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In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate governed Judea, Herod ruled Galilee, his brother Philip ruled Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruled Abilene,
KJV
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
En etei de pentekaidekatō tēs hēgemonias Tiberiou Kaisaros, hēgemoneuontos Pontiou Pilatou tēs Ioudaias, kai tetrarchountos tēs Galilaias Hērōdou, Philippou de tou adelphou autou tetrarchountos tēs Itouraias kai Trachōnitidos chōras, kai Lysaniou tēs Abilēnēs tetrarchountos,
just as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice cries out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!
KJV
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked ways will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
KJV
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
KJV
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
KJV
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Soldiers also asked him, “And what should we do?” He said, “Do not extort money from anyone or falsely accuse anyone. Be satisfied with your wages.”
KJV
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Epērōtōn de auton kai strateuomenoi, legontes, Kai hēmeis ti poiēsomen? Kai eipen pros autous, Mēdena diaseisēte, mēde sykophantēsēte; kai arkeisthe tois opsōniois hymōn.
John answered them all: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
KJV
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:
apekrinato ho Iōannēs, hapasin legōn, Egō men hydati baptizō hymas; erchetai de ho ischyroteros mou, hou ouk eimi hikanos lysai ton himanta tōn hypodēmatōn autou; autos hymas baptisei en pneumati hagiō kai pyri;
His winnowing fork is in His hand. He will thoroughly clean His threshing floor, gather the wheat into His barn, and burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
KJV
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
hou to ptyon en tē cheiri autou, kai diakathariei tēn halōna autou, kai synaxei ton siton eis tēn apothēkēn autou, to de achyron katakausei pyri asbestō.
and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove. A voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
KJV
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
kai katabēnai to pneuma to hagion sōmatikō eidei hōsei peristeran ep’ auton, kai phōnēn ex ouranou genesthai, legousan, Sy ei ho huios mou ho agapētos, en soi eudokēsa.