Luke 3:17

Luke 3:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
• New International Version (NIV)His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
• New King James Version (NKJV)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Context of Luke 3:17

15Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Messiah. 16John answered them all, saying, “As for me, I immerse you with water. But One is coming who is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with inextinguishable fire.” 18So with many other exhortations, John proclaimed Good News to the people. 19But Herod the tetrarch—after being rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things Herod had done—

Luke 3:17 word by word

οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ διακαθᾶραι τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ συναγαγεῖν τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ. τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• fanπτύονptuon · winnowing forkG4425
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he will throughly purgeδιακαθαρίζωdiakatharizō · to clear outG1245
• floorἅλωνhalōn · threshing-floorG257
• will gatherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• the wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• garnerἀποθήκηapothēkē · storehouseG596
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the chaffἄχυρονachuron · chaffG892
• he will burnκατακαίωkatakaiō · to burnG2618
• with fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• unquenchableἄσβεστοςasbestos · unquenchableG762

Cross-references for Luke 3:17

• Jeremiah 15:7I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave them of children and destroy My people, since they do not repent of their ways.
• Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He shall clear His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn; but the chaff He shall burn up with inextinguishable fire.”
• Micah 4:12But they do not know Adonai’s thoughts, nor understand His plan. For He has gathered them like grain to a threshing floor.
• Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time, I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
• Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so. For they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
• Psalms 21:9Your hand will find all your enemies. Your right hand will overtake those who hate You.
• Mark 9:43“And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go to Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.

Commentaries on Luke 3:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 See the notes at Matthew 3:11-12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 John the Baptist disowned being himself the Christ, but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhort them to repent, and assure them of forgiveness upon repentance; but he could not work repentance in them, nor confer remission on them. Thus highly does it become us to speak of Christ, and thus humbly of ourselves. John can do no more than baptize with water, in token that they ought to purify…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17After being harvested, the kernels of wheat would be beaten off the stalks and then tossed in the air with a winnowing fork to separate them from the chaff. The heavy grain would fall to the ground as the lighter chaff blew away. This is an image of separation for judgment. unquenchable fire: See Isaiah 66:24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. whether he were the Christ--showing both how successful he had been in awakening the expectation of Messiah's immediate appearing, and the high estimation, and even reverence, which his own character commanded. (Also see on Mt 3:10.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:17

• Chaff
• Hell
• John
• Judgment
• Punishment
• Righteous
• Wheat
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Fire, Unquenchable
• Corn
• Demand
• Eternal death
• Garner
• Mary
• Reprove
• Unquenchable
• Violence
• Wages

Commentaries on Luke 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