New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 3

The Preaching of John the Baptist

1NowδὲdeG1161in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910cameπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784in thewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048of JudeaG2453,sayingG3004,

2“Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340, forthe kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448.”

3For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is theone referredG3004toby IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396when he saidλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of onecryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2090readyG2090the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160His pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117!’”

4NowG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491himselfG846hadεἶχενeichenG2192a garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742of camel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359and a leatherδερματίνηνdermatinēnG1193beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223aroundπερὶperiG4012his waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751;and his foodτροφὴtrophēG5160waslocustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200and wildἄγριον.¶agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

5ThenΤότεToteG5119JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414was goingἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607out to him, and allπᾶσαpasaG3956JudeaG2453and allπᾶσαpasaG3956the districtG4066aroundG4066the JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446;

6and they were beingbaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907by him in the JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446RiverποταμῷpotamōG4215,as they confessedἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

7But when he sawG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingἐρχομένουςerchomenousG2064for baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,he saidG3004to them, “YoubroodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263you to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthe wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709to comeμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195?

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767bearποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590in keepingἄξιονaxionG514with repentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341;

9and do not supposeδόξητεdoxēteG1380that you can sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11for our fatherπατέραpateraG3962’;for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that from theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410to raiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453up childrenτέκναteknaG5043to AbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10TheaxeἀξίνηaxinēG513is alreadyἬδηĒdēG2235laidκεῖται.keitaiG2749at the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186;thereforeοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not bearποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is cutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581and thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906into the fireπῦρpurG4442.

11“As for me,I baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youwith waterὕδατιhudatiG5204for repentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341,but He who is comingἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694me is mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than I, and I amG1510not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to removeβαστάσαι·bastasaiG941His sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266;He will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youwith the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and fireπυρί·puriG4442.

12HiswinnowingG4425forkπτύονptuonG4425is in His handχειρὶcheiriG5495,and He will thoroughlyG1245clearG1245His threshingG257floorἅλωναhalōnaG257; and He willgatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863His wheatσῖτονsitonG4621into the barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596,but He will burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618up thechaffἄχυρονachuronG892withunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”

The Baptism of Jesus

13ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424arrivedπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056at the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446comingto JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907by him.

14But JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tried to preventδιεκώλυενdiekōluenG1254Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I haveἔχωechōG2192needχρείανchreianG5532to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναι,baptisthēnaiG907by You, and do You comeἔρχῃerchēG2064to me?”

15But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004to him,“PermitἄφεςaphesG863itat thisG737timeG737;for in thisG3779wayG3779it is fittingπρέπονpreponG4241for usto fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”ThenτότεtoteG5119he permittedἀφίησινaphiēsinG863Him.

16After being baptizedΒαπτισθεὶςBaptistheisG907,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἀνέβηanebēG305up immediatelyG2117from the waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the heavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455, andhe sawG3708the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597as a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058andlightingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on Him,

17and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456out of the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isMy belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in whomᾧhōG3739I amG2106well-pleasedG2106.”

The Preaching of John the Baptist

The Baptism of Jesus

Commentaries on Matthew 3