King James Version

Luke 3

1τῆςtēsG3588NowδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722the fifteenthπεντεκαιδεκάτῳpentekaidekatōG4003yearἔτειeteiG2094of the reignἡγεμονίας τῆςhēgemonias tēsG3588 G2231of TiberiusΤιβερίουTiberiouG5086CesarΚαίσαρος,KaisarosG2541,PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091being governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230of JudeaἸουδαίας τῆςIoudaias tēsG3588 G2449,andκαὶkaiG2532HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264being tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075of GalileeΓαλιλαίας τοῦGalilaias touG3588 G1056,andδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφοῦ τῆςadelphou tēsG3588 G80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075of ItureaἸτουραίαςItouraiasG2484andκαὶkaiG2532of the regionχώραςchōrasG5561of TrachonitisΤραχωνίτιδοςTrachōnitidosG5139,andκαὶkaiG2532LysaniasΛυσανίουLusaniouG3078the tetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosG5075of Abileneτῆς Ἀβιληνῆςtēs AbilēnēsG3588 G9,

2G3588G3588AnnasἍνναHannaG452andκαὶkaiG2532CaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533beingἐπὶepiG1909the high priestsἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749,the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096untoἐπὶepiG1909JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ZachariasΖαχαρίουZachariouG3588 G2197inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

3τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956the country aboutπερίχωρονperichōronG4066Jordanτοῦ Ἰορδάνουtou IordanouG3588 G2446,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341forεἰςeisG1519the remissionἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;

4τοῦtouG3588AsὡςhōsG5613it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of EsaiasἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτου τῇprophētou tēaG3588 G4396,sayingG3004,The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,Prepare yeἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846pathsτὰς τρίβουςtas tribousG3588 G5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.

5τὰtaG3588εἰςeisG1519αἱhaiG3588EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956valleyφάραγξpharagxG5327shall be filledπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956mountainὄροςorosG3735andκαὶkaiG2532hillβουνὸςbounosG1015shall be brought lowταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;andκαὶkaiG2532the crookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646shall be madeἔσταιestaiG1510straightεὐθείανeutheianG2117,andκαὶkaiG2532the roughτραχεῖαιtracheiaiG5138waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598shall bemadeεἰςeisG1519smoothλείας·leiasG3006;

6τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561shall seeG3708the salvationG4992of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

7τοῖςtoisG3588τῆςtēsG3588ThenοὖνounG3767said heἜλεγενElegenG3004to the multitudeὄχλοιςochloisG3793that came forthἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦ·autouG846,O generationγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101hath warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263youὑμῖνhuminG4771to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromἀπὸapoG575the wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709to comeμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195?

8τῆςtēsG3588τὸνtonG3588Bring forthποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160thereforeοὖνounG3767fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514of repentanceμετανοίας· ὁmetanoias hoG3588 G3341,andκαὶkaiG2532beginG756notμὴmēG3361to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11toG3962ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962:forγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεὸς τῶνtheos tōnG3588 G2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofἐκekG1537theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθων τῷlithōn tōG3588 G3037to raise upἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043unto AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

9AndδὲdeG1161nowἤδηēdēG2235alsoκαὶkaiG2532the axeἡ ἀξίνηhē axinēG3588 G513is laidκεῖται·keitaiG2749untoπρὸςprosG4314the rootτὴν ῥίζανtēn rhizanG3588 G4491of the treesτῶν δένδρωνtōn dendrōnG3588 G1186:everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767which bringethG4160notμὴmēG3361forthG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is hewn downἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519the fireπῦρpurG4442.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532the peopleοἱ ὄχλοιhoi ochloiG3588 G3793askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160thenοὖνounG3767?

11ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588ὁhoG3588He answerethἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andδὲdeG1161saithἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192twoδύοduoG1417coatsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509,let him impartμεταδότωmetadotōG3330to him that hathἔχοντιechontiG2192noneμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532he that hathἔχωνechōnG2192meatβρώματαbrōmataG1033,let him doποιείτω.¶poieitōG4160likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.

12ThenδὲdeG1161cameἦλθονēlthonG2064alsoκαὶkaiG2532publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160?

13AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,Exactπράσσετε.prasseteG4238noμηδὲνmēdenG3367moreπλέονpleonG4119thanπαρὰparaG3844that which is appointedτὸ διατεταγμένονto diatetagmenonG3588 G1299youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

14AndδὲdeG1161the soldiersστρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoiG4754likewiseκαὶkaiG2532demandedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905of himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,AndκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shallG4160weG1473doG4160?AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004untoG4314themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Do violence toδιασείσητεdiaseisēteG1286no manμηδέναmēdenaG3367,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366accuseG4811anyfalselyG4811;andκαὶkaiG2532be contentἀρκεῖσθεarkeistheG714withG3588 G3800yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771wagesG3588 G3800.

15AndδὲdeG1161as the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992were in expectationΠροσδοκῶντοςProsdokōntosG4328,andκαὶkaiG2532all menπάντωνpantōnG3956musedδιαλογιζομένωνdialogizomenōnG1260inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588ofπερὶperiG4012Johnτοῦ Ἰωάννου,tou IōannouG3588 G2491,whetherG3379heαὐτὸςautosG846wereεἴηeiēG1510the Christὁ χριστός,ho christosG3588 G5547,or notG3379;

16ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννης· ὁIōannēs hoG3588 G2491answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004untoG537themallG537,IG1473indeedμὲνmenG3303baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youὑμᾶς·humasG4771with waterὕδατιhudatiG5204;butδὲdeG1161one mightier thanἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478IG1473comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,the latchetτὸν ἱμάνταton himantaG3588 G2438αὐτοῦ.autouG846of whoseοὗhouG3739shoesτῶν ὑποδημάτωνtōn hupodēmatōnG3588 G5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to unlooseλῦσαιlusaiG3089:heαὐτὸςautosG846shall baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722theG4151HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostG4151andκαὶkaiG2532with fireπυρί,puriG4442:

17τὸtoG3588WhoseοὗhouG3739fanπτύον τῇptuon tēaG3588 G4425isinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846handχειρὶ τὴνcheiri tēnG3588 G5495,andG2532he will throughly purgeG1245hisαὐτοῦautouG846floorἅλωνα τὸνhalōna tonG3588 G257,andG2532will gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863the wheatσῖτον τὴνsiton tēnG3588 G4621intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846garnerἀποθήκην τὸapothēkēn toG3588 G596;butδὲdeG1161the chaffἄχυρονachuronG892he will burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618with fireπυρὶpuriG4442unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762.

18οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303AndκαὶkaiG2532manyΠολλὰPollaG4183other thingsἕτεραheteraG2087in his exhortationπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870preached heεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoG2097unto the peopleτὸν λαόν.¶ton laonG3588 G2992.

19ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchὁ τετραάρχηςho tetraarchēsG3588 G5076,being reprovedἐλεγχόμενοςelegchomenosG1651byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦautouG846forπερὶperiG4012HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherτῆς ἀδελφοῦtēs adelphouG3588 G80Philip’sG5376wifeγυναικὸς τοῦgunaikos touG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956the evilsπονηρῶνponērōnG4190whichὧνhōnG3739Herodὁ Ἡρῴδης,ho HērōdēsG3588 G2264had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,

20AddedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369yetκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778aboveἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσιν·pasinG3956,thatκαὶkaiG2532he shut upκατέκλεισενkatekleisenG2623JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG3588 G2491inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG3588 G5438.

21τῷtōG3588NowδὲdeG1161whenἐνenG1722allἅπανταhapantaG537the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992were baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,that JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424alsoκαὶkaiG2532being baptizedβαπτισθέντοςbaptisthentosG907,andκαὶkaiG2532prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336,the heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,

22G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G4151HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostG3588 G4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597in a bodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984shapeεἴδειeideiG1491likeG5616a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,which saidG3004,ThouσὺsuG4771artεἶeiG1510myG1473belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG3588 G5207;inἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771I am well pleasedεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106.

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424himselfαὐτὸςautosG846beganG756to beἦνēnG1510aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144years of ageἐτῶνetōnG2094,beingὢνōnG1510(asὡςhōsG5613was supposedἐνομίζετο,enomizetoG3543)the sonυἱός,huiosG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,which wasG3588 G2242the sonof HeliG3588 G2242,

24Which wasG3588 G3158the sonof MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3588 G3158,which wasG3588 G3017the sonof LeviΛευὶLeuiG3588 G3017,which wasG3588 G3197the sonof MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3588 G3197,which wasG3588 G2388the sonof JannaG3588 G2388,which wasG3588 G2501the sonof JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG3588 G2501,

