Matthew 3 HCSB

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Lk 3:2-17; Jn 1:6-8,19-28">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2784.htm" title="κηρύσσω v- -nsm-pap 2784"> preaching</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2048.htm" title="ἔρημος a- -dsf- 2048"> Wilderness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2449.htm" title="Ἰουδαία n- -gsf- 2449"> of Judea</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jos 15:61; Jdg 1:16">b</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- -nsm-pap 3004"> saying</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3340.htm" title="μετανοέω v- 2-p--pad 3340">Repent</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/932.htm" title="βασιλεία n- -nsf- 932"> kingdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3772.htm" title="οὐρανός n- -gpm- 3772"> of heaven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1448.htm" title="ἐγγίζω v- 3-s--xai 1448"> has come near</a>! ”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dn 2:44; Mt 4:17; 6:10; 10:7; Mk 1:15; Lk 10:9; 11:20; 21:31">c</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="οὗτος rd -nsm- 3778"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4483.htm" title="λέγω v- -nsm-app 4483"> one spoken of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4396.htm" title="προφήτης n- -gsm- 4396"> prophet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2268.htm" title="Ἠσαΐας n- -gsm- 2268"> Isaiah</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- -gsm-pap 3004">who said</a>:</p><p class="otdynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5456.htm" title="φωνή n- -nsf- 5456">A voice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/994.htm" title="βοάω v- -gsm-pap 994"> of one crying out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2048.htm" title="ἔρημος a- -dsf- 2048"> wilderness</a>:</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2090.htm" title="ἑτοιμάζω v- 2-p--aad 2090">Prepare</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3598.htm" title="ὁδός n- -asf- 3598"> way</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="κύριος n- -gsm- 2962"> for the Lord</a>;</p><p class="endotdynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="ποιέω v- 2-p--pad 4160">make</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5147.htm" title="τρίβος n- -apf- 5147"> paths</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2117.htm" title="εὐθύς a- -apf- 2117"> straight</a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 40:3; Lk 1:17,76; Jn 1:23">d, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 40:3">e</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2491.htm" title="Ἰωάννης n- -nsm- 2491">John</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -nsm- 846"> himself</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2192.htm" title="ἔχω v- 3-s--iai 2192"> had</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2359.htm" title="θρίξ n- -gpf- 2359"> a camel-hair</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2574.htm" title="κάμηλος n- -gsf- 2574"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1742.htm" title="ἔνδυμα n- -asn- 1742"> garment</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1193.htm" title="δερμάτινος a- -asf- 1193"> a leather</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2223.htm" title="ζώνη n- -asf- 2223"> belt</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="περί p- 4012"> around</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3751.htm" title="ὀσφῦς n- -asf- 3751"> waist</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5160.htm" title="τροφή n- -nsf- 5160"> food</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--iai 2258"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/200.htm" title="ἀκρίς n- -npf- 200"> locusts</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/66.htm" title="ἄγριος a- -nsn- 66"> wild</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3192.htm" title="μέλι n- -nsn- 3192"> honey</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5119.htm" title="τότε d- 5119">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2414.htm" title="Ἱεροσόλυμα n- -npn- 2414"> people from Jerusalem</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsf- 3956">all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2449.htm" title="Ἰουδαία n- -nsf- 2449"> Judea</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsf- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4066.htm" title="περίχωρος a- -nsf- 4066"> vicinity</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsm- 3588"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2446.htm" title="Ἰορδάνης n- -gsm- 2446"> Jordan</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1607.htm" title="ἐκπορεύομαι v- 3-s--imi 1607"> were flocking</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="πρός p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> him</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- 3-p--ipi 907"> they were baptized</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2446.htm" title="Ἰορδάνης n- -dsm- 2446"> Jordan</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4215.htm" title="ποταμός n- -dsm- 4215"> River</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1843.htm" title="ἐξομολογέω v- -npm-pmp 1843"> as they confessed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/266.htm" title="ἁμαρτία n- -apf- 266"> sins</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 23:37; Mk 1:5; Lk 3:3; Jn 15:22; Ac 19:18">f</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="ὁράω v- -nsm-aap 3708">When he saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4183.htm" title="πολύς a- -apm- 4183"> many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gpm- 3588"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5330.htm" title="Φαρισαῖος n- -gpm- 5330"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Pharisees</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4523.htm" title="Σαδδουκαῖος n- -gpm- 4523"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Sadducees</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 16:1; 22:23; 23:15; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 23:6">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="ἔρχομαι v- -apm-pmp 