Revised Literal Translation
Matthew 3:8-17
9τὸνtonG3588ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thinkδόξητεdoxēteG1380notμὴmēG3361to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,We haveἔχομενechomenG2192AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11toG3962ourfatherπατέραpateraG3962:forγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεὸς τῶνtheos tōnG3588G2316is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofἐκekG1537theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778stonesλίθων τῷlithōn tōG3588G3037to raise upἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043unto AbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.
10AndδὲdeG1161nowἬδηĒdēG2235alsoG2532the axeἡ ἀξίνηhē axinēG3588G513is laidκεῖται.keitaiG2749untoπρὸςprosG4314the rootτὴν ῥίζανtēn rhizanG3588G4491of the treesτῶν δένδρωνtōn dendrōnG3588G1186:thereforeοὖνounG3767everyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186which bringethG4160notμὴmēG3361forthG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is hewn downἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andG2532castβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519the fireπῦρpurG4442.
11IG1473indeedμὲνmenG3303baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722waterὕδατιhudatiG5204untoεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341:butδὲdeG1161he thatὁhoG3588comethἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473isἐστὶνestinG1510mightier thanἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478IG1473,whoseοὗhouG3739shoesτὰ ὑποδήματαta hupodēmataG3588G5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to bearβαστάσαι·bastasaiG941:heαὐτὸςautosG846shall baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532withfireπυρί·puriG4442:
12τὸtoG3588WhoseοὗhouG3739fanπτύον τῇptuon tēaG3588G4425isinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846handχειρὶ τὴνcheiri tēnG3588G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532he will throughly purgeδιακαθαριεῖdiakatharieiG1245hisαὐτοῦautouG846floorἅλωνα τὸνhalōna tonG3588G257,andκαὶkaiG2532gatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863hisαὐτοῦautouG846wheatσῖτον τὴνsiton tēnG3588G4621intoεἰςeisG1519the garnerἀποθήκην τὸapothēkēn toG3588G596;butδὲdeG1161he will burn upκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618the chaffἄχυρονachuronG892with unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.
13ὁhoG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119comethπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854JesusἸησοῦς τῆςIēsous tēsG3588G2424fromἀπὸapoG575GalileeΓαλιλαίας τὸνGalilaias tonG3588G1056toἐπὶepiG1909JordanἸορδάνην τὸνIordanēn tonG3588G2446untoπρὸςprosG4314JohnἸωάννην τοῦIōannēn touG3588G2491,to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491forbadδιεκώλυενdiekōluenG1254himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IG1473haveἔχωechōG2192needχρείανchreianG5532to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναι,baptisthēnaiG907ofὑπὸhupoG5259theeσοῦsouG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532comestἔρχῃerchēG2064thouσὺsuG4771toπρόςprosG4314meG1473?
15AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,SufferἄφεςaphesG863it to be sonowἄρτι·artiG737:forγὰρgarG1063thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it becomethπρέπον ἐστὶνprepon estinG4241G1510usG1473to fulfilπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.ThenτότεtoteG5119he sufferedἀφίησινaphiēsinG863himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
16AndG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424,when he was baptizedΒαπτισθεὶςBaptistheisG907,went upἀνέβηanebēG305straightwayεὐθὺςeuthusG2112outἀπὸapoG575of the waterτοῦ ὕδατος.tou hudatosG3588G5204:andG2532,loG3708,the heavensοἱ οὐρανοί,hoi ouranoiG3588G3772were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455unto himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532he sawG3708the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,andG2532lightingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.autonG846:
Commentaries on Matthew 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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