25Which wasG3588 G3161the sonof MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3588 G3161,which wasG3588 G301the sonof AmosἈμὼςAmōsG3588 G301,which wasG3588 G3486the sonof NaumG3588 G3486,which wasG3588 G2069the sonof EsliG3588 G2069,which wasG3588 G3477the sonof NaggeG3588 G3477,

26Which wasG3588 G3092the sonof MaathG3588 G3092,which wasG3588 G3161the sonof MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3588 G3161,which wasG3588 G4584the sonof SemeiG3588 G4584,which wasG3588 G2501the sonof JosephG3588 G2501,which wasG3588 G2455the sonof JudaG3588 G2455,

27Which wasG3588 G2490the sonof JoannaG3588 G2490,which wasG3588 G4488the sonof RhesaG3588 G4488,which wasG3588 G2216the sonof ZorobabelG3588 G2216,which wasG3588 G4528the sonof SalathielG3588 G4528,which wasG3588 G3518the sonof NeriG3588 G3518,

28Which wasG3588 G3197the sonof MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3588 G3197,which wasG3588 G78the sonof AddiG3588 G78,which wasG3588 G2973the sonof CosamG3588 G2973,which wasG3588 G1678the sonof ElmodamG3588 G1678,which wasG3588 G2262the sonof ErG3588 G2262,

29Which wasG3588 G2500the sonof JoseG3588 G2500,which wasG3588 G1663the sonof EliezerG3588 G1663,which wasG3588 G2497the sonof JorimG3588 G2497,which wasG3588 G3158the sonof MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3588 G3158,which wasG3588 G3017the sonof LeviΛευὶLeuiG3588 G3017,

30Which wasG3588 G4826the sonof SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG3588 G4826,which wasG3588 G2455the sonof JudaG3588 G2455,which wasG3588 G2501the sonof JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG3588 G2501,which wasG3588 G2494the sonof JonanG3588 G2494,which wasG3588 G1662the sonof EliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG3588 G1662,

31Which wasG3588 G3190the sonof MeleaG3588 G3190,which wasG3588 G3104the sonof MenanG3588 G3104,which wasG3588 G3160the sonof MattathaG3588 G3160,which wasG3588 G3481the sonof NathanG3588 G3481,which wasG3588 G1138the sonof DavidΔαυὶδDauidG3588 G1138,

32Which wasG3588 G2421the sonof JesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG3588 G2421,which wasG3588 G5601the sonof ObedἸωβὴδIōbēdG3588 G5601,which wasG3588 G1003the sonof BoozG3588 G1003,which wasG3588 G4533the sonof SalmonG3588 G4533,which wasG3588 G3476the sonof NaassonG3588 G3476,

33Which wasG3588 G284the sonof AminadabG3588 G284,which wasG3588 G689the sonof AramG3588 G689,which wasG3588 G2074the sonof EsromG3588 G2074,which wasG3588 G5329the sonof PharesG3588 G5329,which wasG3588 G2455the sonof JudaG3588 G2455,

34Which wasG3588 G2384the sonof JacobἸακὼβIakōbG3588 G2384,which wasG3588 G2464the sonof IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG3588 G2464,which wasG3588 G11the sonof AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG3588 G11,which wasG3588 G2291the sonof TharaG3588 G2291,which wasG3588 G3493the sonof NachorG3588 G3493,

35Which wasG3588 G4562the sonof SaruchG3588 G4562,which wasG3588 G4466the sonof RagauG3588 G4466,which wasG3588 G5317the sonof PhalecG3588 G5317,which wasG3588 G1443the sonof HeberG3588 G1443,which wasG3588 G4527the sonof SalaG3588 G4527,

36Which wasG3588 G2536the sonof CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG3588 G2536,which wasG3588 G742the sonof ArphaxadG3588 G742,which wasG3588 G4590the sonof SemG3588 G4590,which wasG3588 G3575the sonof NoeG3588 G3575,which wasG3588 G2984the sonof LamechG3588 G2984,

37Which wasG3588 G3103the sonof MathusalaG3588 G3103,which wasG3588 G1802the sonof EnochἙνὼχHenōchG3588 G1802,which wasG3588 G2391the sonof JaredG3588 G2391,which wasG3588 G3121the sonof MaleleelG3588 G3121,which wasG3588 G2536the sonof CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG3588 G2536,

38Which wasG3588 G1800the sonof EnosG3588 G1800,which wasG3588 G4589the sonof SethG3588 G4589,which wasG3588 G76the sonof AdamἈδὰμAdamG3588 G76,which wasG3588 G2316the sonof Godθεοῦ.¶theouG3588 G2316.

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