Matthew 3 Cross References - BIB

¹ Ἐν (In) δὲ (then) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days) ἐκείναις (those), παραγίνεται (comes) Ἰωάννης (John) ὁ (the) βαπτιστὴς (Baptist), κηρύσσων (preaching) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), ² ‹καὶ› (and) λέγων (saying), “Μετανοεῖτε (Repent); ἤγγικεν (has drawn near) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).” ³ οὗτος (This) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the One) ῥηθεὶς (having been spoken of) διὰ (through) Ἠσαΐου (Isaiah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet), λέγοντος (saying), “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord); εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’” ⁴ Αὐτὸς (Himself) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) εἶχεν (had) τὸ (the) ἔνδυμα (garment) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἀπὸ (of) τριχῶν (hair) καμήλου (of a camel), καὶ (and) ζώνην (a belt) δερματίνην (of leather) περὶ (around) τὴν (the) ὀσφὺν (waist) αὐτοῦ (of him), ἡ (-) δὲ (and) τροφὴ (the food) ἦν (was) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἀκρίδες (locusts) καὶ (and) μέλι (honey) ἄγριον (wild). ⁵ Τότε (At that time) ἐξεπορεύετο (were going out) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) πᾶσα (all) ἡ (-) Ἰουδαία (Judea), καὶ (and) πᾶσα (all) ἡ (the) περίχωρος (region around) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), ⁶ καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (were being baptized) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἰορδάνῃ (Jordan) ποταμῷ (River) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) αὐτῶν (of them). ⁷ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) πολλοὺς (many) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees) ἐρχομένους (coming) ἐπὶ (to) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) ‹αὐτοῦ› (of him), εἶπεν (he said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Γεννήματα (Brood) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers), τίς (who) ὑπέδειξεν (forewarned) ὑμῖν (you) φυγεῖν (to flee) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) μελλούσης (coming) ὀργῆς (wrath)? ⁸ ποιήσατε (Produce) οὖν (therefore) καρπὸν (fruit) ἄξιον (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance). ⁹ καὶ (And) μὴ (not) δόξητε (presume) λέγειν (to say) ἐν (within) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves), ‘Πατέρα (As father) ἔχομεν (we have) τὸν (-) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham).’ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) δύναται (able is) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐκ (out of) τῶν (the) λίθων (stones) τούτων (these) ἐγεῖραι (to raise up) τέκνα (children) τῷ (unto) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham). ¹⁰ ἤδη (Already) δὲ (now) ἡ (the) ἀξίνη (ax) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) ῥίζαν (root) τῶν (of the) δένδρων (trees) κεῖται (is applied); πᾶν (every) οὖν (therefore) δένδρον (tree) μὴ (not) ποιοῦν (producing) καρπὸν (fruit) καλὸν (good) ἐκκόπτεται (is cut down) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) πῦρ (the fire) βάλλεται (is thrown). ¹¹ Ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίζω (baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water) εἰς (to) μετάνοιαν (repentance), ὁ (-) δὲ (but) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (is coming) ἰσχυρότερός (mightier) μού (than I), ἐστιν (He) οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἱκανὸς (fit) τὰ (the) ὑποδήματα (sandals) βαστάσαι (to carry). αὐτὸς (He) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy) καὶ (and) πυρί (with fire), ¹² οὗ (whose) τὸ (-) πτύον (winnowing fork is) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) χειρὶ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him); καὶ (and) διακαθαριεῖ (He will clear) τὴν (the) ἅλωνα (threshing floor) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) συνάξει (will gather) τὸν (the) σῖτον (wheat) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἀποθήκην (barn); τὸ (the) δὲ (but) ἄχυρον (chaff) κατακαύσει (He will burn up) πυρὶ (with fire) ἀσβέστῳ (unquenchable).” ¹³ Τότε (Then) παραγίνεται (comes) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (the) Ἰορδάνην (Jordan), πρὸς (unto) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John), τοῦ (-) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him). ¹⁴ ὁ (-) δὲ (But) ‹Ἰωάννης› (John) διεκώλυεν (was hindering) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Ἐγὼ (I) χρείαν (need) ἔχω (have) ὑπὸ (by) σοῦ (You) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized), καὶ (and) σὺ (You) ἔρχῃ (come) πρός (to) με (me)?” ¹⁵ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering), δὲ (however), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) ‹πρὸς (unto) αὐτόν› (him), “Ἄφες (Permit it) ἄρτι (presently); οὕτως (thus) γὰρ (for) πρέπον (fitting) ἐστὶν (it is) ἡμῖν (to us) πληρῶσαι (to fulfill) πᾶσαν (all) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness).” τότε (Then) ἀφίησιν (he permits) αὐτόν (Him). ¹⁶ Βαπτισθεὶς (Having been baptized) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀνέβη (went up) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) ὕδατος (water); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἠνεῴχθησαν (were opened) οἱ (the) οὐρανοί (heavens), καὶ (and) εἶδεν (he saw) [τὸ] (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) [τοῦ] (of) Θεοῦ (God) καταβαῖνον (descending) ὡσεὶ (as) περιστερὰν (a dove), [καὶ] (and) ἐρχόμενον (alighting) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him). ¹⁷ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), φωνὴ (a voice) ἐκ (out) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), λέγουσα (saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved), ἐν (in) ᾧ (whom) εὐδόκησα (I was well pleased).”

⁸ ποιήσατε (Produce) οὖν (therefore) καρπὸν (fruit) ἄξιον (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance).

⁷ Τούτων (As these) δὲ (now) πορευομένων (were going away), ἤρξατο (began) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγειν (to speak) τοῖς (to the) ὄχλοις (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (went you out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by the) ἀνέμου (wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)?

¹¹ Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), οὐκ (not) ἐγήγερται (there has risen) ἐν (among those) γεννητοῖς (born) γυναικῶν (of women) μείζων (one greater) Ἰωάννου (than John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist). ὁ (-) δὲ (Yet) μικρότερος (the least) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), μείζων (greater) αὐτοῦ (than he) ἐστιν (is).

² καὶ (and) εἶπεν (he said) τοῖς (to) παισὶν (the servants) αὐτοῦ (of him), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) Ἰωάννης (John) ὁ (the) Βαπτιστής (Baptist); αὐτὸς (he) ἠγέρθη (is risen) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) νεκρῶν (dead), καὶ (and) διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this), αἱ (the) δυνάμεις (miraculous powers) ἐνεργοῦσιν (are working) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him).” ³ Ὁ (-) γὰρ (For) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) κρατήσας (having seized) τὸν (-) Ἰωάνην (John), ἔδησεν (he bound) ‹αὐτὸν› (him) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) φυλακῇ (prison) ἀπέθετο (put him), διὰ (on account of) Ἡρῳδιάδα (Herodias), τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) Φιλίππου (of Philip), τοῦ (the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him). ⁴ ἔλεγεν (Had been saying) γὰρ (for) «ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης» (John) αὐτῷ (to him), “Οὐκ (Not) ἔξεστίν (it is lawful) σοι (for you) ἔχειν (to have) αὐτήν (her).” ⁵ καὶ (Although) θέλων (wishing) αὐτὸν (him) ἀποκτεῖναι (to kill), ἐφοβήθη (he feared) τὸν (the) ὄχλον (multitude), ὅτι (because) ὡς (as) προφήτην (a prophet) αὐτὸν (him) εἶχον (they were holding). ⁶ Γενεσίοις (The birthday) δὲ (now) γενομένοις (having been celebrated) τοῦ (-) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod), ὠρχήσατο (danced) ἡ (the) θυγάτηρ (daughter) τῆς (-) Ἡρῳδιάδος (of Herodias) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) μέσῳ (midst), καὶ (and) ἤρεσεν (pleased) τῷ (-) Ἡρῴδῃ (Herod), ⁷ ὅθεν (whereupon) μεθ’ (with) ὅρκου (oath) ὡμολόγησεν (he promised) αὐτῇ (to her) δοῦναι (to give) ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) αἰτήσηται (she should ask). ⁸ Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) προβιβασθεῖσα (having been urged on) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτῆς (of her), “Δός (Give) μοι (me),” φησίν (she says), “Ὧδε (here) ἐπὶ (upon) πίνακι (a platter) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist).” ⁹ Καὶ (And) λυπηθεὶς (having been grieved) ὁ (the) βασιλεὺς (king), διὰ (on account of) τοὺς (the) ὅρκους (oaths) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) συνανακειμένους (reclining with him), ἐκέλευσεν (he commanded it) δοθῆναι (to be given). ¹⁰ καὶ (And) πέμψας (he having sent), ἀπεκεφάλισεν (beheaded) ‹τὸν› (-) Ἰωάννην (John) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) φυλακῇ (prison). ¹¹ Καὶ (And) ἠνέχθη (was brought) ἡ (the) κεφαλὴ (head) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἐπὶ (on) πίνακι (a platter), καὶ (and) ἐδόθη (was given) τῷ (to the) κορασίῳ (girl), καὶ (and) ἤνεγκεν (she brought it) τῇ (to) μητρὶ (the mother) αὐτῆς (of her). ¹² καὶ (And) προσελθόντες (having come), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἦραν (took) τὸ (the) πτῶμα (body), καὶ (and) ἔθαψαν (buried) αὐτόν (it); καὶ (and) ἐλθόντες (having come), ἀπήγγειλαν (they told) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus). ¹³ Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἀνεχώρησεν (withdrew) ἐκεῖθεν (from there) ἐν (by) πλοίῳ (boat) εἰς (to) ἔρημον (a secluded) τόπον (place) κατ’ (apart) ἰδίαν (Himself). καὶ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard of it), οἱ (the) ὄχλοι (crowds) ἠκολούθησαν (followed) αὐτῷ (Him) πεζῇ (on foot) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) πόλεων (towns). ¹⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξελθὼν (having gone out), εἶδεν (He saw) πολὺν (great) ὄχλον (a crowd), καὶ (and) ἐσπλαγχνίσθη (was moved with compassion) ἐπ’ (toward) αὐτοῖς (them), καὶ (and) ἐθεράπευσεν (healed) τοὺς (the) ἀρρώστους (sick) αὐτῶν (of them).

