Luke 3
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Luke 3:7-14

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.”
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