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Luke 3:15-22

15NowδὲdeG1161while the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereG4328inG4328aG4328stateG4328ofG4328expectationG4328and they allπάντωνpantōnG3956were thinkingG1260carefullyG1260in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491,whetherG3379he himselfG846perhapsG3379was theChristχριστός,christosG5547,
16JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491respondedἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611to them allπᾶσινpasinG3956,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “As for me, I baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907you with waterὕδατιhudatiG5204;but He is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064who is mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than I, and I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to untieλῦσαιlusaiG3089the strapsἱμάνταhimantaG2438of His sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266;He will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youwith the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and fireπυρί,puriG4442.
17HiswinnowingG4425forkπτύονptuonG4425is in His handχειρὶcheiriG5495to thoroughlyG1245clearG1245His threshingG257floorἅλωναhalōnaG257,and to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863the wheatσῖτονsitonG4621into His barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596;but He will burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618upG2618the chaffἄχυρονachuronG892withunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”
18SoοὖνounG3767with manyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherἕτεραheteraG2087exhortationsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870he preachedG2097the gospelG2097to the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.
19But whenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068was reprimandedἐλεγχόμενοςelegchomenosG1651by him regardingπερὶperiG4012HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266,his brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and regardingπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956the evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190thingsG4190whichὧνhōnG3739HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,
20HerodalsoG2532addedπροσέθηκενprosethēkenG4369thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to them allπᾶσιν·pasinG3956:he lockedκατέκλεισενkatekleisenG2623JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491upG2623in prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.
21NowδὲdeG1161whenἐνenG1722allἅπανταhapantaG537the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992were baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424alsoG2532was baptizedβαπτισθέντοςbaptisthentosG907, and while He wasprayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336,heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōchthēnaiG455,
22and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendedκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597upon Him in bodilyσωματικῷsōmatikōG4984formεἴδειeideiG1491likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,and a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456cameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772: “You are My belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in You I amG2106wellεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106pleasedG2106.”
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