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Luke 3:2-18

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;

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