¹⁴ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Οἱ (Some) μὲν (indeed) Ἰωάννην (John) τὸν (the) Βαπτιστήν (Baptist); ἄλλοι (others) δὲ (now) Ἠλίαν (Elijah); ἕτεροι (others) δὲ (now) Ἰερεμίαν (Jeremiah), ἢ (or) ἕνα (one) τῶν (of the) προφητῶν (prophets).”

¹² λέγω (I say) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) Ἠλίας (Elijah) ἤδη (already) ἦλθεν (is come), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἐπέγνωσαν (they knew) αὐτὸν (him), ἀλλὰ* (but) ἐποίησαν (did) ἐν (to) αὐτῷ (him) ὅσα (whatever) ἠθέλησαν (they desired). οὕτως (Thus) καὶ (also), ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) μέλλει (is about) πάσχειν (to suffer) ὑπ’ (from) αὐτῶν (them).” ¹³ τότε (Then) συνῆκαν (understood) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ὅτι (that) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist) εἶπεν (He spoke) αὐτοῖς (to them).

²⁵ τὸ (The) βάπτισμα (baptism) τὸ (of) Ἰωάννου (John), πόθεν (from where) ἦν (was it)? ἐξ (From) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), ἢ (or) ἐξ (from) ἀνθρώπων (men)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) διελογίζοντο (they were reasoning) ἐν (with) ἑαυτοῖς (themselves), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἐὰν (If) εἴπωμεν (we should say), ‘Ἐξ (From) οὐρανοῦ (heaven),’ ἐρεῖ (He will say) ἡμῖν (to us), ‘Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὖν (then) οὐκ (not) ἐπιστεύσατε (did you believe) αὐτῷ (him)?’ ²⁶ ἐὰν (If) δὲ (however) εἴπωμεν (we should say), ‘Ἐξ (From) ἀνθρώπων (men),’ φοβούμεθα (we fear) τὸν (the) ὄχλον (multitude); πάντες (all) γὰρ (for) ὡς (as) προφήτην (a prophet) ἔχουσιν (hold) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John).” ²⁷ καὶ (And) ἀποκριθέντες (answering) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), εἶπαν (they said), “Οὐκ (Not) οἴδαμεν (do we know).” Ἔφη (Said) αὐτοῖς (to them) καὶ (also) αὐτός (He), “Οὐδὲ (Neither) ἐγὼ (I) λέγω (tell) ὑμῖν (you) ἐν (by) ποίᾳ (what) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority) ταῦτα (these things) ποιῶ (I do).

³² ἦλθεν (Came) γὰρ (for) Ἰωάννης (John) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐν (in the) ὁδῷ (way) δικαιοσύνης (of righteousness), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἐπιστεύσατε (you did believe) αὐτῷ (him), οἱ (-) δὲ (however) τελῶναι (the tax collectors) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πόρναι (prostitutes) ἐπίστευσαν (believed) αὐτῷ (him); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (then), ἰδόντες (having seen), οὐδὲ (not even) μετεμελήθητε (did repent) ὕστερον (afterward) τοῦ (-) πιστεῦσαι (to believe) αὐτῷ (him).

³ “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord), εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’” ⁴ Ἐγένετο (Came) Ἰωάννης (John), ὁ (-) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness) [καὶ] (and) κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins). ⁵ καὶ (And) ἐξεπορεύετο (were going out) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) πᾶσα (all) ἡ (the) Ἰουδαία (of Judea) χώρα (region) καὶ (and) οἱ (-) Ἱεροσολυμῖται (of Jerusalem), πάντες (all) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (were being baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἰορδάνῃ (Jordan) ποταμῷ (river), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) αὐτῶν (of them). ⁶ Καὶ (And) ἦν (was) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) ἐνδεδυμένος (clothed in) τρίχας (hair) καμήλου (of a camel), καὶ (and) ζώνην (a belt) δερματίνην (of leather) περὶ (around) τὴν (the) ὀσφὺν (waist) αὐτοῦ (of him); καὶ (and) ἔσθων (he is eating) ἀκρίδας (locusts) καὶ (and) μέλι (honey) ἄγριον (wild). ⁷ καὶ (And) ἐκήρυσσεν (he was preaching), λέγων (saying), “Ἔρχεται (He comes) ὁ (who) ἰσχυρότερός (is mightier) μου (than I) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἱκανὸς (sufficient), κύψας (having stooped down), λῦσαι (to untie) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τῶν (of the) ὑποδημάτων (sandals) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ⁸ ἐγὼ (I) ἐβάπτισα (baptized) ὑμᾶς (you) ὕδατι (with water); αὐτὸς (He) δὲ (however) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ὑμᾶς (you) ‹ἐν› (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).”

¹⁵ καὶ (and) λέγων (saying) ὅτι (-), “Πεπλήρωται (Has been fulfilled) ὁ (the) καιρὸς (time), καὶ (and) ἤγγικεν (has drawn near) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); μετανοεῖτε (repent) καὶ (and) πιστεύετε (believe) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) εὐαγγελίῳ (gospel).”

¹⁶ Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ἔλεγεν (was saying), “Ὃν (Whom) ἐγὼ (I) ἀπεκεφάλισα (beheaded), Ἰωάννην (John)— οὗτος (he) ἠγέρθη (is risen)!” ¹⁷ Αὐτὸς (Himself) γὰρ (for) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod), ἀποστείλας (having sent), ἐκράτησεν (seized) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John) καὶ (and) ἔδησεν (bound) αὐτὸν (him) ἐν (in) φυλακῇ (prison), διὰ (on account of) Ἡρῳδιάδα (Herodias), τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) Φιλίππου (of Philip) τοῦ (the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him), ὅτι (because) αὐτὴν (her) ἐγάμησεν (he had married). ¹⁸ ἔλεγεν (Had been saying) γὰρ (for) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) τῷ (-) Ἡρῴδῃ (to Herod) ὅτι (-), “Οὐκ (Not) ἔξεστίν (it is lawful) σοι (for you) ἔχειν (to have) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) τοῦ (of the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) σου (of you).” ¹⁹ Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) Ἡρῳδιὰς (Herodias) ἐνεῖχεν (held it) αὐτῷ (against him), καὶ (and) ἤθελεν (wished) αὐτὸν (him) ἀποκτεῖναι (to kill), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἠδύνατο (was able); ²⁰ ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ἐφοβεῖτο (was afraid of) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John), εἰδὼς (knowing) αὐτὸν (him) ἄνδρα (to be a man) δίκαιον (righteous) καὶ (and) ἅγιον (holy); καὶ (and) συνετήρει (he kept safe) αὐτόν (him). καὶ (And) ἀκούσας (having heard) αὐτοῦ (him), πολλὰ (greatly) ἠπόρει (he was perplexed) καὶ (and) ἡδέως (gladly) αὐτοῦ (him) ἤκουεν (heard). ²¹ Καὶ (And) γενομένης (having come) ἡμέρας (a day) εὐκαίρου (opportune), ὅτε (when) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) τοῖς (on the) γενεσίοις (birthday) αὐτοῦ (of him) δεῖπνον (a banquet) ἐποίησεν (made) τοῖς (to the) μεγιστᾶσιν (great men) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) χιλιάρχοις (chief captains), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) πρώτοις (leading men) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), ²² καὶ (and) εἰσελθούσης (having come in) τῆς (the) θυγατρὸς (daughter) αὐτῆς (of herself) τῆς (-) Ἡρῳδιάδος (Herodias), καὶ (and) ὀρχησαμένης (having danced), ἤρεσεν (pleased) τῷ (-) Ἡρῴδῃ (Herod) καὶ (and) τοῖς (those) συνανακειμένοις (reclining with him). «ὁ (-) 〈δὲ〉 (And) βασιλεὺς» (the king) εἶπεν (said) τῷ (to the) κορασίῳ (girl), “Αἴτησόν (Ask) με (me) ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) θέλῃς (you wish), καὶ (and) δώσω (I will give) σοι (to you).” ²³ καὶ (And) ὤμοσεν (he swore) αὐτῇ (to her), “[Πολλά] (Whatever) Ὅ¦τι (that) ἐάν (if) με (me) αἰτήσῃς (you might ask), δώσω (I will give) σοι (you), ἕως (up to) ἡμίσους (half) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) μου (of me).” ²⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξελθοῦσα (having gone out), εἶπεν (she said) τῇ (to the) μητρὶ (mother) αὐτῆς (of her), “Τί (What) αἰτήσωμαι (shall I ask)?” Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (she said), “Τὴν (The) κεφαλὴν (head) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the one) Βαπτίζοντος (baptizing).” ²⁵ Καὶ (And) εἰσελθοῦσα (having entered) εὐθὺς (immediately) μετὰ (with) σπουδῆς (haste) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) βασιλέα (king), ᾐτήσατο (she asked), λέγουσα (saying), “Θέλω (I desire) ἵνα (that) ἐξαυτῆς (at once) δῷς (you give) μοι (to me) ἐπὶ (upon) πίνακι (a platter) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist).” ²⁶ Καὶ (And) περίλυπος (encompassingly sorrowful) γενόμενος (having been made) ὁ (the) βασιλεὺς (king), διὰ (on account of) τοὺς (the) ὅρκους (oaths) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) ἀνακειμένους (reclining with him), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (was he willing) ἀθετῆσαι (to refuse) αὐτήν (her). ²⁷ καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀποστείλας (having sent) ὁ (the) βασιλεὺς (king) σπεκουλάτορα (an executioner), ἐπέταξεν (he commanded) ἐνέγκαι (to be brought) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) αὐτοῦ (of him). καὶ (And) ἀπελθὼν (having gone), ἀπεκεφάλισεν (he beheaded) αὐτὸν (him) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) φυλακῇ (prison), ²⁸ καὶ (and) ἤνεγκεν (brought) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἐπὶ (upon) πίνακι (a platter), καὶ (and) ἔδωκεν (gave) αὐτὴν (it) τῷ (to the) κορασίῳ (girl), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) κοράσιον (girl) ἔδωκεν (gave) αὐτὴν (it) τῇ (to the) μητρὶ (mother) αὐτῆς (of her). ²⁹ καὶ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard it), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἦλθον* (came), καὶ (and) ἦραν (took up) τὸ (the) πτῶμα (body) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἔθηκαν (laid) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) μνημείῳ (a tomb).

