Berean Standard Bible

Luke 3

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; John 1:19–28)

1δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722thefifteenthπεντεκαιδεκάτῳpentekaidekatōG4003yearἔτειeteiG2094of theτῆςtēsG3588reignἡγεμονίαςhēgemoniasG2231of TiberiusΤιβερίουTiberiouG5086CaesarΚαίσαρος,KaisarosG2541, whilePontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449καὶkaiG2532,HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056δὲdeG1161,hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075of Ituraeaτῆς Ἰτουραίας χώραςtēs Itouraias chōrasG3588 G5561 G2484andκαὶkaiG2532TrachonitisΤραχωνίτιδοςTrachōnitidosG5139,andκαὶkaiG2532LysaniasΛυσανίουLusaniouG3078tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075τῆςtēsG3588of AbileneἈβιληνῆςAbilēnēsG9,

2duringἐπὶepiG1909thehigh priesthoodἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749of AnnasἍνναHannaG452andκαὶkaiG2532CaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533, thewordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096toἐπὶepiG1909JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491τὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

3καὶkaiG2532He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956theτὴνtēnG3588region aroundπερίχωρονperichōronG4066theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341forεἰςeisG1519theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

4asὡςhōsG5613it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722thebookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056τοῦtouG3588of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396: “AvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598for the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117τὰςtasG3588pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147for Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

5EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956valleyφάραγξpharagxG5327shall be filled inπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956mountainὄροςorosG3735andκαὶkaiG2532hillβουνὸςbounosG1015made lowταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013καὶkaiG2532.TheτὰtaG3588crookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646waysshall be madeἔσται εἰςestai eisG1510 G1519straightεὐθείανeutheianG2117,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588roughτραχεῖαιtracheiaiG5138waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598εἰςeisG1519smoothλείας·leiasG3006.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956humanityσὰρξsarxG4561will seeG3708τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ.¶theouG2316salvationG4992.’”

7ThenοὖνounG3767JohnsaidG2036to theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793coming outἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦ·autouG846, “You broodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263youὑμῖνhuminG4771to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588comingμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709?

8ProduceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,thenοὖνounG3767,in keeping withἀξίουςaxiousG514τῆςtēsG3588repentanceμετανοίας·metanoiasG3341.AndκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361beginG756to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004toἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192τὸνtonG3588AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11as ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962.’ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754out ofἐκekG1537theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778ὁhoG3588stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037τῶνtōnG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316canδύναταιdunataiG1410raise upἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043τῷtōG3588for AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

9TheἡhēG3588axeἀξίνηaxinēG513lies readyἤδη δὲ καὶ κεῖται·ēdē de kai keitaiG1161 G2532 G2235 G2749atπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of theτῶνtōnG3588treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186,andοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not produceμὴ ποιοῦνmē poiounG3361 G4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590will be cut downἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581andκαὶkaiG2532thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519thefireπῦρpurG4442.”

10TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793καὶkaiG2532askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767should we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160?”

11δὲdeG1161Johnrepliedἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῖς·apokritheis autoisG611 G2036 G846, “WhoeverὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509should share withμεταδότωmetadotōG3330himτῷtōG3588who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192noneμὴmēG3361,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192foodβρώματαbrōmataG1033should doποιείτω.¶poieitōG4160the sameὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.”

12δὲdeG1161EvenκαὶkaiG2532tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907. “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320καὶkaiG2532,”they askedεἶπανeipanG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτόν·autonG846, “whatτίtiG5101should we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160?”

13“Collectπράσσετε.prasseteG4238noμηδὲνmēdenG3367more thanπλέον παρὰpleon paraG4119 G3844ὁhoG3588youὑμῖνhuminG4771are authorizedδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299δὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588,”he answeredεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846.

14Thenδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532somesoldiersστρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoiG4754askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AndκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101should we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG1473 G4160?” “Do not take money by forceμηδένα διασείσητεmēdena diaseisēteG1286 G3367orμηδὲmēdeG3366false accusationσυκοφαντήσητεsukophantēsēteG4811καὶkaiG2532,”he saidεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846καὶkaiG2532. “Be content withἀρκεῖσθεarkeistheG714yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τοῖςtoisG3588wagesὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800.”

15δὲdeG1161TheτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were waiting expectantlyΠροσδοκῶντοςProsdokōntosG4328andκαὶkaiG2532were allπάντωνpantōnG3956wonderingδιαλογιζομένωνdialogizomenōnG1260inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588περὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588ifμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491αὐτὸςautosG846could beεἴηeiēG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547.

16ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611all of themπᾶσινpasinG3956λέγωνlegōnG3004: “IG1473μὲνmenG3303baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youὑμᾶς·humasG4771with waterὕδατιhudatiG5204,butδὲdeG1161OneὁhoG3588more powerfulἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than IG1473will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,theτὸνtonG3588strapsἱμάνταhimantaG2438ofτῶνtōnG3588whoseοὗ αὐτοῦ.hou autouG3739 G846sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to untieλῦσαιlusaiG3089.HeαὐτὸςautosG846will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532with fireπυρί,puriG4442.

17HisοὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588winnowing forkπτύονptuonG4425isinἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495to clearG1245HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588threshing floorἅλωναhalōnaG257andκαὶkaiG2532to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863theτὸνtonG3588wheatσῖτονsitonG4621intoεἰςeisG1519Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596;butδὲdeG1161He will burn upκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618theτὸtoG3588chaffἄχυρονachuronG892with unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”

18With these andμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303manyΠολλὰPollaG4183καὶkaiG2532otherἕτεραheteraG2087exhortationsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870, Johnproclaimed the good news toεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoG2097theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.

