New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 3:7-13

7But when he sawG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingἐρχομένουςerchomenousG2064forbaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,he saidG3004to them, “YouoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτίςtisG5101warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263you to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromthe wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709toG3195comeG3195?

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767produceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590consistentἄξιονaxionG514with repentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341;

9and do not assumeδόξητεdoxēteG1380that you can sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11as ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962’;for I tellλέγωlegōG3004you that GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410,from theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037,to raiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043for AbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10And theaxeἀξίνηaxinēG513is alreadyἬδηĒdēG2235laidκεῖται.keitaiG2749at the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491of the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186;thereforeοὖνounG3767,everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not bearποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is being 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 burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618upG2618thechaffἄχυρονachuronG892withunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.”

13ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424arrivedπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056at the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446, comingto JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907by him.

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