Matthew 3
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Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
in · but · the · day · that one · to appear · John · the · baptizer · to proclaim · in · the · desolate · the · Judea
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λέγων μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν
to say · to repent · to approach · for · the · kingdom · the · heaven
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οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς διὰ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ
this · for · to be · the · to speak · through · Isaiah · the · prophet · to say · voice · to cry out · in · the · desolate · to prepare · the · way · Lord · straight · to make · the · path · he
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αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ τροφὴ ἦν αὐτοῦ ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον
he · but · the · John · to have · the · garment · he · from · hair · camel · and · belt · leather · about · the · loin · he · the · but · food · to be · he · locust · and · honey · wild
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τότε ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία καὶ πᾶσα ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου
then · to go forth · to · he · Jerusalem · and · all · the · Judea · and · all · the · neighboring · the · Jordan
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καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν
and · to baptize · in · the · Jordan · river · under · he · to confess · the · sin · he
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ἰδὼν δὲ πολλοὺς τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων ἐρχομένους ἐπὶ τὸ βάπτισμα εἶπεν αὐτοῖς γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς
to see · but · many · the · Pharisee · and · Sadducee · to come · upon · the · immersion · to say · he · offspring · viper · who · to demonstrate · you · to flee · from · the · to be about · anger
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ποιήσατε οὖν καρπὸν ἄξιον τῆς μετανοίας
to make · therefore · fruit · worthy · the · repentance
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καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ
and · not · to think · to say · in · himself · father · to have · the · Abraham · to say · for · you · that · to be able · the · God · from · the · stone · this · to raise · child · the · Abraham
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ἤδη δὲ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται
already · but · the · axe · to · the · root · the · tree · to lie · all · therefore · tree · not · to make · fruit · good · to cut off · and · into · fire · to throw
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ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί
I · truly · you · to baptize · in · water · into · repentance · the · but · back · I · to come · strong · I · to be · who · not · to be · sufficient · the · sandal · to take up · he · you · to baptize · in · spirit · saint · and · fire
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οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ διακαθαριεῖ τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ συνάξει τὸν σῖτον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ
who · the · winnowing fan · in · the · hand · he · and · to cleanse thoroughly · the · threshing floor · he · and · to gather together · the · wheat · he · into · the · storehouse · the · but · chaff · to burn up · fire · unquenchable
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Τότε παραγίνεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ
then · to appear · the · Jesus · from · the · Galilee · upon · the · Jordan · to · the · John · the · to baptize · under · he
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ὁ δὲ διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με
the · but · to hinder · he · to say · I · necessity · to have · under · you · to baptize · and · you · to come · to · I
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ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν ἄφες ἄρτι οὕτως γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν
to answer · but · the · Jesus · to say · to · he · to send away · now · thus · for · to be fitting · to be · we · to fulfill · all · righteousness · then · to send away · he
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βαπτισθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εὐθὺς ἀνέβη ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί καὶ εἶδεν πνεῦμα θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐρχόμενον ἐπ’ αὐτόν
to baptize · but · the · Jesus · immediately · to ascend · from · the · water · and · to see · to open · the · heaven · and · to see · spirit · God · to descend · as it were · dove · to come · upon · he
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καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα
and · to see · voice · from · the · heaven · to say · this · to be · the · son · I · the · beloved · in · who · to be pleased
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- 17 Verses
- 328 Greek words
- 143 Distinct lemmas
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