Luke 3
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Luke 3:15-22

15NowG1161 while the peopleG2992 wereG4328 inG4328 aG4328 stateG4328 ofG4328 expectationG4328 and they allG3956 were thinkingG1260 carefullyG1260 in their heartsG2588 aboutG4012 JohnG2491, 1whetherG3379 he himselfG846 perhapsG3379 was the 2ChristG5547, 163JohnG2491 respondedG611 to them allG3956, sayingG3004, “As for me, I baptizeG907 you with waterG5204; but He is comingG2064 who is mightierG2478 than I, and I amG1510 not fitG2425 to untieG3089 the strapsG2438 of His sandalsG5266; He will baptizeG907 you 4with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and fireG4442. 17His 5winnowingG4425 forkG4425 is in His handG5495 to thoroughlyG1245 clearG1245 His threshingG257 floorG257, and to gatherG4863 the wheatG4621 into His barnG596; but He will burnG2618 upG2618 the chaffG892 with 6unquenchableG762 fireG4442.”

18SoG3767 with manyG4183 otherG2087 exhortationsG3870 he preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to the peopleG2992. 19But when 7HerodG2264 the tetrarchG5068 was reprimandedG1651 by him regardingG4012 8HerodiasG2266, his brother’sG80 wifeG1135, and regardingG4012 allG3956 the evilG4190 thingsG4190 whichG3739 9HerodG2264 had doneG4160, 20Herod alsoG2532 addedG4369 thisG3778 to them allG3956: 10he lockedG2623 JohnG2491 upG2623 in prisonG5438.

2111NowG1161 whenG1722 allG537 the peopleG2992 were baptizedG907, JesusG2424 alsoG2532 was baptizedG907, and while He was 12prayingG4336, heavenG3772 was openedG455, 22and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 descendedG2597 upon Him in bodilyG4984 formG1491 likeG5613 a doveG4058, and a voiceG5456 cameG1096 from heavenG3772: “13You are My belovedG27 SonG5207, in You I amG2106 wellG2106 pleasedG2106.”

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Notes

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