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Luke 3:2-9

2in the highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priesthoodG749ofAnnasἍνναHannaG452andCaiaphasΚαϊάφα,KaiaphaG2533,the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,in the wildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.
3And he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into allπᾶσανpasanG3956the regionπερίχωρονperichōronG4066aroundG4066the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341for the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;
4as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396: “The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingG994outG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160His pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117!
5EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956ravineφάραγξpharagxG5327will be filledπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiG4137,And everyπᾶνpanG3956mountainὄροςorosG3735and hillβουνὸςbounosG1015will be loweredταπεινωθήσεται·tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;The crookedσκολιὰskoliaG4646will becomeἔσταιestaiG1510G1519straightεὐθείανeutheianG2117,And the roughτραχεῖαιtracheiaiG5138roadsὁδοὺςhodousG3598smoothλείας·leiasG3006;
6And allπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561willseeG3708the salvationG4992of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316!’”
7SoοὖνounG3767he was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793who were goingG1607outG1607to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907by him, “YouoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263you to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343from the wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709toG3195comeG3195?
8ThereforeοὖνounG3767produceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590that are consistentἀξίουςaxiousG514with repentanceμετανοίας·metanoiasG3341, anddo not startἄρξησθεarxēstheG757sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004to yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11as ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962,’for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that from theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410to raiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043for AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.
9But indeedG2532the axeἀξίνηaxinēG513is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235being laidκεῖται·keitaiG2749at the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186;soοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not bearποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is cutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581and thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906into the fireπῦρpurG4442.”
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