Berean Standard Bible

Luke 3:16-38

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.

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.”

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.

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