatha,thesonofNathan,thesonofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,

32thesonofJesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421,thesonofObed,thesonofBoazΒόοςBoosG1003,thesonofSalmon,thesonofNahshonΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476,

33thesonofAmminadabἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284,thesonofArni,thesonofHezronἙσρὼμHesrōmG2074,thesonofPerezΦάρεςPharesG5329,thesonofJudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,

34thesonofJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,thesonofIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,thesonofAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,thesonofTerah,thesonofNahor,

35thesonofSerug,thesonofReu,thesonofPeleg,thesonofEber,thesonofShelah,

36thesonofCainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,thesonofArphaxad,thesonofShem,thesonofNoahΝῶεNōeG3575,thesonofLamech,

37thesonofMethuselah,thesonofEnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802,thesonofJared,thesonofMahalaleel,thesonofCainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,

38thesonofEnos,thesonofSeth,thesonofAdamἈδὰμAdamG76,thesonofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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