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[1] In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, [2] “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” [3] For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
make the way of the Lord ready!
Make his paths straight!”† [4] Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. [5] Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. [6] They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. [7] But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? [8] Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! [9] Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. [10] Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. [11] “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.‡ [12] His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” [13] Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordanⓘ to John, to be baptized by him. [14] But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?” [15] But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. [16] Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. [17] Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Footnotes

  1. † 3:3
  2. ‡ 3:11 and add “and with fire”
  3. ⓘ 3:13 I.e., the Jordan River
King James Version

John the Baptist

[1] In G1722 G1161 those G1565 days G2250 came G3854 John G2491 the G3588 Baptist, G910 preaching G2784 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness G2048 of Judæa, G2449 [2] and G2532 saying, G3004 Repent ye: G3340 for G1063 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 is at hand. G1448 [3] For G1063 this G3778 is G2076 he that G3588 was spoken of G4483 by G5259 the G3588 prophet G4396 Esaias, G2268 saying, G3004
The voice G5456 of one crying G994 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness, G2048
Prepare ye G2090 the G3588 way G3598 of the Lord, G2962
Make G4160 his G846 paths G5147 straight. G2117
[4] And G1161 the same G846 John G2491 had G2192 his G846 raiment G1742 of G575 camel’s G2574 hair, G2359 and G2532 a leathern G1193 girdle G2223 about G4012 his G846 loins; G3751 and G1161 his G846 meat G5160 was G2258 locusts G200 and G2532 wild G66 honey. G3192 [5] Then G5119 went out G1607 to G4314 him G846 Jerusalem, G2414 and G2532 all G3956 Judæa, G2449 and G2532 all G3956 the G3588 region round about G4066 Jordan, G2446 [6] and G2532 were baptized G907 of G5259 him G846 in G1722 Jordan, G2446 confessing G1843 their G846 sins. G266 [7] But G1161 when he saw G1492 many G4183 of the G3588 Pharisees G5330 and G2532 Sadducees G4523 come G2064 to G1909 his G846 baptism, G908 he said G2036 unto them, G846 O generation G1081 of vipers, G2191 who G5101 hath warned G5263 you G5213 to flee G5343 from G575 the G3588 wrath G3709 to come? G3195 [8] Bring forth G4160 therefore G3767 fruits G2590 meet G514 for repentance: G3341§ [9] and G2532 think G1380 not G3361 to say G3004 within G1722 yourselves, G1438 We have G2192 Abraham G11 to our father: G3962 for G1063 I say G3004 unto you, G5213 that G3754 God G2316 is able G1410 of G1537 these G5130 stones G3037 to raise up G1453 children G5043 unto Abraham. G11 [10] And G1161 now G2235 also G2532 the G3588 axe G513 is laid G2749 unto G4314 the G3588 root G4491 of the G3588 trees: G1186 therefore G3767 every G3956 tree G1186 which bringeth G4160 not G3361 forth G4160 good G2570 fruit G2590 is hewn down, G1581 and G2532 cast G906 into G1519 the fire. G4442 [11] I G1473 indeed G3303 baptize G907 you G5209 with G1722 water G5204 unto G1519 repentance: G3341 but G1161 he that G3588 cometh G2064 after G3694 me G3450 is G2076 mightier G2478 than I, G3450 whose G3739 shoes G5266 I am G1510 not G3756 worthy G2425 to bear: G941 he G846 shall baptize G907 you G5209 with G1722 the Holy G40 Ghost, G4151 and G2532 with fire: G4442 [12] whose G3739 fan G4425 is in G1722 his G846 hand, G5495 and G2532 he will throughly purge G1245 his G846 floor, G257 and G2532 gather G4863 his G846 wheat G4621 into G1519 the G3588 garner; G596 but G1161 he will burn up G2618 the G3588 chaff G892 with unquenchable G762 fire. G4442

The Baptism of Jesus

[13] Then G5119 cometh G3854 Jesus G2424 from G575 Galilee G1056 to G1909 Jordan G2446 unto G4314 John, G2491 to be baptized G907 of G5259 him. G846 [14] But G1161 John G2491 forbad G1254 him, G846 saying, G3004 I G1473 have G2192 need G5532 to be baptized G907 of G5259 thee, G4675 and G2532 comest G2064 thou G4771 to G4314 me? G3165 [15] And G1161 Jesus G2424 answering G611 said G2036 unto G4314 him, G846 Suffer G863 it to be so now: G737 for G1063 thus G3779 it becometh G4241 G2076 us G2254 to fulfil G4137 all G3956 righteousness. G1343 Then G5119 he suffered G863 him. G846 [16] And G2532 Jesus, G2424 when he was baptized, G907 went up G305 straightway G2117 out of G575 the G3588 water: G5204 and, G2532 lo, G2400 the G3588 heavens G3772 were opened G455 unto him, G846 and G2532 he saw G1492 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of God G2316 descending G2597 like G5616 a dove, G4058 and G2532 lighting G2064 upon G1909 him: G846 [17] and G2532 lo G2400 a voice G5456 from G1537 heaven, G3772 saying, G3004 This G3778 is G2076 my G3450 beloved G27 Son, G5207 in G1722 whom G3739 I am well pleased. G2106