2064"> coming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="ἐπί p- 1909"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> place of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/908.htm" title="βάπτισμα n- -asn- 908"> baptism</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit to his baptism">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="λέγω v- 3-s--aai 2036"> he said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -dpm- 846"> to them</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1081.htm" title="γέννημα n- -vpn- 1081">Brood</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2191.htm" title="ἔχιδνα n- -gpf- 2191"> of vipers</a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -nsm- 5101">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5263.htm" title="ὑποδείκνυμι v- 3-s--aai 5263"> warned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5213.htm" title="σύ rp -dp-- 5213"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5343.htm" title="φεύγω v- -----aan 5343"> to flee</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="ἀπό p- 575"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3195.htm" title="μέλλω v- -gsf-pap 3195"> coming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3709.htm" title="ὀργή n- -gsf- 3709"> wrath</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 12:34; 23:33; Rm 5:9; 1Th 1:10">i</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3767.htm" title="οὖν c- 3767">Therefore</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="ποιέω v- 2-p--aad 4160"> produce</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2590.htm" title="καρπός n- -asm- 2590"> fruit</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 3:10; 12:33; 13:8,26; 21:19,34,41,43; Mk 11:14">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/514.htm" title="ἄξιος a- -asm- 514"> consistent</a> with<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit fruit worthy of">k</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3341.htm" title="μετάνοια n- -gsf- 3341"> repentance</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1380.htm" title="δοκέω v- 2-p--aas 1380"> presume</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- -----pan 3004"> to say</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="ἑαυτοῦ rp -dpm- 1438"> yourselves</a>, ‘<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2192.htm" title="ἔχω v- 1-p--pai 2192">We have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/11.htm" title="Ἀβραάμ n- -asm- 11"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="πατήρ n- -asm- 3962"> as our father</a>.’<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 3:8; Jn 8:33,39; Ac 13:26; Rm 4:1">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"> For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- 1-s--pai 3004"> I tell</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5213.htm" title="σύ rp -dp-- 5213"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="ὅτι c- 3754"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1410.htm" title="δύναμαι v- 3-s--pmi 1410"> is able</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1453.htm" title="ἐγείρω v- -----aan 1453"> to raise up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5043.htm" title="τέκνον n- -apn- 5043"> children</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/11.htm" title="Ἀβραάμ n- -dsm- 11"> for Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="ἐκ p- 1537"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5130.htm" title="οὗτος rd -gpm- 5130"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3037.htm" title="λίθος n- -gpm- 3037"> stones</a>! <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2235.htm" title="ἤδη d- 2235">Even now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/513.htm" title="ἀξίνη n- -nsf- 513"> ax</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="πρός p- 4314"> is ready to strike</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2749.htm" title="κεῖμαι v- 3-s--pmi 2749"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4491.htm" title="ῥίζα n- -asf- 4491"> root</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gpn- 3588"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1186.htm" title="δένδρον n- -gpn- 1186"> trees</a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3767.htm" title="οὖν c- 3767">Therefore</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsn- 3956">every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1186.htm" title="δένδρον n- -nsn- 1186"> tree</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361"> that doesn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="ποιέω v- -nsn-pap 4160"> produce</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2570.htm" title="καλός a- -asm- 2570"> good</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2590.htm" title="καρπός n- -asm- 2590"> fruit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1581.htm" title="ἐκκόπτω v- 3-s--ppi 1581"> will be cut down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/906.htm" title="βάλλω v- 3-s--ppi 906"> thrown</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4442.htm" title="πῦρ n- -asn- 4442"> the fire</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 7:19; Lk 13:7,9; Jn 15:2,6">m</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1473.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -ns-- 1473">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- 1-s--pai 907"> baptize</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5209.htm" title="σύ rp -ap-- 5209"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> with</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or in">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5204.htm" title="ὕδωρ n- -dsn- 5204"> water</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3341.htm" title="μετάνοια n- -asf- 3341"> repentance</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Baptism was the means by which repentance was expressed publicly.">o, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mk 1:4,8; Jn 1:26; Ac 1:5">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="ἔρχομαι v- -nsm-pmp 2064"> One who is coming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3694.htm" title="ὀπίσω p- 3694"> after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -gs-- 