¹³ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (the) ἄγγελος (angel), “Μὴ (Not) φοβοῦ (fear), Ζαχαρία (Zechariah), διότι (because) εἰσηκούσθη (has been heard) ἡ (the) δέησίς (prayer) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) γυνή (wife) σου (of You) Ἐλισάβετ (Elizabeth) γεννήσει (will bear) υἱόν (a son) σοι (to you), καὶ (and) καλέσεις (you shall call) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) αὐτοῦ (of him) Ἰωάννην (John). ¹⁴ καὶ (And) ἔσται (he will be) χαρά (joy) σοι (to you) καὶ (and) ἀγαλλίασις (gladness), καὶ (and) πολλοὶ (many) ἐπὶ (at) τῇ (the) γενέσει (birth) αὐτοῦ (of him) χαρήσονται (will rejoice). ¹⁵ ἔσται (He will be) γὰρ (for) μέγας (great) ἐνώπιον (before) ‹τοῦ› (the) Κυρίου (Lord); καὶ (and) οἶνον (wine) καὶ (and) σίκερα (strong drink) οὐ (no) μὴ (not) πίῃ (shall he drink), καὶ (and) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit) Ἁγίου (Holy) πλησθήσεται (he will be filled) ἔτι (even) ἐκ (from) κοιλίας (the womb) μητρὸς (of the mother) αὐτοῦ (of him). ¹⁶ καὶ (And) πολλοὺς (many) τῶν (of the) υἱῶν (sons) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel) ἐπιστρέψει (he will turn) ἐπὶ (to) Κύριον (the Lord), τὸν (the) Θεὸν (God) αὐτῶν (of them). ¹⁷ καὶ (And) αὐτὸς (he) προελεύσεται (will go forth) ἐνώπιον (before) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἐν (in) πνεύματι (the spirit) καὶ (and) δυνάμει (power) Ἠλίου (of Elijah), ἐπιστρέψαι (to turn) καρδίας (the hearts) πατέρων (of the fathers) ἐπὶ (to) τέκνα (the children), καὶ (and) ἀπειθεῖς (the disobedient) ἐν (to) φρονήσει (the wisdom) δικαίων (of the righteous), ἑτοιμάσαι (to make ready) Κυρίῳ (for the Lord) λαὸν (a people) κατεσκευασμένον (prepared).”

⁷⁶ Καὶ (And) σὺ (you) δέ (now), παιδίον (child), προφήτης (prophet) Ὑψίστου (of the Most High) κληθήσῃ (will be called); προπορεύσῃ (you will go) γὰρ (for) ἐνώπιον (before) Κυρίου (the Lord), ἑτοιμάσαι (to prepare) ὁδοὺς (ways) αὐτοῦ (of Him);

¹ Ἐν (In) ἔτει (year) δὲ (then) πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ (fifteenth) τῆς (of the) ἡγεμονίας (reign) Τιβερίου (of Tiberius) Καίσαρος (Caesar), ἡγεμονεύοντος (being governor) Ποντίου (Pontius) Πιλάτου (Pilate) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee) Ἡρῴδου (Herod), Φιλίππου (Philip) δὲ (now) τοῦ (the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch) τῆς (-) Ἰτουραίας (of Ituraea) καὶ (and) Τραχωνίτιδος (of Trachonitis) χώρας (the region), καὶ (and) Λυσανίου (Lysanias) τῆς (-) Ἀβιληνῆς (of Abilene) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch), ² ἐπὶ (during) ἀρχιερέως (the high priesthood) Ἅννα (of Annas) καὶ (and) Καϊάφα (Caiaphas), ἐγένετο (came) ῥῆμα (the word) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐπὶ (upon) Ἰωάννην (John), τὸν (-) Ζαχαρίου (of Zechariah) υἱὸν (son), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness). ³ Καὶ (And) ἦλθεν (he went) εἰς (into) πᾶσαν (all) τὴν (the) περίχωρον (surrounding region) τοῦ (of the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins), ⁴ ὡς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written) ἐν (in) βίβλῳ (the book) λόγων (of the words) Ἠσαΐου (of Isaiah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet): “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord); εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’ ⁵ πᾶσα (Every) φάραγξ (valley) πληρωθήσεται (will be filled), καὶ (and) πᾶν (every) ὄρος (mountain) καὶ (and) βουνὸς (hill) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be made low); καὶ (and) ἔσται (will become) τὰ (the) σκολιὰ (crooked) εἰς (into) εὐθείαν* (straight), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) τραχεῖαι (rough) εἰς (into) ὁδοὺς (ways) λείας (smooth); ⁶ καὶ (and) ὄψεται (will see) πᾶσα (all) σὰρξ (flesh) τὸ (the) σωτήριον (salvation) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ⁷ Ἔλεγεν (He was saying) οὖν (therefore) τοῖς (to the) ἐκπορευομένοις (coming out) ὄχλοις (crowds) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him), “Γεννήματα (Offspring) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers), τίς (who) ὑπέδειξεν (forewarned) ὑμῖν (you) φυγεῖν (to flee) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) μελλούσης (coming) ὀργῆς (wrath)? ⁸ ποιήσατε (Produce) οὖν (therefore) καρποὺς (fruits) ἀξίους (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance); καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἄρξησθε (begin) λέγειν (to say) ἐν (in) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves), ‘Πατέρα (As father) ἔχομεν (We have) τὸν (-) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham).’ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) δύναται (is able) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐκ (from) τῶν (-) λίθων (stones) τούτων (these) ἐγεῖραι (to raise up) τέκνα (children) τῷ (-) Ἀβραάμ (to Abraham). ⁹ ἤδη (Already) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) ἀξίνη (ax) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) ῥίζαν (root) τῶν (of the) δένδρων (trees) κεῖται (is applied); πᾶν (every) οὖν (therefore) δένδρον (tree) μὴ (not) ποιοῦν (producing) καρπὸν (fruit) καλὸν (good) ἐκκόπτεται (is cut down) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) πῦρ (the fire) βάλλεται (is thrown).” ¹⁰ Καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτων (were asking) αὐτὸν (him) οἱ (the) ὄχλοι (crowds), λέγοντες (saying), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do)?” ¹¹ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ἔλεγεν (he was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) δύο (two) χιτῶνας (tunics), μεταδότω (let him impart) τῷ (to the one) μὴ (none) ἔχοντι (having); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ἔχων (having) βρώματα (food), ὁμοίως (likewise) ποιείτω (let him do).” ¹² Ἦλθον (Came) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τελῶναι (tax collectors) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized), καὶ (and) εἶπαν (they said) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), τί (what) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do)?” ¹³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Μηδὲν (Nothing) πλέον (more) παρὰ (beyond) τὸ (that) διατεταγμένον (having been appointed) ὑμῖν (to you) πράσσετε (collect).” ¹⁴ Ἐπηρώτων (Were asking) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (also) στρατευόμενοι (those being soldiers), λέγοντες (saying), “Τί (What) ποιήσωμεν (shall do) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we)?” Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (he said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Μηδένα (No one) διασείσητε (extort) μηδὲ (nor) συκοφαντήσητε (accuse falsely), καὶ (and) ἀρκεῖσθε (be content with) τοῖς (the) ὀψωνίοις (wages) ὑμῶν (of you).” ¹⁵ Προσδοκῶντος (Are expecting) δὲ (then) τοῦ (the) λαοῦ (people) καὶ (and) διαλογιζομένων (wondering) πάντων (all) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) καρδίαις (hearts) αὐτῶν (of them) περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (-) Ἰωάννου (John), μή‿ (whether) ποτε (ever) αὐτὸς (he) εἴη (might be) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ). ¹⁶ ἀπεκρίνατο (Answered) λέγων (saying) πᾶσιν (to all) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John), “Ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) ὕδατι (with water) βαπτίζω (baptize) ὑμᾶς (you); ἔρχεται (comes) δὲ (however) ὁ (the One) ἰσχυρότερός (mightier) μου (than I), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἱκανὸς (worthy) λῦσαι (to untie) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τῶν (of the) ὑποδημάτων (sandals) αὐτοῦ (of Him); αὐτὸς (He) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy), καὶ (and) πυρί (with fire), ¹⁷ οὗ (of whom) τὸ (the) πτύον (winnowing fork is) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) χειρὶ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him), διακαθᾶραι (to clear) τὴν (the) ἅλωνα (threshing floor) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) συναγαγεῖν (to gather) τὸν (the) σῖτον (wheat) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἀποθήκην (barn) αὐτοῦ (of Him). τὸ (-) δὲ (But) ἄχυρον (the chaff) κατακαύσει (He will burn up) πυρὶ (with fire) ἀσβέστῳ (unquenchable).” ¹⁸ Πολλὰ (Many) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) καὶ (other) ἕτερα (things) παρακαλῶν (exhorting), εὐηγγελίζετο (he was preaching the good news to) τὸν (the) λαόν (people). ¹⁹ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ὁ (the) τετραάρχης (tetrarch), ἐλεγχόμενος (being reproved) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him) περὶ (concerning) Ἡρῳδιάδος (Herodias), τῆς (the) γυναικὸς (wife) τοῦ (of the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) περὶ (concerning) πάντων (all) ὧν (that) ἐποίησεν (had done) πονηρῶν (the evils) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod), ²⁰ προσέθηκεν (added) καὶ (yet) τοῦτο (this) ἐπὶ (to) πᾶσιν (all): ‹καὶ› (Also) κατέκλεισεν (he locked up) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John) ἐν (in) φυλακῇ (prison).