19ButδὲdeG1161when he rebukedἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦelegchomenos hup᾽ autouG1651 G5259 G846ὉHoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264theὁhoG3588tetrarchτετραάρχηςtetraarchēsG5076regardingπερὶperiG4012τῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80τοῦtouG3588wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266andκαὶkaiG2532περὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theevilsπονηρῶνponērōnG4190ὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588heἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,

20HerodaddedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778καὶkaiG2532toἐπὶepiG1909them allπᾶσιν·pasinG3956καὶkaiG2532:He lockedκατέκλεισενkatekleisenG2623τὸνtonG3588John upἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.

The Baptism of Jesus

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; John 1:29–34)

21WhenἘγένετο δὲ ἐνEgeneto de enG1161 G1096 G1722allἅπανταhapantaG537theτῷtōG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992τὸνtonG3588were being baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was baptizedβαπτισθέντοςbaptisthentosG907tooκαὶkaiG2532.AndκαὶkaiG2532as He was prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336τὸνtonG3588,heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,

22andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846in a bodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984formεἴδειeideiG1491likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058.AndκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772: “YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510MyG1473ὁhoG3588belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27ὁhoG3588SonυἱόςhuiosG5207;inἐνenG1722YouσοὶsoiG4771I am well pleasedεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106.”

The Genealogy of Jesus

(Ruth 4:18–22; Matthew 1:1–17)

23ΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094oldwhen He beganG756His ministry.He wasὢνōnG1510regardedἐνομίζετο,enomizetoG3543asὡςhōsG5613thesonυἱός,huiosG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,theτοῦtouG3588sonof HeliἨλὶĒliG2242,

24theτοῦtouG3588sonof MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,theτοῦtouG3588sonof LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JannaiἸανναὶIannaiG2388,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,

25theτοῦtouG3588sonof MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,theτοῦtouG3588sonof AmosἈμὼςAmōsG301,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NahumΝαοὺμNaoumG3486,theτοῦtouG3588sonof EsliἙσλὶHesliG2069,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NaggaiΝαγγαὶNangaiG3477,

26theτοῦtouG3588sonof MaathΜάαθMaathG3092,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,theτοῦtouG3588sonof SemeinΣεμεῒνSemeinG4584,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JosechG2501,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JodaG2448,

27theτοῦtouG3588sonof JoananἸωανὰνIōananG2490,theτοῦtouG3588sonof RhesaῬησὰRhēsaG4488,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ZerubbabelΖοροβαβὲλZorobabelG2216,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ShealtielΣαλαθιὴλSalathiēlG4528,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NeriΝηρὶNēriG3518,

28theτοῦtouG3588sonof MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,theτοῦtouG3588sonof AddiἈδδὶAddiG78,theτοῦtouG3588sonof CosamΚωσὰμKōsamG2973,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ElmadamἘλμαδὰμElmadamG1678,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ErἪρĒrG2262,

29theτοῦtouG3588sonof JoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424,theτοῦtouG3588sonof EliezerἘλιέζερEliezerG1663,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JorimἸωρὶμIōrimG2497,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,theτοῦtouG3588sonof LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,

30theτοῦtouG3588sonof SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JudahG2448,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JonamἸωνὰμIōnamG2494,theτοῦtouG3588sonof EliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG1662,

31theτοῦtouG3588sonof MeleaΜελεὰMeleaG3190,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MennaΜεννὰMennaG3104,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MattathaΜατταθὰMattathaG3160,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NathanΝαθὰμNathamG3481,theτοῦtouG3588sonof DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,

32theτοῦtouG3588sonof JesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ObedἸωβὴδIōbēdG5601,theτοῦtouG3588sonof BoazΒόοςBoosG1003,theτοῦtouG3588sonof SalaΣαλὰSalaG4527,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NahshonΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476,

33theτοῦtouG3588sonof AmminadabἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284,theτοῦtouG3588sonof AdminG689,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ArniG689,theτοῦtouG3588sonof HezronἙσρὼμHesrōmG2074,theτοῦtouG3588sonof PerezΦάρεςPharesG5329,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JudahG2448,

34theτοῦtouG3588sonof JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,theτοῦtouG3588sonof IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,theτοῦtouG3588sonof AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,theτοῦtouG3588sonof TerahΘάραTharaG2291,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NahorΝαχὼρNachōrG3493,

35theτοῦtouG3588sonof SerugΣεροὺχSerouchG4562,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ReuῬαγαὺRhagauG4466,theτοῦtouG3588sonof PelegΦάλεκPhalekG5317,theτοῦtouG3588sonof EberἜβερEberG1443,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ShelahΣαλὰSalaG4527,

36theτοῦtouG3588sonof CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ArphaxadἈρφαξὰδArphaxadG742,theτοῦtouG3588sonof ShemΣὴμSēmG4590,theτοῦtouG3588sonof NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,theτοῦtouG3588sonof LamechΛάμεχLamechG2984,

37theτοῦtouG3588sonof MethuselahΜαθουσαλὰMathousalaG3103,theτοῦtouG3588sonof EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802,theτοῦtouG3588sonof JaredἸάρετIaretG2391,theτοῦtouG3588sonof MahalalelΜαλελεὴλMaleleēlG3121,theτοῦtouG3588sonof CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,

38theτοῦtouG3588sonof EnoshἘνὼςEnōsG1800,theτοῦtouG3588sonof SethΣὴθSēthG4589,theτοῦtouG3588sonof AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,theτοῦtouG3588sonof Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.