Berean Standard Bible

Luke 3:2-18

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.

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