Footnotes

  1. § 3:8 Or, answerable to amendment of life
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἐν G1722 δὲ G1161 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 ἐκείναις G1565 παραγίνεται G3854 ‡Ἰωάννης G2491 ὁ G3588 βαπτιστής, G910 κηρύσσων G2784 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐρήμῳ G2048 τῆς G3588 Ἰουδαίας, G2449 [2] ‡καὶ G2532 λέγων, G3004 Μετανοεῖτε· G3340 ἤγγικεν G1448 γὰρ G1063 ἡ G3588 βασιλεία G932 τῶν G3588 οὐρανῶν. G3772 [3] Οὗτος G3778 γάρ G1063 ἐστιν G2076 ὁ G3588 ῥηθεὶς G4483 ‡ὑπὸ G5259 Ἠσαΐου G2268 τοῦ G3588 προφήτου, G4396 λέγοντος, G3004 Φωνὴ G5456 βοῶντος G994 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐρήμῳ, G2048 Ἑτοιμάσατε G2090 τὴν G3588 ὁδὸν G3598 κυρίου· G2962 εὐθείας G2117 ποιεῖτε G4160 τὰς G3588 τρίβους G5147 αὐτοῦ. G846 [4] Αὐτὸς G846 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 ‡Ἰωάννης G2491 εἶχεν G2192 τὸ G3588 ἔνδυμα G1742 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπὸ G575 τριχῶν G2359 καμήλου, G2574 καὶ G2532 ζώνην G2223 δερματίνην G1193 περὶ G4012 τὴν G3588 ὀσφὺν G3751 αὐτοῦ· G846 ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 τροφὴ G5160 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ἦν G2258 ἀκρίδες G200 καὶ G2532 μέλι G3192 ἄγριον. G66 [5] Τότε G5119 ἐξεπορεύετο G1607 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 καὶ G2532 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 Ἰουδαία G2449 καὶ G2532 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 περίχωρος G4066 τοῦ G3588 Ἰορδάνου· G2446 [6] καὶ G2532 ἐβαπτίζοντο G907 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ‡Ἰορδάνῃ G2446 ὑπ’ G5259 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἐξομολογούμενοι G1843 τὰς G3588 ἁμαρτίας G266 αὐτῶν. G846 [7] Ἰδὼν G1492 δὲ G1161 πολλοὺς G4183 τῶν G3588 Φαρισαίων G5330 καὶ G2532 Σαδδουκαίων G4523 ἐρχομένους G2064 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 βάπτισμα G908 ‡αὐτοῦ, G846 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτοῖς, G846 Γεννήματα G1081 ἐχιδνῶν, G2191 τίς G5101 ὑπέδειξεν G5263 ὑμῖν G5213 φυγεῖν G5343 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 μελλούσης G3195 ὀργῆς; G3709 [8] Ποιήσατε G4160 οὖν G3767 ‡καρπὸν G2590 ἄξιον G514 τῆς G3588 μετανοίας· G3341 [9] καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δόξητε G1380 λέγειν G3004 ἐν G1722 ἑαυτοῖς, G1438 Πατέρα G3962 ἔχομεν G2192 τὸν G3588 Ἀβραάμ· G11 λέγω G3004 γὰρ G1063 ὑμῖν G5213 ὅτι G3754 δύναται G1410 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 λίθων G3037 τούτων G5130 ἐγεῖραι G1453 τέκνα G5043 τῷ G3588 Ἀβραάμ. G11 [10] Ἤδη G2235 δὲ G1161 ‡καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἀξίνη G513 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 ῥίζαν G4491 τῶν G3588 δένδρων G1186 κεῖται· G2749 πᾶν G3956 οὖν G3767 δένδρον G1186 μὴ G3361 ποιοῦν G4160 καρπὸν G2590 καλὸν G2570 ἐκκόπτεται G1581 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 πῦρ G4442 βάλλεται. G906 [11] Ἐγὼ G1473 μὲν G3303 ‡βαπτίζω G907 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐν G1722 ὕδατι G5204 εἰς G1519 μετάνοιαν· G3341 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὀπίσω G3694 μου G3450 ἐρχόμενος G2064 ἰσχυρότερός G2478 μου G3450 ἐστίν, G2076 οὗ G3739 οὐκ G3756 εἰμὶ G1510 ἱκανὸς G2425 τὰ G3588 ὑποδήματα G5266 βαστάσαι· G941 αὐτὸς G846 ὑμᾶς G5209 βαπτίσει G907 ἐν G1722 πνεύματι G4151 ‡‡ἁγίῳ. G40 [12] Οὗ G3739 τὸ G3588 πτύον G4425 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 χειρὶ G5495 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 διακαθαριεῖ G1245 τὴν G3588 ἅλωνα G257 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 συνάξει G4863 τὸν G3588 σῖτον G4621 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ἀποθήκην, G596 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἄχυρον G892 κατακαύσει G2618 πυρὶ G4442 ἀσβέστῳ. G762 [13] Τότε G5119 παραγίνεται G3854 ὁ G3588 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 Γαλιλαίας G1056 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 Ἰορδάνην G2446 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 ‡Ἰωάννην, G2491 τοῦ G3588 βαπτισθῆναι G907 ὑπ’ G5259 αὐτοῦ. G846 [14] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ‡Ἰωάννης G2491 διεκώλυεν G1254 αὐτόν, G846 λέγων, G3004 Ἐγὼ G1473 χρείαν G5532 ἔχω G2192 ὑπὸ G5259 σοῦ G4675 βαπτισθῆναι, G907 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἔρχῃ G2064 πρός G4314 με; G3165 [15] Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 Ἰησοῦς G2424 εἶπεν G2036 ‡πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν, G846 Ἄφες G863 ἄρτι· G737 οὕτως G3779 γὰρ G1063 πρέπον G4241 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡμῖν G2254 πληρῶσαι G4137 πᾶσαν G3956 δικαιοσύνην. G1343 Τότε G5119 ἀφίησιν G863 αὐτόν. G846 [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 βαπτισθεὶς G907 ὁ G3588 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ‡ἀνέβη G305 εὐθὺς G2117 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ὕδατος· G5204 καὶ G2532 ἰδού, G2400 ‡ἀνεῴχθησαν G455 αὐτῷ G846 οἱ G3588 οὐρανοί, G3772 καὶ G2532 εἶδεν G1492 ‡τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 καταβαῖνον G2597 ὡσεὶ G5616 περιστερὰν G4058 ‡καὶ G2532 ἐρχόμενον G2064 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν. G846 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἰδού, G2400 φωνὴ G5456 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 οὐρανῶν, G3772 λέγουσα, G3004 Οὗτός G3778 ἐστιν G2076 ὁ G3588 υἱός G5207 μου G3450 ὁ G3588 ἀγαπητός, G27 ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 εὐδόκησα. G2106

