1 In|strong="G1722" those|strong="G3588" days|strong="G2250" John|strong="G2491" the|strong="G1722" Baptist came|strong="G3854" preaching|strong="G2784" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" wilderness|strong="G2048" of|strong="G2250" Judea|strong="G2449", saying,
2 “Repent|strong="G3340", for|strong="G1063" the|strong="G2532" kingdom of|strong="G2532" heaven|strong="G3772" has|strong="G2532" drawn near|strong="G1448".”
3 This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" one|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" was|strong="G1510" spoken|strong="G3004" of|strong="G1223" by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1722" prophet|strong="G4396" Isaiah|strong="G2268", who|strong="G3588" said|strong="G3004",
4 Now|strong="G1161" John|strong="G2491" wore|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" garment|strong="G1742" of|strong="G4012" camel|strong="G2574"'s|strong="G2192" hair|strong="G2359" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2192" leather|strong="G1193" belt|strong="G2223" around|strong="G4012" his|strong="G4012" waist|strong="G3751", and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G4012" food|strong="G5160" was|strong="G1510" locusts and|strong="G2532" wild|strong="G2532" honey|strong="G3192".
5 Then|strong="G2532" Jerusalem|strong="G2414" was|strong="G3588" going|strong="G1607" out|strong="G1607" to|strong="G4314" him|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" so|strong="G2532" were|strong="G3588" all|strong="G3956" Judea|strong="G2449" and|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" the|strong="G2532" region|strong="G4066" around|strong="G4314" the|strong="G2532" Jordan|strong="G2446".
6 They|strong="G2532" were|strong="G3588" being|strong="G2532" baptized by|strong="G1722" him|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Jordan|strong="G2446", confessing|strong="G1843" their|strong="G2532" sins.
7 But|strong="G1161" when|strong="G1161" John|strong="G3004" saw|strong="G3708" many|strong="G4183" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Pharisees|strong="G5330" and|strong="G2532" Sadducees|strong="G4523" coming|strong="G2064" to|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1909" baptism, he|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" them|strong="G3588", “You|strong="G5210" brood|strong="G1081" of|strong="G2532" vipers|strong="G2191", who|strong="G5101" warned|strong="G5263" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2532" flee|strong="G5343" from|strong="G2064" the|strong="G2532" coming|strong="G2064" wrath|strong="G3709"?
8 Produce|strong="G4160" fruit|strong="G2590" consistent with|strong="G4160" repentance|strong="G3341".
9 And|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" think|strong="G1380" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" can|strong="G1410" say|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" yourselves|strong="G1438", ‘We|strong="G3754" have|strong="G2192" Abraham as|strong="G1722" our|strong="G2316" father|strong="G3962",’ for|strong="G1063" I|strong="G2532" tell|strong="G3004" you|strong="G5210" that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G3588" able|strong="G1410" from|strong="G1537" these|strong="G3778" stones|strong="G3037" to|strong="G2532" raise|strong="G1453" up|strong="G1453" children|strong="G5043" for|strong="G1063" Abraham.
10 Even|strong="G2532" now|strong="G1161" the|strong="G2532" axe is|strong="G3588" laid|strong="G2749" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" root|strong="G4491" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" trees|strong="G1186". Every|strong="G3956" tree|strong="G1186" therefore|strong="G3767" that|strong="G3588" does|strong="G4160" not|strong="G3361" produce|strong="G4160" good|strong="G2570" fruit|strong="G2590" is|strong="G3588" cut|strong="G1581" down|strong="G1581" and|strong="G2532" thrown into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" fire|strong="G4442".
11 “I|strong="G1473" baptize you|strong="G5210" with|strong="G1722" water|strong="G5204" for|strong="G1519" repentance|strong="G3341", but|strong="G1161" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" coming|strong="G2064" after|strong="G3694" me|strong="G1473" is|strong="G1510" mightier|strong="G2478" than|strong="G2478" I|strong="G1473", whose|strong="G3739" sandals|strong="G5266" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" worthy|strong="G2425" to|strong="G1519" carry. He|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" baptize you|strong="G5210" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Holy|strong="G4151" Spirit|strong="G4151".
12 His|strong="G1519" winnowing|strong="G4425" fork|strong="G4425" is|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1519" hand|strong="G5495", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" thoroughly|strong="G1245" clean out|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1519" threshing floor and|strong="G2532" gather|strong="G4863" his|strong="G1519" wheat|strong="G4621" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G1722" barn, but|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1722" chaff he|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" burn|strong="G2618" up|strong="G1519" with|strong="G1722" unquenchable fire|strong="G4442".”
13 Then|strong="G5119" Jesus|strong="G2424" came|strong="G3854" from|strong="G5259" Galilee|strong="G1056" to|strong="G4314" the|strong="G1909" Jordan|strong="G2446" to|strong="G4314" be|strong="G3588" baptized by|strong="G5259" John|strong="G2491".
14 But|strong="G1161" John|strong="G2491" tried to|strong="G4314" prevent|strong="G1254" him|strong="G3588", saying|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G1473" need|strong="G5532" to|strong="G4314" be|strong="G2532" baptized by|strong="G5259" yoʋ, and|strong="G2532" yet|strong="G2532" yoʋ are|strong="G3588" coming|strong="G2064" to|strong="G4314" me|strong="G1473"?”
15 But|strong="G1161" Jesus|strong="G2424" answered|strong="G3004" him|strong="G3588", “Permit \+w it|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w now|strong="G1161"\+w*, \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w thus|strong="G3779"\+w* \+w it|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w fitting|strong="G4241"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w us|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G4314"\+w* \+w fulfill|strong="G4137"\+w* \+w all|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w righteousness|strong="G1343"\+w*.” Then|strong="G5119" John|strong="G3004" permitted him|strong="G3588".
16 After|strong="G1161" being|strong="G2532" baptized, Jesus|strong="G2424" immediately|strong="G2112" went|strong="G2064" up|strong="G2532" from|strong="G2064" the|strong="G2532" water|strong="G5204". And|strong="G2532" behold|strong="G2400", the|strong="G2532" heavens|strong="G3772" were|strong="G3588" opened to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" saw|strong="G3708" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G4151" God|strong="G2316" descending|strong="G2597" like|strong="G5616" a|strong="G2532" dove|strong="G4058" and|strong="G2532" alighting on|strong="G1909" him|strong="G3588".
17 And|strong="G2532" behold|strong="G2400", a|strong="G2532" voice|strong="G5456" from|strong="G1537" heaven|strong="G3772" said|strong="G3004", “This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" my|strong="G3708" beloved Son|strong="G5207", in|strong="G1722" whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1510" well|strong="G2532" pleased|strong="G2106".”