New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3

John the Baptist Preaches

1NowG1161in the fifteenthπεντεκαιδεκάτῳpentekaidekatōG4003yearἔτειeteiG2094of the reignἡγεμονίαςhēgemoniasG2231of TiberiusΤιβερίουTiberiouG5086CaesarΚαίσαρος,KaisarosG2541, whenPontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230of JudeaG2453, andHerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264was tetrarchG5067of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and his brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376was tetrarchG5067of the regionχώραςchōrasG5561of IturaeaἸτουραίαςItouraiasG2484and TrachonitisΤραχωνίτιδοςTrachōnitidosG5139,and LysaniasΛυσανίουLusaniouG3078was tetrarchG5067of AbileneἈβιληνῆςAbilēnēsG9,

2in the highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priesthoodG749ofAnnasἍνναHannaG452andCaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533,the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ZachariasΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,in the wildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

3And he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into allπᾶσανpasanG3956the districtG4066aroundG4066the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341for the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;

4as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396, “The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2090readyG2090the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160His pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.

5EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956ravineφάραγξpharagxG5327will be filledπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137,And everyπᾶνpanG3956mountainὄροςorosG3735and hillβουνὸςbounosG1015will bebroughtG5013lowταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;The crookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646will becomeἔσταιestaiG1510 G1519straightεὐθείανeutheianG2117,And the roughτραχεῖαιtracheiaiG5138roadsὁδοὺςhodousG3598smoothλείας·leiasG3006;

6And allπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561willseeG3708the salvationG4992of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.’”

7SoοὖνounG3767he begansayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793who were goingἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoisG1607out to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907by him, “You broodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263you to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343from the wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709to comeμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195?

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767bearποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590in keepingἀξίουςaxiousG514with repentanceμετανοίας·metanoiasG3341, anddo not beginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11for our fatherπατέραpateraG3962,’for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that from theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410to raiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453up childrenτέκναteknaG5043to AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

9IndeedG2532the axeἀξίνηaxinēG513is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235laidκεῖται·keitaiG2749at the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186;soοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not bearποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is cutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581and thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906into the fireπῦρpurG4442.”

10And the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were questioningἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160?”

11And he would answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and sayἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “The man who hasἔχωνechōnG2192twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509is toshareμεταδότωmetadotōG3330with him who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192noneμὴmēG3361;and he who hasἔχωνechōnG2192foodβρώματαbrōmataG1033is to doποιείτω.¶poieitōG4160likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.”

12And sometaxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057alsoG2532cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,and they saidG3004to him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmenG4160?”

13And he saidG3004to them, “Collectπράσσετε.prasseteG4238noμηδὲνmēdenG3367moreG4183thanπαρὰparaG3844what you have been orderedδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299to.”

14SomesoldiersστρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoiG4754were questioningἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “And what aboutus, whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160?”And he saidG3004to them, “Do not takeG1286moneyG1286from anyoneμηδέναmēdenaG3367by forceG1286,orμηδὲmēdeG3366accuseG4811anyonefalselyG4811, andbe contentἀρκεῖσθεarkeistheG714with your wagesὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800.”

15NowδὲdeG1161while the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were in a stateG4328of expectationG4328and allπάντωνpantōnG3956werewonderingδιαλογιζομένωνdialogizomenōnG1260in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491,as to whetherG3379he wasthe Christχριστός,christosG5547,

16JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004to them allπᾶσινpasinG3956, “As for me, I baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907you with waterὕδατιhudatiG5204;but One is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064who is mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than I, and I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to untieλῦσαιlusaiG3089the thongἱμάνταhimantaG2438of His sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266;He will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youwith the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and fireπυρί,puriG4442.

17HiswinnowingG4425forkπτύονptuonG4425is in His handχειρὶcheiriG5495to thoroughlyG1245clearG1245His threshingG257floorἅλωναhalōnaG257,and to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863the wheatσῖτονsitonG4621into His barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596;but He will burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618up the chaffἄχυρονachuronG892withunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”

18SoοὖνounG3767with manyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherἕτεραheteraG2087exhortationsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870he preachedG2097the gospelG2097to the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.

