Matthew 3
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Matthew 3:1-10

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.
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