Matthew 3

GNT

1 ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς ἰουδαίας

2 [καὶ] λέγων, μετανοεῖτε, ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

3 οὖτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς διὰ ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος, φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.

4 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.

5 τότε ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ πᾶσα ἡ ἰουδαία καὶ πᾶσα ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ ἰορδάνου,

6 καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ἐν τῶ ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῶ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν.

7 ἰδὼν δὲ πολλοὺς τῶν φαρισαίων καὶ σαδδουκαίων ἐρχομένους ἐπὶ τὸ βάπτισμα αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;

8 ποιήσατε οὗν καρπὸν ἄξιον τῆς μετανοίας·

9 καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν ἀβραάμ, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῶ ἀβραάμ.

10 ἤδη δὲ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὗν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.

11 ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν· ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν, οὖ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·

12 οὖ 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.

13 τότε παραγίνεται ὁ ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς γαλιλαίας ἐπὶ τὸν ἰορδάνην πρὸς τὸν ἰωάννην τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

14 ὁ δὲ ἰωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων, ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με;

15 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ἄφες ἄρτι, οὕτως γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην. τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν.

16 βαπτισθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἰησοῦς εὐθὺς ἀνέβη ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἠνεῴχθησαν [αὐτῶ] οἱ οὐρανοί, καὶ εἶδεν [τὸ] πνεῦμα [τοῦ] θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν [καὶ] ἐρχόμενον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν·

17 καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα, οὖτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα.

KJV

1  In¹⁷²² those¹⁵⁶⁵ days²²⁵⁰ came³⁸⁵⁴ John²⁴⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Baptist,⁹¹⁰ preaching²⁷⁸⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ wilderness²⁰⁴⁸ of Judea,²⁴⁴⁹

2  And²⁵³² saying,³⁰⁰⁴ Repent³³⁴⁰ ye: for¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² of heaven³⁷⁷² is at hand.¹⁴⁴⁸

3  For¹⁰⁶³ this³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ he that was spoken of⁴⁴⁸³ by⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ prophet⁴³⁹⁶ Isaiah,²²⁶⁸ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ The voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of one crying⁹⁹⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ wilderness,²⁰⁴⁸ Prepare²⁰⁹⁰ ye the³⁵⁸⁸ way³⁵⁹⁸ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² make⁴¹⁶⁰ his⁸⁴⁶ paths⁵¹⁴⁷ straight.²¹¹⁷

4  And¹¹⁶¹ the same⁸⁴⁶ John²⁴⁹¹ had²¹⁹² his⁸⁴⁸ raiment¹⁷⁴² of⁵⁷⁵ camel's²⁵⁷⁴ hair,²³⁵⁹ and²⁵³² a leather¹¹⁹³ girdle²²²³ about⁴⁰¹² his⁸⁴⁶ loins;³⁷⁵¹ and¹¹⁶¹ his⁸⁴⁸ meat⁵¹⁶⁰ was²²⁵⁸ locusts²⁰⁰ and²⁵³² wild⁶⁶ honey.³¹⁹²

5  Then⁵¹¹⁹ went out¹⁶⁰⁷ to⁴³¹⁴ him⁸⁴⁶ Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁴ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ Judea,²⁴⁴⁹ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ region round about⁴⁰⁶⁶ Jordan,²⁴⁴⁶

6  And²⁵³² were baptized⁹⁰⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² Jordan,²⁴⁴⁶ confessing¹⁸⁴³ their⁸⁴⁸ sins.²⁶⁶

7  But¹¹⁶¹ when he saw¹⁴⁹² many⁴¹⁸³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Pharisees⁵³³⁰ and²⁵³² Sadducees⁴⁵²³ come²⁰⁶⁴ to¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ baptism,⁹⁰⁸ he said²⁰³⁶ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ O generation¹⁰⁸¹ of vipers,²¹⁹¹ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath warned⁵²⁶³ you⁵²¹³ to flee⁵³⁴³ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ wrath³⁷⁰⁹ to come?³¹⁹⁵

8  Bring forth⁴¹⁶⁰ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ fruits²⁵⁹⁰ meet⁵¹⁴ for repentance:³³⁴¹

9  And²⁵³² think¹³⁸⁰ not³³⁶¹ to say³⁰⁰⁴ within¹⁷²² yourselves,¹⁴³⁸ We have²¹⁹² Abraham¹¹ to our father:³⁹⁶² for¹⁰⁶³ I say³⁰⁰⁴ unto you,⁵²¹³ that³⁷⁵⁴ God²³¹⁶ is able¹⁴¹⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ these⁵¹³⁰ stones³⁰³⁷ to raise up¹⁴⁵³ children⁵⁰⁴³ unto Abraham.¹¹

10  And¹¹⁶¹ now²²³⁵ also²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ axe⁵¹³ is laid²⁷⁴⁹ unto⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ root⁴⁴⁹¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ trees:¹¹⁸⁶ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ every³⁹⁵⁶ tree¹¹⁸⁶ which bringeth not forth^{4160 3361} good²⁵⁷⁰ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ is hewn down,¹⁵⁸¹ and²⁵³² cast⁹⁰⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ the fire.⁴⁴⁴²

