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Luke 3:2-18

2inthehighἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priesthoodofAnnasἍνναHannaG452andCaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533, [the]wordofGodθεοῦtheouG2316cameG1096uponJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,thesonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofZacharias,inthewildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

3AndhecameG2064intoallthedistrictroundtheJordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,preachingG2784[the]baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341for[the] remissionofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

4asitiswrittenG1125in[the]bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of[the]wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056ofEsaiastheprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:VoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofoneG3588cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048:PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090yethewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of[the]Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117hispathsτρίβουςtribousG5147.

5EverygorgeshallbeG1510filledπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137up,andeverymountainὄροςorosG3735andhillG3735shallbeG1510broughtlowταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,andthecrookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646[places]shallbecomeastraightεὐθείανeutheianG2117[pathG3598],andtheroughplacessmoothwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598,

6andallfleshσὰρξsarxG4561shallseeG3708thesalvationofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

7HesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767tothecrowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793whichwentG1607outtobebaptisedbyhim,OffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whohasforewarnedyoutofleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthecomingG1607wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709?

8ProduceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160thereforeοὖνounG3767fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514ofrepentanceμετανοίας·metanoiasG3341;andbeginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757nottosayλέγεινlegeinG3004inyourselves,WehaveAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11for[our]fatherπατέραpateraG3962,forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouthatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofthesestonesG3037toraiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upchildrenG5043toAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

9AndalreadyἤδηēdēG2235alsoG2532theaxeisappliedtotherootῥίζανrhizanG4491ofthetreesG1186;everytreeG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767notproducingG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590iscutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581andcastG906into[the]fireπῦρpurG4442.

10AndthecrowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905himsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Whatshouldwedothen?

11AndheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saysἔλεγενelegenG3004tothem,HethathastwoδύοduoG1417body-coats,lethimgivetohimthathasnone;andhethathasfoodβρώματαbrōmataG1033,lethimdolikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.

12Andtax-gathererscameG2064alsoG2532tobebaptised,andtheysaidG3004tohim,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whatshouldwedo?

13AndhesaidG3004tothem, TakenomoreG4183[money]thanwhatisappointedtoyou.

14Andpersons engagedinmilitaryservicealsoG2532askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905himsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Andwe,whatshouldwedo?AndhesaidG3004tothem, OppressnooneμηδέναmēdenaG3367,noraccusefalsely,andbesatisfiedwithyourpay.

15ButasthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereεἴηeiēG1510inexpectation,andallwereG1510reasoningG1260intheirheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588concerningπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491whetherhemightbeG1510theChristχριστός,christosG5547,

16JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611all,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,IindeedbaptiseyouwithwaterὕδατιhudatiG5204,butthemightierG2478thanIisG1510comingG2064,thethongofwhosesandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266IamG1510notfitG2425tounloose;heshallbaptiseyouwith[the]HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andfireπυρί,puriG4442;

17whosewinnowing-fanisinhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495,andhewillthoroughly purgehisthreshing-floor,andwillgatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863thewheatσῖτονsitonG4621intohisgarner,butthechaffἄχυρονachuronG892hewillburnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618withfireπυρὶpuriG4442unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762.

18ExhortingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870thenmanyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherG2087thingsG4183alsoG2532heannounced [his] glad tidingstothepeopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.

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