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Matthew 3

1NowG1161inthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250comesJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491thebaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048ofJudaea,

2andsayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340,forthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932oftheheavensοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772hasdrawn nigh.

3ForthisisG1510hewhohasbeenG1510spokenofthroughEsaiastheprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,VoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofhimthatcriethinthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048:prepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090yethewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of[the]Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117hispathsτρίβουςtribousG5147.

4AndJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491himselfhadhisgarmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742ofcamel'shairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andaleathern girdleabouthisloinsG3751,andhisnourishmentwasG1510locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200andwildἄγριον.¶agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

5ThenwentG1607outtohimJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andallJudaea,andallthecountryroundtheJordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,

6andwerebaptisedbyhimintheJordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446,confessingG1843theirsinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

7ButseeingG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingG2064tohisbaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,hesaidG3004tothem,OffspringG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whohasforewarnedyoutofleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthecomingG2064wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709?

8ProduceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160thereforeοὖνounG3767fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofrepentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341.

9AnddonotthinkG1380tosayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinyourselves,WehaveAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11for[our]fatherπατέραpateraG3962;forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofthesestonesG3037toraiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upchildrenG5043toAbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10AndalreadyἬδηĒdēG2235theaxeisappliedtotherootῥίζανrhizanG4491ofthetreesG1186;everytreeG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767notproducingG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590iscutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581andcastG906intothefireπῦρpurG4442.

11IindeedbaptiseyouwithwaterὕδατιhudatiG5204torepentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341,buthethatcomesG2064aftermeisG1510mightierG2478thanI,whosesandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266IamG1510notfitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425tobearG941;heshallbaptiseyouwith[the]HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andfireπυρί·puriG4442;

12whosewinnowingπτύονptuonG4425fan [is]inhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495,andheshallthoroughly purgehisthreshing-floor,andshallgatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863hiswheatσῖτονsitonG4621intothegarner,butthechaffἄχυρονachuronG892hewillburnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618withfireπυρὶpuriG4442unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119comesJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424fromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056totheJordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446toJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,tobe baptisedofhim;

14butJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491urgently forbadhim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532tobebaptisedofthee;andcomest thoutome?

15ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004tohim, Suffer [it]nowG1161;forthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itbecomethustofulfilallrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.ThenτότεtoteG5119hesuffershim.

16AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,havingbeenbaptised,wentupstraightwayfromthewaterὕδατος.hudatosG5204,andlo,theheavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455tohim,andhesawG3708theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597asadoveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,andcomingG2064uponhim:

17andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outoftheheavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,ThisisG1510mybelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inwhomIhavefoundmydelight.

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