Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 3

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20; John 1:19–28)

1δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722ταῖςtaisG3588thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910cameπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449

2andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340,forγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.”

3γάρgarG1063ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510he whoὁhoG3588was spoken ofῥηθεὶςrhētheisG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268λέγοντος·legontosG3004: “AvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598for the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147τὰςtasG3588for Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.’”

4δὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491ΑὐτὸςAutosG846ὁhoG3588woreεἶχενeichenG2192τὸtoG3588αὐτοῦautouG846a garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742ofἀπὸapoG575camel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,withκαὶkaiG2532aleatherδερματίνηνdermatinēnG1193beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223aroundπερὶperiG4012τὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751δὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588.HisαὐτοῦautouG846foodτροφὴtrophēG5160wasἦνēnG1510locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200andκαὶkaiG2532wildἄγριον.¶agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

5ΤότεToteG5119Peoplewent outἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846fromJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956ἡhēG3588JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaiaG2449andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956region aroundπερίχωροςperichōrosG4066theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446.

6καὶkaiG2532ConfessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843τῷtōG3588theirαὐτοῦautouG846sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846inἐνenG1722theτὰςtasG3588JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446RiverποταμῷpotamōG4215.

7But whenδὲdeG1161JohnsawG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingἐρχομένουςerchomenousG2064toἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846place ofτὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YoubroodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263youὑμῖνhuminG4771to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588comingμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709?

8ProduceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,thenοὖνounG3767,in keeping withἄξιονaxionG514τῆςtēsG3588repentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361presumeδόξητεdoxēteG1380to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004toἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192τὸνtonG3588AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11as ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962.’ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754out ofἐκekG1537ὁhoG3588theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037τῶνtōnG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316canδύναταιdunataiG1410raise upἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043forτῷtōG3588AbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10TheἡhēG3588axeἀξίνηaxinēG513lies readyἬδη δὲ κεῖται.Ēdē de keitaiG2235 G1161 G2749atπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of theτῶνtōnG3588treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186,andοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not produceμὴ ποιοῦνmē poiounG3361 G4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590will be cut downἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581andκαὶkaiG2532thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519thefireπῦρpurG4442.

11IG1473μὲνmenG3303baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722waterὕδατιhudatiG5204forεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341ὁhoG3588,butδὲdeG1161afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473will comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064OneἐστὶνestinG1510more powerfulἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than IG1473,whoseοὗhouG3739τὰtaG3588sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to carryβαστάσαι·bastasaiG941.HeαὐτὸςautosG846will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532with fireπυρί·puriG4442.

12HisοὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588winnowing forkπτύονptuonG4425isinἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846handχειρὶcheiriG5495καὶkaiG2532to clearδιακαθαριεῖdiakatharieiG1245τὴνtēnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846threshing floorἅλωναhalōnaG257andκαὶkaiG2532to gatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863τὸνtonG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846wheatσῖτονsitonG4621intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596;butδὲdeG1161He will burn upκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618theτὸtoG3588chaffἄχυρονachuronG892with unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”

The Baptism of Jesus

(Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22; John 1:29–34)

13At that timeΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446πρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588ἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491τοῦtouG3588to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259Johnαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tried to preventδιεκώλυενdiekōluenG1254HimαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “IG1473needχρείαν ἔχωchreian echōG2192 G5532to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναι,baptisthēnaiG907byὑπὸhupoG5259YouσοῦsouG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532do YouσὺsuG4771comeἔρχῃerchēG2064toπρόςprosG4314meG1473?”

15“Let it be soἄφεςaphesG863nowἄρτι·artiG737δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν·apokritheis eipen pros autonG611 G2036 G4314 G846γὰρgarG1063. “It isἐστὶνestinG1510fittingπρέπονpreponG4241for usG1473to fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343in this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.”ThenτότεtoteG5119JohnpermittedἀφίησινaphiēsinG863Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

16As soon asδὲ εὐθὺςde euthusG1161 G2112Jesuswas baptizedΒαπτισθεὶςBaptistheisG907ὁhoG3588,HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424went upἀνέβηanebēG305out ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204καὶkaiG2532.SuddenlyἰδοὺidouG2400theοἱhoiG3588heavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532He sawG3708theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058andκαὶkaiG2532restingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimG846.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456fromἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588MyG1473ὁhoG3588belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739I am well pleasedεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106!”

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20; John 1:19–28)

The Baptism of Jesus

(Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22; John 1:29–34)

Commentaries on Matthew 3