Revised Version 1895

Matthew 3

1AndδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722thoseG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250comethJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784inἐνenG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048ofG2250Judaea,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340ye;forγὰρgarG1063theG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772is athandἤγγικενēngikenG1448.

3ForγάρgarG1063thisG3778isG1510heG846thatG3004wasG1510spokenG3004ofG1223byG1722IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theὁhoG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,TheτοῦtouG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofG1223oneG3778cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160yereadyἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG1223theτὰςtasG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeG4160hisG846pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.

4NowG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491himselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846hadhisαὐτοῦautouG846raimentofἀπὸapoG575camel’sκαμήλουkamēlouG2574hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andG2532a leathern girdleaboutπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846loinsὀσφὺνosphunG3751;andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846foodτροφὴtrophēG5160wasἦνēnG1510locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200andG2532wildἄγριον.¶agrionG66honeyμέλιmeliG3192.

5ThenG2532wentG1607outG1607untohimαὐτὸνautonG846JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andG2532allG3956Judaea,andG2532allG3956theG3956regionπερίχωροςperichōrosG4066roundaboutπρὸςprosG4314JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446;

6andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846werebaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907ofG1722himG846inG1722theG3588riverποταμῷpotamōG4215JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843theirG846sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

7ButδὲdeG1161whenG2532heG2532sawG3708manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofG575theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523comingG2064toG3004hisαὐτοῦautouG846baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908,heG2532saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, YeoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081ofG575vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,whoτὸtoG3588warnedὑπέδειξενhupedeixenG5263youG5210toG3004fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromG575theτῆςtēsG3588wrathὀργῆς;orgēsG3709toG3004comeG2064?

8BringG4160forthG4160thereforeοὖνounG3767fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofG514repentanceμετανοίας.metanoiasG3341:

9andG2532thinkδόξητεdoxēteG1380notμὴmēG3361toG3004sayλέγεινlegeinG3004withinἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,WeG3778haveAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11toG3004ourG2316fatherπατέραpateraG3962:forγὰρgarG1063IG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316isableδύναταιdunataiG1410ofἐκekG1537theseG3778stonesλίθωνlithōnG3037toG3004raiseἐγεῖραιegeiraiG1453upG1453childrenτέκναteknaG5043untoAbrahamἈβραάμ.¶AbraamG11.

10AndG2532evenG2532nowδὲdeG1161istheG3956axeἀξίνηaxinēG513laidκεῖται.keitaiG2749untotheG3956rootῥίζανrhizanG4491ofG3956theG3956treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186:everyG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG3956bringethnotμὴmēG3361forthποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is hewndownἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andG2532castβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theG3956fireπῦρpurG4442.

11IG1473indeedG2532baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907youG5210withG1722waterὕδατιhudatiG5204untorepentanceμετάνοιαν,metanoianG3341:butδὲdeG1161heG2532thatG3739comethafterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473isἐστὶνestinG1510mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478thanG2532IG1473,whoseG3739shoesὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425toεἰςeisG1519bearβαστάσαι·bastasaiG941:heG2532shallG2532baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youG5210withG1722theG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostandG2532withG1722fireπυρί·puriG4442:

12whoseG3739fan isinG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846handχειρὶcheiriG5495,andG2532heG2532willG3739throughly cleansehisαὐτοῦautouG846threshing-floor;andG2532heG2532willG3739gatherσυνάξειsunaxeiG4863hisαὐτοῦautouG846wheatσῖτονsitonG4621intoG1519theG3588garner,butδὲdeG1161theG3588chaffἄχυρονachuronG892heG2532willG3739burnκατακαύσειkatakauseiG2618upG1519withG1722unquenchableἀσβέστῳ.¶asbestōG762fireπυρὶpuriG4442.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119comethJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424fromG575GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toG4314theG3588JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446untoJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,toG4314bebaptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907ofG575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

14ButδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wouldG846have hinderedhimG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IἐγὼegōG1473haveneedχρείανchreianG5532toG4314beG2532baptizedβαπτισθῆναι,baptisthēnaiG907ofG3004thee,andG2532comest thoutoG4314meG3004?

15ButG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004untohimG846, SufferitG846nowG1161:forγὰρgarG1063thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itG846becomethusG3004toπρὸςprosG4314fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.ThenτότεtoteG5119heG846sufferethhimG846.

16AndG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whenG2532heG2532wasbaptizedΒαπτισθεὶςBaptistheisG907,wentG2064upἀνέβηanebēG305straightwayfromἀπὸapoG575theG3588waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204:andG2532loἰδοὺidouG2400,theG3588heavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455untohimαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532heG2532sawG3708theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597asG2532adoveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058,andG2532comingG2064uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.autonG846;

17andG2532loἰδοὺidouG2400,aG1510voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outἐκekG1537ofG5207theG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510myG3708belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739IG1473amG1510wellG2532pleasedεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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