Luke 3
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Luke 3:15-22

15NowG1161 while the peopleG2992 were in a stateG4328 of expectationG4328 and allG3956 were 1wonderingG1260 in their heartsG2588 aboutG4012 JohnG2491, 2as to whetherG3379 he was 3the ChristG5547, 164JohnG2491 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them allG3956, “As for me, I baptizeG907 you with waterG5204; but One is comingG2064 who is mightierG2478 than I, and I amG1510 not fitG2425 to untieG3089 the thongG2438 of His sandalsG5266; He will baptizeG907 you 5with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 17His 6winnowingG4425 forkG4425 is in His handG5495 to thoroughlyG1245 clearG1245 His threshingG257 floorG257, and to gatherG4863 the wheatG4621 into His barnG596; but He will burnG2618 up the chaffG892 with 7unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”

18SoG3767 with manyG4183 otherG2087 exhortationsG3870 he preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to the peopleG2992. 19But when 8HerodG2264 the tetrarchG5068 was reprimandedG1651 by him becauseG4012 of 9HerodiasG2266, his brother’sG80 wifeG1135, and becauseG4012 of allG3956 the wickedG4190 thingsG4190 whichG3739 10HerodG2264 had doneG4160, 20Herod alsoG2532 addedG4369 thisG3778 to them allG3956: 11he lockedG2623 JohnG2491 up in prisonG5438.

2112NowG1161 whenG1722 allG537 the peopleG2992 were baptizedG907, JesusG2424 was alsoG2532 baptizedG907, and while He was 13prayingG4336, heavenG3772 was openedG455, 22and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 descendedG2597 upon Him in bodilyG4984 formG1491 likeG5613 a doveG4058, and a voiceG5456 cameG1096 out of heavenG3772, “14You are My belovedG27 SonG5207, in You I amG2106 well-pleasedG2106.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 3:15 Or reasoning or debating ↩
  2. 2. Luke 3:15 John 1:19f ↩
  3. 3. Luke 3:15 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  4. 4. Luke 3:16 Luke 3:16, 17: Matt 3:11, 12; Mark 1:7, 8 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 3:16 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by ↩
  6. 6. Luke 3:17 Is 30:24 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 3:17 Mark 9:43, 48 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 3:19 Matt 14:1; Luke 3:1 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 3:20 John 3:24 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 3:21 Luke 3:21, 22: Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 3:21 Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16; 9:18, 28f ↩
  14. 14. Luke 3:22 Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; 2 Pet 1:17 ↩

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