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1 Ἰωάννης ¦ Ἰωάνης
  2. ‡ 3:2 καὶ ¦ [] ¦
  3. ‡ 3:3 ὑπὸ ¦ διὰ
  4. ‡ 3:4a Ἰωάννης ¦ Ἰωάνης
  5. ‡ 3:4b αὐτοῦ ἦν ¦ ἦν αὐτοῦ
  6. ‡ 3:6 Ἰορδάνῃ ¦ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ
  7. ‡ 3:7 αὐτοῦ ¦
  8. ‡ 3:8 καρπὸν ἄξιον ¦ καρποὺς ἀξίους
  9. ‡ 3:10 καὶ ¦
  10. ‡ 3:11a βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς ¦ ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω
  11. ‡ 3:11b ἁγίῳ ¦ ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί
  12. ‡ 3:11c Guardian Press: ἁγίῳ ¦ ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρὶ vid vid
  13. ‡ 3:13 Ἰωάννην ¦ Ἰωάνην
  14. ‡ 3:14 Ἰωάννης ¦
  15. ‡ 3:15 πρὸς αὐτόν ¦ αὐτῷ
  16. ‡ 3:16a Καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ¦ Βαπτισθεὶς δὲ
  17. ‡ 3:16b ἀνέβη εὐθὺς ¦ εὐθὺς ἀνέβη
  18. ‡ 3:16c ἀνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ ¦ ἠνεῴχθησαν [αὐτῷ] ¦ ἠνεῴχθησαν
  19. ‡ 3:16d τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ¦ [τὸ] πνεῦμα [τοῦ] ¦ πνεῦμα
  20. ‡ 3:16e καὶ ¦ [] ¦