²⁴ Ἀπελθόντων (Having departed) δὲ (then) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (messengers) Ἰωάννου (of John), ἤρξατο (He began) λέγειν (to speak) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (have you gone out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by) ἀνέμου (the wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)?

⁶ Ἐγένετο (There came) ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἀπεσταλμένος (having been sent) παρὰ (from) Θεοῦ (God); ὄνομα (the name) αὐτῷ (to Him) Ἰωάννης (was John). ⁷ οὗτος (He) ἦλθεν (came) εἰς (as) μαρτυρίαν (a witness), ἵνα (that) μαρτυρήσῃ (he might testify) περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (the) φωτός (Light), ἵνα (that) πάντες (all) πιστεύσωσιν (might believe) δι’ (through) αὐτοῦ (him). ⁸ οὐκ (Not) ἦν (was) ἐκεῖνος (He) τὸ (the) φῶς (Light), ἀλλ’ (but) ἵνα (that) μαρτυρήσῃ (he might witness) περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (the) φωτός (Light).

¹⁵ Ἰωάννης (John) μαρτυρεῖ (witnesses) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him), καὶ (and) κέκραγεν (he cried out), λέγων (saying), “Οὗτος (This) ἦν (was He) ὃν (of whom) εἶπον (I was saying), ‘Ὁ (The One) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (coming), ἔμπροσθέν (precedence) μου (over me) γέγονεν (has), ὅτι (because) πρῶτός (before) μου (me) ἦν (He was).’” ¹⁶ Ὅτι (For) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) πληρώματος (fullness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἡμεῖς (we) πάντες (all) ἐλάβομεν (have received) καὶ (then) χάριν (grace) ἀντὶ (for) χάριτος (grace). ¹⁷ ὅτι (For) ὁ (the) νόμος (law) διὰ (through) Μωϋσέως (Moses) ἐδόθη (was given); ἡ (-) χάρις (grace) καὶ (and) ἡ (-) ἀλήθεια (truth) διὰ (through) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) ἐγένετο (came). ¹⁸ Θεὸν (God) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἑώρακεν (has seen) πώποτε (ever yet); μονογενὴς (the only begotten) Θεὸς (God), ὁ (the One) ὢν (being) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) κόλπον (bosom) τοῦ (of the) Πατρὸς (Father), ἐκεῖνος (He) ἐξηγήσατο (has made Him known). ¹⁹ Καὶ (And) αὕτη (this) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) μαρτυρία (testimony) τοῦ (-) Ἰωάννου (of John), ὅτε (when) ἀπέστειλαν (sent) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) ἐξ (from) Ἱεροσολύμων (Jerusalem), ἱερεῖς (priests) καὶ (and) Λευίτας (Levites), ἵνα (that) ἐρωτήσωσιν (they might ask) αὐτόν (him), “Σὺ (You), τίς (who) εἶ (are)?” ²⁰ καὶ (And) ὡμολόγησεν (he confessed) καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἠρνήσατο (denied), καὶ (but) ὡμολόγησεν (confessed) ὅτι (-), “Ἐγὼ (I) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ).” ²¹ Καὶ (And) ἠρώτησαν (they asked) αὐτόν (him), “Τί (What) οὖν (then)? σὺ (You) Ἠλίας (Elijah) εἶ (are)?” Καὶ (And) λέγει (he says), “Οὐκ (Not) εἰμί (I am).” “Ὁ (The) προφήτης (prophet) εἶ (are) σύ (you)?” Καὶ (And) ἀπεκρίθη (he answered), “Οὔ (No).” ²² Εἶπαν (They said) οὖν (therefore) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τίς (Who) εἶ (are you)? ἵνα (That) ἀπόκρισιν (an answer) δῶμεν (we might give) τοῖς (to those) πέμψασιν (having sent) ἡμᾶς (us); τί (what) λέγεις (say you) περὶ (about) σεαυτοῦ (yourself)?” ²³ Ἔφη (He was saying), “Ἐγὼ (I am) φωνὴ (a voice) βοῶντος (crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Εὐθύνατε (Make straight) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord),’” καθὼς (as) εἶπεν (said) Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) ὁ (the) προφήτης (prophet). ²⁴ Καὶ (And) ἀπεσταλμένοι (those having been sent) ἦσαν (were) ἐκ (out from) τῶν (the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees). ²⁵ καὶ (And) ἠρώτησαν (they asked) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) οὖν (then) βαπτίζεις (baptize you), εἰ (if) σὺ (you) οὐκ (not) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ), οὐδὲ (nor) Ἠλίας (Elijah), οὐδὲ (nor) ὁ (the) προφήτης (prophet)?” ²⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) αὐτοῖς (them) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying), “Ἐγὼ (I) βαπτίζω (baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water); μέσος (but in the midst) ὑμῶν (of you) ἕστηκεν* (stands One) ὃν (whom) ὑμεῖς (you) οὐκ (not) οἴδατε (know), ²⁷ ὁ (the One) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (coming), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I) ἄξιος (worthy) ἵνα (that) λύσω (I should untie) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τοῦ (of the) ὑποδήματος (sandal).” ²⁸ Ταῦτα (These things) ἐν (in) Βηθανίᾳ (Bethany) ἐγένετο (took place), πέραν (across) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), ὅπου (where) ἦν (was) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) βαπτίζων (baptizing). ²⁹ Τῇ (On the) ἐπαύριον (next day) βλέπει (he sees) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ἐρχόμενον (coming) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him) καὶ (and) λέγει (says), “Ἴδε (Behold) ὁ (the) Ἀμνὸς (Lamb) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ὁ (-) αἴρων (taking away) τὴν (the) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world). ³⁰ οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (it is) ὑπὲρ (concerning) οὗ (whom) ἐγὼ (I) εἶπον (said), ‘Ὀπίσω (After) μου (me) ἔρχεται (comes) ἀνὴρ (a man), ὃς (who) ἔμπροσθέν (precedence) μου (over me) γέγονεν (has), ὅτι (because) πρῶτός (before) μου (me) ἦν (He was).’ ³¹ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ἵνα (that) φανερωθῇ (He might be revealed) τῷ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (to Israel), διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this), ἦλθον (came) ἐγὼ (I) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water) βαπτίζων (baptizing).” ³² Καὶ (And) ἐμαρτύρησεν (bore witness) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying) ὅτι (-), “Τεθέαμαι (I have beheld) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit), καταβαῖνον (descending) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) ἐξ (out of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), καὶ (and) ἔμεινεν (it remained) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him). ³³ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ὁ (the One) πέμψας (having sent) με (me) βαπτίζειν (to baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water), ἐκεῖνός (He) μοι (to me) εἶπεν (said), ‘Ἐφ’ (Upon) ὃν (whom) ἂν (-) ἴδῃς (you shall see) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) καταβαῖνον (descending) καὶ (and) μένον (abiding) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτόν (Him), οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the One) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).’ ³⁴ κἀγὼ (And I) ἑώρακα (have seen) καὶ (and) μεμαρτύρηκα (have borne witness) ὅτι (that) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ³⁵ Τῇ (On the) ἐπαύριον (next day) πάλιν (again) εἱστήκει (was standing) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John), καὶ (and) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) μαθητῶν (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of him) δύο (two). ³⁶ καὶ (And) ἐμβλέψας (having looked at) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) περιπατοῦντι (walking), λέγει (he says), “Ἴδε (Behold) ὁ (the) Ἀμνὸς (Lamb) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)!”

