King James Version

Luke 3:2-18

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.

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