3450"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2478.htm" title="ἰσχυρός a- -nsmc 2478"> more powerful</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -gs-- 3450"> than I</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1510.htm" title="εἰμί v- 1-s--pai 1510">I am</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2425.htm" title="ἱκανός a- -nsm- 2425"> worthy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/941.htm" title="βαστάζω v- -----aan 941"> to remove</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or to carry">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -gsm- 3739"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5266.htm" title="ὑπόδημα n- -apn- 5266"> sandals</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -nsm- 846">He Himself</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- 3-s--fai 907"> will baptize</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5209.htm" title="σύ rp -ap-- 5209"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> with</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or in">r</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/40.htm" title="ἅγιος a- -dsn- 40"> the Holy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4151.htm" title="πνεῦμα n- -dsn- 4151"> Spirit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4442.htm" title="πῦρ n- -dsn- 4442"> fire</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 4:4; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:3-4; 11:16; Ti 3:5">s</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -gsm- 3739">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4425.htm" title="πτύον n- -nsn- 4425"> winnowing shovel</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="A wooden farm implement used to toss threshed grain into the wind so the lighter chaff would blow away and separate from the heavier grain">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5495.htm" title="χείρ n- -dsf- 5495"> hand</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1245.htm" title="διακαθαρίζω v- 3-s--fai 1245"> He will clear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 848"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/257.htm" title="ἅλων n- -asf- 257"> threshing floor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4863.htm" title="συνάγω v- 3-s--fai 4863"> gather</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 848"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4621.htm" title="σῖτος n- -asm- 4621"> wheat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/596.htm" title="ἀποθήκη n- -asf- 596"> barn</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/892.htm" title="ἄχυρον n- -asn- 892"> chaff</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2618.htm" title="κατακαίω v- 3-s--fai 2618"> He will burn up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4442.htm" title="πῦρ n- -dsn- 4442"> with fire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/762.htm" title="ἄσβεστος a- -dsn- 762"> that never goes out</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 30:24; Mt 13:30; Mk 9:43,48; Lk 3:17">u</a></p><p class="heading">The Baptism of Jesus</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5119.htm" title="τότε d- 5119">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -nsm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3854.htm" title="παραγίνομαι v- 3-s--pmi 3854"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="ἀπό p- 575"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1056.htm" title="Γαλιλαία n- -gsf- 1056"> Galilee</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="πρός p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2491.htm" title="Ἰωάννης n- -asm- 2491"> John</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="ἐπί p- 1909"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2446.htm" title="Ἰορδάνης n- -asm- 2446"> Jordan</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- -----apn 907">to be baptized</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:31-34">v</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2491.htm" title="Ἰωάννης n- -nsm- 2491"> John</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1254.htm" title="διακωλύω v- 3-s--iai 1254"> tried to stop</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> Him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- -nsm-pap 3004">saying</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1473.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -ns-- 1473">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5532.htm" title="χρεία n- -asf- 5532"> need</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2192.htm" title="ἔχω v- 1-s--pai 2192"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- -----apn 907"> to be baptized</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="σύ rp -gs-- 4675"> You</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and yet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4771.htm" title="σύ rp -ns-- 4771"> You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="ἔρχομαι v- 2-s--pmi 2064"> come</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="πρός p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3165.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -as-- 3165"> me</a>? ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -nsm- 2424">Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/611.htm" title="ἀποκρίνομαι v- -nsm-app 611"> answered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/863.htm" title="ἀφίημι v- 2-s--aad 863"><span class="red">“Allow</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/737.htm" title="ἄρτι d- 737"><span class="red"> it for now</span></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"><span class="red">because</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3779.htm" title="οὕτω(ς) d- 3779"><span class="red"> this</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"><span class="red"> is</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4241.htm" title="πρέπω v- -nsn-pap 4241"><span class="red"> the way</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2254.