11  I¹⁴⁷³ indeed³³⁰³ baptize⁹⁰⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ with¹⁷²² water⁵²⁰⁴ unto¹⁵¹⁹ repentance:³³⁴¹ but¹¹⁶¹ he that cometh²⁰⁶⁴ after³⁶⁹⁴ me³⁴⁵⁰ is²⁰⁷⁶ mightier²⁴⁷⁸ than I,³⁴⁵⁰ whose³⁷³⁹ shoes⁵²⁶⁶ I am¹⁵¹⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ worthy²⁴²⁵ to bear:⁹⁴¹ he⁸⁴⁶ shall baptize⁹⁰⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ with¹⁷²² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² with fire:⁴⁴⁴²

12  Whose³⁷³⁹ fan⁴⁴²⁵ is in¹⁷²² his⁸⁴⁶ hand,⁵⁴⁹⁵ and²⁵³² he will throughly purge¹²⁴⁵ his⁸⁴⁸ floor,²⁵⁷ and²⁵³² gather⁴⁸⁶³ his⁸⁴⁸ wheat⁴⁶²¹ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ garner;⁵⁹⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ he will burn up²⁶¹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ chaff⁸⁹² with unquenchable⁷⁶² fire.⁴⁴⁴²

13  Then⁵¹¹⁹ cometh³⁸⁵⁴ Jesus²⁴²⁴ from⁵⁷⁵ Galilee¹⁰⁵⁶ to¹⁹⁰⁹ Jordan²⁴⁴⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ John,²⁴⁹¹ to be baptized⁹⁰⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ him.⁸⁴⁶

14  But¹¹⁶¹ John²⁴⁹¹ forbade¹²⁵⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ I¹⁴⁷³ have²¹⁹² need⁵⁵³² to be baptized⁹⁰⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ thee,⁴⁶⁷⁵ and²⁵³² comest²⁰⁶⁴ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ to⁴³¹⁴ me?³¹⁶⁵

15  And¹¹⁶¹ Jesus²⁴²⁴ answering⁶¹¹ said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ Suffer⁸⁶³ it to be so now:⁷³⁷ for¹⁰⁶³ thus³⁷⁷⁹ it²⁰⁷⁶ becometh⁴²⁴¹ us²²⁵⁴ to fulfill⁴¹³⁷ all³⁹⁵⁶ righteousness.¹³⁴³ Then⁵¹¹⁹ he suffered⁸⁶³ him.⁸⁴⁶

16  And²⁵³² Jesus,²⁴²⁴ when he was baptized,⁹⁰⁷ went up³⁰⁵ straightway²¹¹⁷ out of⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ water:⁵²⁰⁴ and,²⁵³² lo,²⁴⁰⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ heavens³⁷⁷² were opened⁴⁵⁵ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² he saw¹⁴⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of God²³¹⁶ descending²⁵⁹⁷ like⁵⁶¹⁶ a dove,⁴⁰⁵⁸ and²⁵³² lighting²⁰⁶⁴ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ him:⁸⁴⁶

17  And²⁵³² lo²⁴⁰⁰ a voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ from¹⁵³⁷ heaven,³⁷⁷² saying,³⁰⁰⁴ This³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ beloved²⁷ Son,⁵²⁰⁷ in¹⁷²² whom³⁷³⁹ I am well pleased.²¹⁰⁶

Vul

1 In diebus autem illis venit Joannes Baptista prædicans in deserto Judææ,

2 et dicens: Pœnitentiam agite: appropinquavit enim regnum cælorum.

3 Hic est enim, qui dictus est per Isaiam prophetam dicentem: [Vox clamantis in deserto:
Parate viam Domini;
rectas facite semitas ejus.]

4 Ipse autem Joannes habebat vestimentum de pilis camelorum, et zonam pelliceam circa lumbos suos: esca autem ejus erat locustæ, et mel silvestre.

5 Tunc exibat ad eum Jerosolyma, et omnis Judæa, et omnis regio circa Jordanem;

6 et baptizabantur ab eo in Jordane, confitentes peccata sua.

7 Videns autem multos pharisæorum, et sadducæorum, venientes ad baptismum suum, dixit eis: Progenies viperarum, quis demonstravit vobis fugere a ventura ira?

8 Facite ergo fructum dignum pœnitentiæ.

9 Et ne velitis dicere intra vos: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quoniam potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.

10 Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor, quæ non facit fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.

11 Ego quidem baptizo vos in aqua in pœnitentiam: qui autem post me venturus est, fortior me est, cujus non sum dignus calceamenta portare: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto, et igni.

12 Cujus ventilabrum in manu sua: et permundabit aream suam: et congregabit triticum suum in horreum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.

13 Tunc venit Jesus a Galilæa in Jordanem ad Joannem, ut baptizaretur ab eo.

14 Joannes autem prohibebat eum, dicens: Ego a te debeo baptizari, et tu venis ad me?

15 Respondens autem Jesus, dixit ei: Sine modo: sic enim decet nos implere omnem justitiam. Tunc dimisit eum.

16 Baptizatus autem Jesus, confestim ascendit de aqua, et ecce aperti sunt ei cæli: et vidit Spiritum Dei descendentem sicut columbam, et venientem super se.

17 Et ecce vox de cælis dicens: Hic est Filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi complacui.