Luke 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀπεκρίνατο
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
πᾶσιν
pâs
G3956
all
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
ὕδατι
hýdōr
G5204
water
βαπτίζω
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἰσχυρότερός
ischyrós
G2478
strong
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
οὗ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
εἰμὶ
eimí
G1510
to be
ἱκανὸς
hikanós
G2425
sufficient
λῦσαι
lýō
G3089
to loose
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἱμάντα
himás
G2438
leather strap
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ὑποδημάτων
hypódēma
G5266
sandal
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
αὐτὸς
autós
G846
he
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
βαπτίσει
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁγίῳ
hágios
G40
saint
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πυρί
pŷr
G4442
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
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King James Version Public Domain
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
John answered, saying to them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).