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -dp-- 2254"><span class="red"> for us</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4137.htm" title="πληρόω v- -----aan 4137"><span class="red"> to fulfill</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -asf- 3956"><span class="red"> all</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -asf- 1343"><span class="red"> righteousness</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5119.htm" title="τότε d- 5119"><span class="red">.”</span> Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/863.htm" title="ἀφίημι v- 3-s--pai 863"> he allowed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> Him</a> to be baptized.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -nsm- 2424">After Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/907.htm" title="βαπτίζω v- -nsm-app 907"> was baptized</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/305.htm" title="ἀναβαίνω v- 3-s--aai 305">He went up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2117.htm" title="εὐθύς a- -nsm- 2117"> immediately</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="ἀπό p- 575"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5204.htm" title="ὕδωρ n- -gsn- 5204"> water</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -npm- 3588">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3772.htm" title="οὐρανός n- -npm- 3772"> heavens</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 24:35; Lk 12:33; Ac 17:24; Eph 6:9; Rv 21:10">w</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2400.htm" title="ἰδού x- 2400"> suddenly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/455.htm" title="ἀνοίγω v- 3-p--api 455"> opened</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -dsm- 846"> for Him</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss omit for Him">x</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="ὁράω v- 3-s--aai 3708"> He saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4151.htm" title="πνεῦμα n- -asn- 4151"> Spirit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> of God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2597.htm" title="καταβαίνω v- -asn-pap 2597"> descending</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5616.htm" title="ὡσεί c- 5616"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4058.htm" title="περιστερά n- -asf- 4058"> a dove</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="ἔρχομαι v- -asn-pmp 2064"> coming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="ἐπί p- 1909"> down on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> Him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 11:2; Jn 1:32; Ac 7:56; 2Pt 1:17">y</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/3-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2400.htm" title="ἰδού x- 2400"> there came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5456.htm" title="φωνή n- -nsf- 5456"> a voice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="ἐκ p- 1537"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3772.htm" title="οὐρανός n- -gpm- 3772"> heaven</a>:</p><p class="dynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="οὗτος rd -nsm- 3778">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -gs-- 3450"> My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/27.htm" title="ἀγαπητός a- -nsm- 27"> beloved</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5207.htm" title="υἱός n- -nsm- 5207"> Son</a>.</p><p class="enddynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2106.htm" title="εὐδοκέω v- 1-s--aai 2106">I take delight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -dsm- 3739"> Him</a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Lk 9:35; Jn 12:28">z</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:1-12</b> Mk 1:3-8; Lk 3:2-17; Jn 1:6-8,19-28</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:1</b> Jos 15:61; Jdg 1:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:2</b> Dn 2:44; Mt 4:17; 6:10; 10:7; Mk 1:15; Lk 10:9; 11:20; 21:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:3</b> Is 40:3; Lk 1:17,76; Jn 1:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:3</b> <xbr t="Is 40:3">Is 40:3</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5-6</b> Mt 23:37; Mk 1:5; Lk 3:3; Jn 15:22; Ac 19:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:7</b> Mt 16:1; 22:23; 23:15; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 23:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:7</b> Lit <i>to his baptism</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:7</b> Mt 12:34; 23:33; Rm 5:9; 1Th 1:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:8</b> Mt 3:10; 12:33; 13:8,26; 21:19,34,41,43; Mk 11:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:8</b> Lit <i>fruit worthy of</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Lk 3:8; Jn 8:33,39; Ac 13:26; Rm 4:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10</b> Mt 7:19; Lk 13:7,9; Jn 15:2,6</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Or <i>in</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Baptism was the means by which repentance was expressed publicly.</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Mk 1:4,8; Jn 1:26; Ac 1:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Or <i>to carry</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Or <i>in</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Is 4:4; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:3-4; 11:16; Ti 3:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:12</b> A wooden farm implement used to toss threshed grain into the wind so the lighter chaff would blow away and separate from the heavier grain</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:12</b> Is 30:24; Mt 13:30; Mk 9:43,48; Lk 3:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13-17</b> Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:31-34</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:16</b> Mt 24:35; Lk 12:33; Ac 17:24; Eph 6:9; Rv 21:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:16</b> Other mss omit <i>for Him</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:16</b> Is 11:2; Jn 1:32; Ac 7:56; 2Pt 1:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:17</b> Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Lk 9:35; Jn 12:28</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/matthew/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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