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Matthew 3

1AndinthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250comethJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theBaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048ofJudæa, saying,

2Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340ye;forthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772isathand.

3ForthisisG1510hethatwasG1510spokenofthroughIsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,ThevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofoneG3778cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160yereadyG2090thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeG4160hispathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.

4NowG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491himselfhadhisraimentofcamel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andaleathern girdleabouthisloinsG3751;andhisfoodτροφὴtrophēG5160wasG1510locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200andwildἄγριον.¶agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

5ThenwentG1607outuntohimJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andallJudæa,andalltheregionπερίχωροςperichōrosG4066roundabouttheJordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446;

6andtheywerebaptizedG907ofhimintheriverποταμῷpotamōG4215JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446,confessingG1843theirsinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

7ButwhenhesawG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingG2064tohisbaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,hesaidG3004untothem, YeoffspringG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whowarnedyoutofleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthewrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709tocomeG2064?

8BringforththereforeοὖνounG3767fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofrepentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341:

9andthinkG1380nottosayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinyourselves,WehaveAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11toourfatherπατέραpateraG3962:forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofthesestonesG3037toraiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upchildrenG5043untoAbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10AndevenG2532nowδὲdeG1161theaxeliethattherootῥίζανrhizanG4491ofthetreesG1186:everytreeG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767thatbringethnotforthgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ishewndownἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andcastG906intothefireπῦρpurG4442.

11IindeedbaptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youinwaterὕδατιhudatiG5204untorepentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341:buthethatcomethaftermeisG1510mightierG2478thanI,whoseshoesIamG1510notworthyG2425tobearG941:heshallbaptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youintheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andinfireπυρί·puriG4442:

12whosefanisinhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495,andhewillthoroughly cleansehisthreshing-floor;andhewillgatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863hiswheatσῖτονsitonG4621intothegarner,butthechaffἄχυρονachuronG892hewillburnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618upwithunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119comethJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424fromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056totheJordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446untoJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,tobebaptizedG907ofhim.

14ButJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wouldhavehinderedhim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532tobebaptizedG907ofthee,andcomest thoutome?

15ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004untohim, SufferitnowG1161:forthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itbecomethustofulfilallrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.ThenτότεtoteG5119hesufferethhim.

16AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whenhewasbaptizedG907,wentupstraightwayfromthewaterὕδατος.hudatosG5204:andlo,theheavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455untohim,andhesawG3708theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597asadoveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,andcomingG2064uponhim;

17andlo,avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outoftheheavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,ThisisG1510mybelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inwhomIamG1510wellpleased.

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