²⁷ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰωάννης (John) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), “Οὐ (Nothing) δύναται (is able) ἄνθρωπος (a man) λαμβάνειν (to receive), ‹οὐδὲ (nothing) ἓν› (one) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) ᾖ (it is) δεδομένον (given) αὐτῷ (to him) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven). ²⁸ αὐτοὶ (Yourselves) ὑμεῖς (you) μοι (to me) μαρτυρεῖτε (bear witness), ὅτι (that) εἶπον (I said), [ὅτι] (-) ‘Οὐκ (Not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ), ἀλλ’ (but) ὅτι (-) Ἀπεσταλμένος (sent) εἰμὶ (I am) ἔμπροσθεν (before) ἐκείνου (Him).’ ²⁹ Ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) τὴν (the) νύμφην (bride), νυμφίος (the bridegroom) ἐστίν (is); ὁ (the) δὲ (now) φίλος (friend) τοῦ (of the) νυμφίου (bridegroom), ὁ (the one) ἑστηκὼς (standing) καὶ (and) ἀκούων (listening for) αὐτοῦ (him), χαρᾷ (with joy) χαίρει (rejoices) διὰ (because of) τὴν (the) φωνὴν (voice) τοῦ (of the) νυμφίου (bridegroom). αὕτη (This) οὖν (therefore), ἡ (the) χαρὰ (joy) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (of mine), πεπλήρωται (is fulfilled). ³⁰ ἐκεῖνον (Him) δεῖ (it behooves) αὐξάνειν (to increase); ἐμὲ (me) δὲ (however) ἐλαττοῦσθαι (to decrease). ³¹ Ὁ (The One) ἄνωθεν (from above) ἐρχόμενος (coming), ἐπάνω (above) πάντων (all) ἐστίν (is). ὁ (The one) ὢν (being) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth) ἐστιν (is), καὶ (and) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth) λαλεῖ (speaks). ὁ (The One) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἐρχόμενος (coming), ἐπάνω (above) πάντων (all) ἐστίν (is). ³² ὃ (What) ἑώρακεν (He has seen) καὶ (and) ἤκουσεν (heard), τοῦτο (this) μαρτυρεῖ (He testifies); καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μαρτυρίαν (testimony) αὐτοῦ (of Him), οὐδεὶς (no one) λαμβάνει (receives). ³³ ὁ (The one) λαβὼν (having received) αὐτοῦ (His) τὴν (-) μαρτυρίαν (testimony) ἐσφράγισεν (has set his seal) ὅτι (that) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἀληθής (true) ἐστιν (is). ³⁴ ὃν (He whom) γὰρ (for) ἀπέστειλεν (sent) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), τὰ (the) ῥήματα (words) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) λαλεῖ (speaks), οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) ἐκ (by) μέτρου (measure) δίδωσιν (He gives) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit). ³⁵ Ὁ (The) Πατὴρ (Father) ἀγαπᾷ (loves) τὸν (the) Υἱόν (Son), καὶ (and) πάντα (all things) δέδωκεν (has given) ἐν (into) τῇ (the) χειρὶ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³⁶ ὁ (The one) πιστεύων (believing) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) ἔχει (has) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal); ὁ (the one) δὲ (however) ἀπειθῶν (not obeying) τῷ (the) Υἱῷ (Son), οὐκ (not) ὄψεται (will see) ζωήν (life), ἀλλ’ (but) ἡ (the) ὀργὴ (wrath) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) μένει (abides) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτόν (him).”

²² ἀρξάμενος (having begun) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) βαπτίσματος (baptism) Ἰωάννου (of John) ἕως (until) τῆς (the) ἡμέρας (day) ἧς (in which) ἀνελήμφθη (He was taken up) ἀφ’ (from) ἡμῶν (us), μάρτυρα (a witness) τῆς (of the) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) αὐτοῦ (of Him) σὺν (with) ἡμῖν (us) γενέσθαι (to become) ἕνα (one) τούτων (of these).”

²⁴ προκηρύξαντος (having proclaimed) Ἰωάννου (John) πρὸ (before the) προσώπου (face) τῆς (of the) εἰσόδου (coming) αὐτοῦ (of Him) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) παντὶ (to all) τῷ (the) λαῷ (people) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel). ²⁵ ὡς (While) δὲ (then) ἐπλήρου (was fulfilling) Ἰωάννης (John) τὸν (the) δρόμον (course), ἔλεγεν (he was saying), ‘Τί (Whom) ἐμὲ (me) ὑπονοεῖτε (do you suppose) εἶναι (to be)? οὐκ (Not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγώ (I he), ἀλλ’ (but) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἔρχεται (He comes) μετ’ (after) ἐμὲ (me), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἄξιος (worthy) τὸ (a) ὑπόδημα (sandal) τῶν (of the) ποδῶν (feet) λῦσαι (to untie).’

³ Εἶπέν (He said) τε (then), “Εἰς (Into) τί (what) οὖν (then) ἐβαπτίσθητε (were you baptized)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Εἰς (Into) τὸ (-) Ἰωάννου (John's) βάπτισμα (baptism).” ⁴ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) Παῦλος (Paul), “Ἰωάννης (John) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance), τῷ (the) λαῷ (people) λέγων (telling) εἰς (in) τὸν (the One) ἐρχόμενον (coming) μετ’ (after) αὐτὸν (him) ἵνα (that) πιστεύσωσιν (they should believe), τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is), εἰς (in) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).”

¹⁷ Ἀπὸ (From) τότε (that time) ἤρξατο (began) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) κηρύσσειν (to proclaim) καὶ (and) λέγειν (to say), “Μετανοεῖτε (Repent), ἤγγικεν (has drawn near) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).”

³ “Μακάριοι (Blessed are) οἱ (the) πτωχοὶ (poor) τῷ (in the) πνεύματι (spirit), Ὅτι (for) αὐτῶν (theirs) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁰ Μακάριοι (Blessed are) οἱ (those) δεδιωγμένοι (having been persecuted) ἕνεκεν (on account of) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness), Ὅτι (for) αὐτῶν (theirs) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁹ Ὃς (Whoever) ἐὰν (if) οὖν (then) λύσῃ (shall break) μίαν (one) τῶν (of the) ἐντολῶν (commandments) τούτων (of these) τῶν (the) ἐλαχίστων (least) καὶ (and) διδάξῃ (shall teach) οὕτως (so) τοὺς (the) ἀνθρώπους (others), ἐλάχιστος (least) κληθήσεται (he will be called) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (now) ἂν (-) ποιήσῃ (shall keep) καὶ (and) διδάξῃ (shall teach them), οὗτος (this one) μέγας (great) κληθήσεται (will be called) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ²⁰ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) περισσεύσῃ (shall abound) ὑμῶν (your) ἡ (-) δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) πλεῖον (above that) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθητε (shall you enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁰ Ἐλθέτω* (Come) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) σου (of You); Γενηθήτω (be done) τὸ (the) θέλημά (will) σου (of You), Ὡς (as) ἐν (in) οὐρανῷ (heaven), καὶ (so also) ἐπὶ (upon) γῆς (earth).

³³ ζητεῖτε (Seek) δὲ (however) πρῶτον (first) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) [τοῦ (of) θεοῦ] (God) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ταῦτα (these things) πάντα (all) προστεθήσεται (will be added) ὑμῖν (to you).

⁷ πορευόμενοι (Going on) δὲ (also) κηρύσσετε (proclaim), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), ‘Ἤγγικεν (Has drawn near) ἡ (The) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).’

¹¹ Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), οὐκ (not) ἐγήγερται (there has risen) ἐν (among those) γεννητοῖς (born) γυναικῶν (of women) μείζων (one greater) Ἰωάννου (than John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist). ὁ (-) δὲ (Yet) μικρότερος (the least) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), μείζων (greater) αὐτοῦ (than he) ἐστιν (is). ¹² ἀπὸ (From) δὲ (then) τῶν (the) ἡμερῶν (days) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist) ἕως (until) ἄρτι (now), ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) βιάζεται (is taken by violence), καὶ (and the) βιασταὶ (violent) ἁρπάζουσιν (claim) αὐτήν (it).

²⁰ Τότε (Then) ἤρξατο (He began) ὀνειδίζειν (to denounce) τὰς (the) πόλεις (cities) ἐν (in) αἷς (which) ἐγένοντο (had taken place) αἱ (the) πλεῖσται (most) δυνάμεις (miracles) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ὅτι (because) οὐ (not) μετενόησαν (they repented).

⁴¹ Ἄνδρες (The men) Νινευῖται (of Nineveh) ἀναστήσονται (will stand up) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) κρίσει (judgment) μετὰ (with) τῆς (the) γενεᾶς (generation) ταύτης (this), καὶ (and) κατακρινοῦσιν (will condemn) αὐτήν (it); ὅτι (for) μετενόησαν (they repented) εἰς (at) τὸ (the) κήρυγμα (preaching) Ἰωνᾶ (of Jonah); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), πλεῖον (greater) Ἰωνᾶ (than Jonah) ὧδε (here).

¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said) ‹αὐτοῖς› (to them), “Ὅτι (Because) Ὑμῖν (to you) δέδοται (it has been granted) γνῶναι (to know) τὰ (the) μυστήρια (mysteries) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ἐκείνοις (to them) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) δέδοται (it has been granted).

²⁴ Ἄλλην (Another) παραβολὴν (parable) παρέθηκεν (put He before) αὐτοῖς (them), λέγων (saying), “Ὡμοιώθη (Has become like) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), ἀνθρώπῳ (a man) σπείραντι (having sown) καλὸν (good) σπέρμα (seed) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀγρῷ (field) αὐτοῦ (of him).

³¹ Ἄλλην (Another) παραβολὴν (parable) παρέθηκεν (put He before) αὐτοῖς (them), λέγων (saying), “Ὁμοία (Like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) κόκκῳ (to a grain) σινάπεως (of mustard), ὃν (which) λαβὼν (having taken), ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἔσπειρεν (sowed) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀγρῷ (field) αὐτοῦ (of him);

³³ Ἄλλην (Another) παραβολὴν (parable) ἐλάλησεν (spoke He) αὐτοῖς (to them): “Ὁμοία (Like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ζύμῃ (to leaven), ἣν (which) λαβοῦσα (having taken), γυνὴ (a woman) ἐνέκρυψεν (hid) εἰς (in) ἀλεύρου (of flour) σάτα (measures) τρία (three), ἕως (until) οὗ (of it) ἐζυμώθη (was leavened) ὅλον (all).”

⁴⁴ Ὁμοία (Like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) θησαυρῷ (treasure) κεκρυμμένῳ (having been hidden) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀγρῷ (field), ὃν (which), εὑρὼν (having found), ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἔκρυψεν (hid), καὶ (and) ἀπὸ (for) τῆς (the) χαρᾶς (joy) αὐτοῦ (of it) ὑπάγει (goes) καὶ (and) πωλεῖ (he sells) ‹πάντα› (all) ὅσα (that) ἔχει (he has) καὶ (and) ἀγοράζει (buys) τὸν (the) ἀγρὸν (field) ἐκεῖνον (that). ⁴⁵ Πάλιν (Again) ὁμοία (like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ‹ἀνθρώπῳ› (a man), ἐμπόρῳ (a merchant) ζητοῦντι (seeking) καλοὺς (fine) μαργαρίτας (pearls);

⁴⁷ Πάλιν (Again) ὁμοία (like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) σαγήνῃ (a dragnet) βληθείσῃ (having been cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) θάλασσαν (sea), καὶ (and) ἐκ (of) παντὸς (every) γένους (kind) συναγαγούσῃ (having gathered together),

⁵² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), πᾶς (every) γραμματεὺς (scribe) μαθητευθεὶς (having been discipled) τῇ (into the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ὅμοιός (like) ἐστιν (is) ἀνθρώπῳ (a man), οἰκοδεσπότῃ (a master of a house), ὅστις (who) ἐκβάλλει (puts forth) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) θησαυροῦ (treasure) αὐτοῦ (of him) καινὰ (things new) καὶ (and) παλαιά (old).”

¹ Ἐν (In) ἐκείνῃ (that) τῇ (-) ὥρᾳ (hour) προσῆλθον (came) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (to Jesus), λέγοντες (saying), “Τίς (Who) ἄρα (then) μείζων (the greatest) ἐστὶν (is) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens)?” ² Καὶ (And) προσκαλεσάμενος (having called to Him) παιδίον (a child), ἔστησεν (He set) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) μέσῳ (midst) αὐτῶν (of them), ³ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) στραφῆτε (you turn) καὶ (and) γένησθε (become) ὡς (as) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθητε (shall you enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ⁴ ὅστις (Whoever) οὖν (therefore) ταπεινώσει (will humble) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὡς (as) τὸ (the) παιδίον (little child) τοῦτο (this), οὗτός (he) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) μείζων (greatest) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

²³ Διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ὡμοιώθη (has become like) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἀνθρώπῳ (to a man), βασιλεῖ (a king), ὃς (who) ἠθέλησεν (desired) συνᾶραι (to settle) λόγον (accounts) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) δούλων (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him).

¹ Ὁμοία (Like) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἀνθρώπῳ (to a man), οἰκοδεσπότῃ (a master of a house), ὅστις (who) ἐξῆλθεν (went out) ἅμα (in the) πρωῒ (morning) μισθώσασθαι (to hire) ἐργάτας (workmen) εἰς (for) τὸν (the) ἀμπελῶνα (vineyard) αὐτοῦ (of him).

²⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (he said), ‘‹Οὐ (Not) θέλω (will I).’ ὕστερον (Afterward) δὲ (however), μεταμεληθεὶς› (having repented), ἀπῆλθεν (he went). ³⁰ Προσελθὼν (Having come) δὲ (then) τῷ (to the) δευτέρῳ (second), εἶπεν (he said) ὡσαύτως (likewise). Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Ἐγώ* (I will) κύριε* (sir),’ καὶ* (and) οὐκ* (not) ἀπῆλθεν (did he go). ³¹ Τίς (Which) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) δύο (two) ἐποίησεν (did) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (of the) πατρός (father)?” Λέγουσιν (They say), “Ὁ (The) πρῶτος* (first).” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) τελῶναι (tax collectors) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πόρναι (prostitutes) προάγουσιν (go before) ὑμᾶς (you) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ³² ἦλθεν (Came) γὰρ (for) Ἰωάννης (John) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐν (in the) ὁδῷ (way) δικαιοσύνης (of righteousness), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἐπιστεύσατε (you did believe) αὐτῷ (him), οἱ (-) δὲ (however) τελῶναι (the tax collectors) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πόρναι (prostitutes) ἐπίστευσαν (believed) αὐτῷ (him); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (then), ἰδόντες (having seen), οὐδὲ (not even) μετεμελήθητε (did repent) ὕστερον (afterward) τοῦ (-) πιστεῦσαι (to believe) αὐτῷ (him).

² “Ὡμοιώθη (Has become like) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἀνθρώπῳ (to a man), βασιλεῖ (a king), ὅστις (who) ἐποίησεν (made) γάμους (a wedding feast) τῷ (for the) υἱῷ (son) αὐτοῦ (of him).

¹³ Οὐαὶ (Woe) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) κλείετε (you shut up) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (men); ὑμεῖς (You) γὰρ (for) οὐκ (neither) εἰσέρχεσθε (enter), οὐδὲ (nor even) τοὺς (those who) εἰσερχομένους (are entering) ἀφίετε (do you allow) εἰσελθεῖν (to go in).

¹ Τότε (Then) ὁμοιωθήσεται (will be likened) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) δέκα (to ten) παρθένοις (virgins), αἵτινες (who) λαβοῦσαι (having taken) τὰς (the) λαμπάδας (lamps) ἑαυτῶν (of them), ἐξῆλθον (went forth) εἰς (to) ὑπάντησιν (meet) τοῦ (the) νυμφίου (bridegroom).

¹⁴ Ὥσπερ (It is like) γὰρ (for) ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἀποδημῶν (going on a journey) ἐκάλεσεν (who called) τοὺς (the) ἰδίους (own) δούλους (servants), καὶ (and) παρέδωκεν (delivered) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὰ (the) ὑπάρχοντα (possessing) αὐτοῦ (of him).

⁴ Ἐγένετο (Came) Ἰωάννης (John), ὁ (-) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness) [καὶ] (and) κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins).

¹² Καὶ (And) ἐξελθόντες (having gone out), ἐκήρυξαν (they preached) ἵνα (that) μετανοῶσιν (they should repent).

²⁰ Καὶ (And) αὐτὸς (He), ἐπάρας (having lifted up) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμοὺς (gaze) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰς (upon) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἔλεγεν (was saying): “Μακάριοι (Blessed are) οἱ (the) πτωχοί (poor), Ὅτι (for) ὑμετέρα (yours) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

² καὶ (and) ἀπέστειλεν (He sent) αὐτοὺς (them) κηρύσσειν (to proclaim) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καὶ (and) ἰᾶσθαι (to heal) ‹τοὺς (the) ἀσθενεῖς› (sick),

⁹ καὶ (And) θεραπεύετε (heal) τοὺς (-) ἐν (in) αὐτῇ (it) ἀσθενεῖς (the sick), καὶ (and) λέγετε (say) αὐτοῖς (to them), ‘Ἤγγικεν (Has drawn near) ἐφ’ (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).’ ¹⁰ Εἰς (Into) ἣν (whatever) δ’ (now) ἂν (-) πόλιν (city) εἰσέλθητε (you might enter), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) δέχωνται (they receive) ὑμᾶς (you), ἐξελθόντες (having gone out) εἰς (into) τὰς (the) πλατείας (streets) αὐτῆς (of it), εἴπατε (say), ¹¹ ‘Καὶ (Even) τὸν (the) κονιορτὸν (dust) τὸν (-) κολληθέντα (having clung) ἡμῖν (to us) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) πόλεως (city) ὑμῶν (of you) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet), ἀπομασσόμεθα (we wipe off) ὑμῖν (against you); πλὴν (yet) τοῦτο (this) γινώσκετε (know), ὅτι (that) ἤγγικεν (has drawn near) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).’

