New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3:15-22

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.

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.”

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