19But whenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068was reprimandedἐλεγχόμενοςelegchomenosG1651by him becauseπερὶperiG4012ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266,his brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and becauseπερὶperiG4012of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the wickedG4190thingsG4190whichὧνhōnG3739HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,

20Herod alsoG2532addedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to them allπᾶσιν·pasinG3956:he lockedκατέκλεισενkatekleisenG2623JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491up in prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.

Jesus Is Baptized

21NowδὲdeG1161whenἐνenG1722allἅπανταhapantaG537the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992were baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was alsoG2532baptizedβαπτισθέντοςbaptisthentosG907, and while He wasprayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336,heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,

22and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597upon Him in bodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984formεἴδειeideiG1491likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,and a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, “You are My belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in You I amG2106well-pleasedG2106.”

Genealogy of Jesus

23When He beganἀρχόμενοςarchomenosG757His ministry, JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846was aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094of ageG2094,beingG1510,as was supposedἐνομίζετο,enomizetoG3543,the sonυἱός,huiosG5207ofJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,the sonG5207ofEliἨλὶĒliG2242,

24the son of MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththatG3158,the son of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,the son of MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,the son of JannaiἸανναὶIannaiG2388,the son of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,

25the son of MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,the son of AmosἈμὼςAmōsG301,the son of NahumΝαοὺμNaoumG3486, the son ofHesliἙσλὶHesliG2069,the son of NaggaiΝαγγαὶNangaiG3477,

26the son of MaathΜάαθMaathG3092,the son of MattathiasΜατταθίουMattathiouG3161,the son of SemeinΣεμεῒνSemeinG4584,the son of JosechG2502,the son of JodaG2493,

27the son of JoananG2489,the son of RhesaῬησὰRhēsaG4488,the son of ZerubbabelΖοροβαβὲλZorobabelG2216, the son ofShealtielΣαλαθιὴλSalathiēlG4528,the son of NeriΝηρὶNēriG3518,

28the son of MelchiΜελχὶMelchiG3197,the son of AddiἈδδὶAddiG78,the son of CosamΚωσὰμKōsamG2973,the son of ElmadamἘλμαδὰμElmadamG1678,the son of ErἪρĒrG2262,

29the son ofJoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424,the son of EliezerἘλιέζερEliezerG1663,the son of JorimἸωρὶμIōrimG2497,the son of MatthatG3103,the son of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,

30the son of SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826, the son ofJudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,the son of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,the son of JonamἸωνὰμIōnamG2494,the son of EliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG1662,

31the son of MeleaΜελεὰMeleaG3190,the son of MennaG3303,the son of MattathaΜατταθὰMattathaG3160,the son of NathanΝαθὰμNathamG3481,the son of DavidG1160,

32the son of JesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421,the son of ObedG2492,the son of BoazΒόοςBoosG1003, the son ofSalmonG4533, the son ofNahshonΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476,

33the son of AmminadabἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284,the son of AdminG96, the son ofRamG689,the son of HezronἙσρὼμHesrōmG2074,the son of PerezΦάρεςPharesG5329,the son of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,

34the son of JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,the son of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,the son of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,the son of TerahΘάραTharaG2291,the son of NahorΝαχὼρNachōrG3493,

35the son of SerugG4588, the son ofReuῬαγαὺRhagauG4466,the son of PelegΦάλεκPhalekG5317, the son ofHeberἜβερEberG1443,the son of ShelahΣαλὰSalaG4527,

36the son of CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,the son of ArphaxadἈρφαξὰδArphaxadG742,the son of ShemΣὴμSēmG4590,the son of NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,the son of LamechΛάμεχLamechG2984,

37the son of MethuselahΜαθουσαλὰMathousalaG3103,the son of EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802,the son of JaredἸάρετIaretG2391,the son of MahalaleelΜαλελεὴλMaleleēlG3121,the son of CainanΚαϊνὰμKainamG2536,

38the son of EnoshἘνὼςEnōsG1800,the son of SethΣὴθSēthG4589,the son of AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,the son of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

John the Baptist Preaches

Jesus Is Baptized

Genealogy of Jesus

Commentaries on Luke 3