²⁰ εἰ (If) δὲ (however) ἐν (by) δακτύλῳ (the finger) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐγὼ (I) ἐκβάλλω (cast out) τὰ (the) δαιμόνια (demons), ἄρα (then) ἔφθασεν (has come) ἐφ’ (upon) ὑμᾶς (you) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

³ οὐχί (No), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you); ἀλλ’ (but) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) μετανοῆτε (you repent), πάντες (all) ὁμοίως (likewise) ἀπολεῖσθε (you will perish).

⁵ οὐχί (No), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you); ἀλλ’ (but) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) μετανοῆτε* (you repent), πάντες (all) ὡσαύτως (likewise) ἀπολεῖσθε (you will perish).”

⁷ λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) οὕτως (in the same way) χαρὰ (joy) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) οὐρανῷ (heaven) ἔσται (there will be) ἐπὶ (over) ἑνὶ (one) ἁμαρτωλῷ (sinner) μετανοοῦντι (repenting), ἢ (rather than) ἐπὶ (over) ἐνενήκοντα (ninety) ἐννέα (nine) δικαίοις (righteous ones), οἵτινες (who) οὐ (no) χρείαν (need) ἔχουσιν (have) μετανοίας (of repentance).

¹⁰ οὕτως (Thus) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), γίνεται (there is) χαρὰ (joy) ἐνώπιον (before) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (angels) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐπὶ (over) ἑνὶ (one) ἁμαρτωλῷ (sinner) μετανοοῦντι (repenting).”

³⁰ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Οὐχί (No), πάτερ (father) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐάν (if) τις (one) ἀπὸ (from) νεκρῶν (the dead) πορευθῇ (should go) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them), μετανοήσουσιν (they will repent).’

³¹ οὕτως (So) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you), ὅταν (when) ἴδητε (you see) ταῦτα (these things) γινόμενα (coming to pass), γινώσκετε (know) ὅτι (that) ἐγγύς (near) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

⁴⁷ καὶ (and) κηρυχθῆναι (to be proclaimed) ἐπὶ (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him) μετάνοιαν (repentance) εἰς (and) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins) εἰς (to) πάντα (all) τὰ (-) ἔθνη (nations), ἀρξάμενοι (having begun) ἀπὸ (from) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem).

³ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly) λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἄνωθεν (from above), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) ἰδεῖν (to see) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ⁴ Λέγει (Says) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Νικόδημος (Nicodemus), “Πῶς (How) δύναται (is able) ἄνθρωπος (a man) γεννηθῆναι (to be born), γέρων (old) ὤν (being)? μὴ (Not) δύναται (is he able) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κοιλίαν (womb) τῆς (of the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτοῦ (of him) δεύτερον (a second time) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), καὶ (and) γεννηθῆναι (to be born)?” ⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἐξ (of) ὕδατος (water) καὶ (and) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

³⁸ Πέτρος (Peter) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Μετανοήσατε (Repent),” [φησίν] (he declared), “Καὶ (and) βαπτισθήτω (be baptized), ἕκαστος (every one) ὑμῶν (of you), ἐπὶ (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) εἰς (for the) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) τῶν (of the) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) λήμψεσθε (you will receive) τὴν (the) δωρεὰν (gift) τοῦ (of the) Ἁγίου (Holy) Πνεύματος (Spirit).

¹⁹ μετανοήσατε (Repent), οὖν (therefore), καὶ (and) ἐπιστρέψατε (turn again), πρὸς (for) τὸ (the) ἐξαλειφθῆναι (blotting out) ὑμῶν (of your) τὰς (-) ἁμαρτίας (sins),

¹⁸ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then) ταῦτα (these things), ἡσύχασαν (they were silent) καὶ (and) ἐδόξασαν (glorified) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἄρα (Then indeed) καὶ (also) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) τὴν (-) μετάνοιαν (repentance) εἰς (unto) ζωὴν (life) ἔδωκεν (has given).”

³⁰ Τοὺς (The) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) χρόνους (times) τῆς (-) ἀγνοίας (of ignorance) ὑπεριδὼν (having overlooked) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), τὰ (-) νῦν (now) παραγγέλλει* (He commands) τοῖς (-) ἀνθρώποις (men) πάντας (all) πανταχοῦ (everywhere) μετανοεῖν (to repent),

²¹ διαμαρτυρόμενος (earnestly testifying) Ἰουδαίοις (to the Jewish) τε (both) καὶ (and) Ἕλλησιν (to Greeks), τὴν (-) εἰς (in) Θεὸν (God) μετάνοιαν (repentance) καὶ (and) πίστιν (faith) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

²⁰ ἀλλὰ (but) τοῖς (to those) ἐν (in) Δαμασκῷ (Damascus) πρῶτόν (first), τε (both) καὶ (and) Ἱεροσολύμοις (Jerusalem) πᾶσάν (all), τε (and) τὴν (the) χώραν (region) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles), ἀπήγγελλον (I kept declaring) μετανοεῖν (to repent) καὶ (and) ἐπιστρέφειν (to turn) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), ἄξια (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance) ἔργα (works) πράσσοντας (doing).

¹⁰ ἡ (The) γὰρ (for), κατὰ (according to) Θεὸν (God) λύπη (grief), μετάνοιαν (repentance) εἰς (to) σωτηρίαν (salvation) ἀμεταμέλητον (without regret) ἐργάζεται (produces); ἡ (-) δὲ (and) τοῦ (the of the) κόσμου (world) λύπη (grief), θάνατον (death) κατεργάζεται (produces).

¹³ ὃς (who) ἐρρύσατο (has delivered) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) ἐξουσίας (dominion) τοῦ (-) σκότους (of darkness) καὶ (and) μετέστησεν (transferred us) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (of the) Υἱοῦ (Son) τῆς (-) ἀγάπης (beloved) αὐτοῦ (of Him),

²⁵ ἐν (in) πραΰτητι (gentleness) παιδεύοντα (disciplining) τοὺς (those) ἀντιδιατιθεμένους (opposing), μή‿ (lest) ποτε (ever) δώῃ (may give) αὐτοῖς (them) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) μετάνοιαν (repentance), εἰς (unto) ἐπίγνωσιν (a knowledge) ἀληθείας (of the truth),

¹ Διὸ (Therefore), ἀφέντες (having left) τὸν (the) τῆς (-) ἀρχῆς (beginning) τοῦ (of the) Χριστοῦ (Christ) λόγον (teaching), ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (-) τελειότητα (maturity) φερώμεθα (we should go on), μὴ (not) πάλιν (again) θεμέλιον (a foundation) καταβαλλόμενοι (laying) μετανοίας (of repentance) ἀπὸ (from) νεκρῶν (dead) ἔργων (works), καὶ (and) πίστεως (faith) ἐπὶ (in) Θεόν (God),

⁹ οὐ (Not) βραδύνει (does delay) Κύριος (the Lord) τῆς (the) ἐπαγγελίας (promise), ὥς (as) τινες (some) βραδύτητα (slowness) ἡγοῦνται (esteem), ἀλλὰ (but) μακροθυμεῖ (is patient) εἰς (toward) ὑμᾶς (you), μὴ (not) βουλόμενός (willing) τινας (for any) ἀπολέσθαι (to perish), ἀλλὰ (but) πάντας (all) εἰς (to) μετάνοιαν (repentance) χωρῆσαι (to come).

⁵ μνημόνευε (Remember) οὖν (therefore) πόθεν (from where) πέπτωκας* (you have fallen), καὶ (and) μετανόησον (repent), καὶ (and) τὰ (the) πρῶτα (first) ἔργα (works) ποίησον (do). εἰ (If) δὲ (however) μή (not), ἔρχομαί (I am coming) σοι (to you), καὶ (and) κινήσω (I will remove) τὴν (the) λυχνίαν (lampstand) σου (of you) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) τόπου (place) αὐτῆς (of it), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) μετανοήσῃς (you should repent).

²¹ καὶ (And) ἔδωκα (I have given) αὐτῇ (her) χρόνον (time) ἵνα (that) μετανοήσῃ (she might repent), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) θέλει (she is willing) μετανοῆσαι (to repent) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) πορνείας (sexual immorality) αὐτῆς (of her).

³ “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord), εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’”

¹⁷ καὶ (And) αὐτὸς (he) προελεύσεται (will go forth) ἐνώπιον (before) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἐν (in) πνεύματι (the spirit) καὶ (and) δυνάμει (power) Ἠλίου (of Elijah), ἐπιστρέψαι (to turn) καρδίας (the hearts) πατέρων (of the fathers) ἐπὶ (to) τέκνα (the children), καὶ (and) ἀπειθεῖς (the disobedient) ἐν (to) φρονήσει (the wisdom) δικαίων (of the righteous), ἑτοιμάσαι (to make ready) Κυρίῳ (for the Lord) λαὸν (a people) κατεσκευασμένον (prepared).”

³ Καὶ (And) ἦλθεν (he went) εἰς (into) πᾶσαν (all) τὴν (the) περίχωρον (surrounding region) τοῦ (of the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins), ⁴ ὡς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written) ἐν (in) βίβλῳ (the book) λόγων (of the words) Ἠσαΐου (of Isaiah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet): “Φωνὴ (The voice) βοῶντος (of one crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Ἑτοιμάσατε (Prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord); εὐθείας (straight) ποιεῖτε (make) τὰς (the) τρίβους (paths) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’ ⁵ πᾶσα (Every) φάραγξ (valley) πληρωθήσεται (will be filled), καὶ (and) πᾶν (every) ὄρος (mountain) καὶ (and) βουνὸς (hill) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be made low); καὶ (and) ἔσται (will become) τὰ (the) σκολιὰ (crooked) εἰς (into) εὐθείαν* (straight), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) τραχεῖαι (rough) εἰς (into) ὁδοὺς (ways) λείας (smooth); ⁶ καὶ (and) ὄψεται (will see) πᾶσα (all) σὰρξ (flesh) τὸ (the) σωτήριον (salvation) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).”

