New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3:2-18

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.

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