²³ Ἔφη (He was saying), “Ἐγὼ (I am) φωνὴ (a voice) βοῶντος (crying) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ‘Εὐθύνατε (Make straight) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) Κυρίου (of the Lord),’” καθὼς (as) εἶπεν (said) Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) ὁ (the) προφήτης (prophet).

⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (did you go out) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ἄνθρωπον (A man) ἐν (in) μαλακοῖς (delicate clothing) ἠμφιεσμένον (having been dressed)? ἰδοὺ (Behold), οἱ (those) τὰ (-) μαλακὰ (delicate clothing) φοροῦντες (wearing), ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οἴκοις (houses) τῶν (-) βασιλέων (of kings) ‹εἰσίν› (are).

¹⁸ Ἦλθεν (Came) γὰρ (for) Ἰωάννης (John) μήτε (neither) ἐσθίων (eating) μήτε (nor) πίνων (drinking), καὶ (and) λέγουσιν (they say), ‘Δαιμόνιον (A demon) ἔχει (he has)!’

⁶ Καὶ (And) ἦν (was) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) ἐνδεδυμένος (clothed in) τρίχας (hair) καμήλου (of a camel), καὶ (and) ζώνην (a belt) δερματίνην (of leather) περὶ (around) τὴν (the) ὀσφὺν (waist) αὐτοῦ (of him); καὶ (and) ἔσθων (he is eating) ἀκρίδας (locusts) καὶ (and) μέλι (honey) ἄγριον (wild).

³ καὶ (And) δώσω (I will grant) τοῖς (to the) δυσὶν (two) μάρτυσίν (witnesses) μου (of me), καὶ (and) προφητεύσουσιν (they will prophesy) ἡμέρας (days) χιλίας (a thousand) διακοσίας (two hundred) ἑξήκοντα (sixty), περιβεβλημένοι (clothed in) σάκκους (sackcloth).”

²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἠκολούθησαν (followed) αὐτῷ (Him) ὄχλοι (crowds) πολλοὶ (great) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), καὶ (and) Δεκαπόλεως (the Decapolis), καὶ (and) Ἱεροσολύμων (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) Ἰουδαίας (Judea), καὶ (and) πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan).

⁷ Τούτων (As these) δὲ (now) πορευομένων (were going away), ἤρξατο (began) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγειν (to speak) τοῖς (to the) ὄχλοις (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (went you out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by the) ἀνέμου (wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)? ⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (did you go out) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ἄνθρωπον (A man) ἐν (in) μαλακοῖς (delicate clothing) ἠμφιεσμένον (having been dressed)? ἰδοὺ (Behold), οἱ (those) τὰ (-) μαλακὰ (delicate clothing) φοροῦντες (wearing), ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οἴκοις (houses) τῶν (-) βασιλέων (of kings) ‹εἰσίν› (are). ⁹ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (did you go out), προφήτην (a prophet) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ναί (Yes), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), καὶ (and one) περισσότερον (more excellent) προφήτου (than a prophet). ¹⁰ οὗτός (For this) ἐστιν (is he) περὶ (concerning) οὗ (whom) γέγραπται (it has been written): ‘Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἐγὼ (I) ἀποστέλλω (send) τὸν (the) ἄγγελόν (messenger) μου (of Me) πρὸ (before) προσώπου (the face) σου (of You), Ὃς (who) κατασκευάσει (will prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (way) σου (of You) ἔμπροσθέν (before) σου (You).’

⁵ καὶ (And) ἐξεπορεύετο (were going out) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) πᾶσα (all) ἡ (the) Ἰουδαία (of Judea) χώρα (region) καὶ (and) οἱ (-) Ἱεροσολυμῖται (of Jerusalem), πάντες (all) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (were being baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἰορδάνῃ (Jordan) ποταμῷ (river), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) αὐτῶν (of them).

⁷ Ἔλεγεν (He was saying) οὖν (therefore) τοῖς (to the) ἐκπορευομένοις (coming out) ὄχλοις (crowds) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him), “Γεννήματα (Offspring) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers), τίς (who) ὑπέδειξεν (forewarned) ὑμῖν (you) φυγεῖν (to flee) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) μελλούσης (coming) ὀργῆς (wrath)?

¹⁶ Ὁ (The) νόμος (law) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) προφῆται (prophets were) μέχρι (until) Ἰωάννου (John); ἀπὸ (from) τότε (that time) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εὐαγγελίζεται (is proclaimed), καὶ (and) πᾶς (everyone) εἰς (into) αὐτὴν (it) βιάζεται (forces his way).

²³ Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰωάννης (John) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) Αἰνὼν (Aenon), ἐγγὺς (near) τοῦ (-) Σαλείμ (Salim), ὅτι (because) ὕδατα (waters) πολλὰ (many) ἦν (were) ἐκεῖ (there), καὶ (and) παρεγίνοντο (they were coming) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (being baptized).

³⁵ Ἐκεῖνος (He) ἦν (was) ὁ (the) λύχνος (lamp) ὁ (-) καιόμενος (burning) καὶ (and) φαίνων (shining); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (now) ἠθελήσατε (were willing) ἀγαλλιαθῆναι (to rejoice) πρὸς (for) ὥραν (a season) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) φωτὶ (light) αὐτοῦ (of him).

¹¹ Ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίζω (baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water) εἰς (to) μετάνοιαν (repentance), ὁ (-) δὲ (but) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (is coming) ἰσχυρότερός (mightier) μού (than I), ἐστιν (He) οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἱκανὸς (fit) τὰ (the) ὑποδήματα (sandals) βαστάσαι (to carry). αὐτὸς (He) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy) καὶ (and) πυρί (with fire),

¹³ Τότε (Then) παραγίνεται (comes) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (the) Ἰορδάνην (Jordan), πρὸς (unto) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John), τοῦ (-) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him). ¹⁴ ὁ (-) δὲ (But) ‹Ἰωάννης› (John) διεκώλυεν (was hindering) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Ἐγὼ (I) χρείαν (need) ἔχω (have) ὑπὸ (by) σοῦ (You) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized), καὶ (and) σὺ (You) ἔρχῃ (come) πρός (to) με (me)?” ¹⁵ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering), δὲ (however), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) ‹πρὸς (unto) αὐτόν› (him), “Ἄφες (Permit it) ἄρτι (presently); οὕτως (thus) γὰρ (for) πρέπον (fitting) ἐστὶν (it is) ἡμῖν (to us) πληρῶσαι (to fulfill) πᾶσαν (all) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness).” τότε (Then) ἀφίησιν (he permits) αὐτόν (Him). ¹⁶ Βαπτισθεὶς (Having been baptized) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀνέβη (went up) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) ὕδατος (water); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἠνεῴχθησαν (were opened) οἱ (the) οὐρανοί (heavens), καὶ (and) εἶδεν (he saw) [τὸ] (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) [τοῦ] (of) Θεοῦ (God) καταβαῖνον (descending) ὡσεὶ (as) περιστερὰν (a dove), [καὶ] (and) ἐρχόμενον (alighting) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him).

⁸ ἐγὼ (I) ἐβάπτισα (baptized) ὑμᾶς (you) ὕδατι (with water); αὐτὸς (He) δὲ (however) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ὑμᾶς (you) ‹ἐν› (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).” ⁹ Καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (it came to pass) ἐν (in) ἐκείναις (those) ταῖς (-) ἡμέραις (days), ἦλθεν (that came) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) Ναζαρὲτ (Nazareth) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίσθη (was baptized) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) Ἰορδάνην (Jordan) ὑπὸ (by) Ἰωάννου (John).

¹⁶ ἀπεκρίνατο (Answered) λέγων (saying) πᾶσιν (to all) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John), “Ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) ὕδατι (with water) βαπτίζω (baptize) ὑμᾶς (you); ἔρχεται (comes) δὲ (however) ὁ (the One) ἰσχυρότερός (mightier) μου (than I), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ἱκανὸς (worthy) λῦσαι (to untie) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τῶν (of the) ὑποδημάτων (sandals) αὐτοῦ (of Him); αὐτὸς (He) ὑμᾶς (you) βαπτίσει (will baptize) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy), καὶ (and) πυρί (with fire),

¹⁸ ἀναστὰς (Having risen up), πορεύσομαι (I will go) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) μου (of me), καὶ (and) ἐρῶ (I will say) αὐτῷ (to him), “Πάτερ (Father), ἥμαρτον (I have sinned) εἰς (against) τὸν (-) οὐρανὸν (heaven) καὶ (and) ἐνώπιόν (before) σου (you); ¹⁹ οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰμὶ (am I) ἄξιος (worthy) κληθῆναι (to be called) υἱός (son) σου (of you). ποίησόν (Make) με (me) ὡς (like) ἕνα (one) τῶν (of the) μισθίων (servants) σου (of you).”’ ²⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀναστὰς (having risen up), ἦλθεν (he went) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) ἑαυτοῦ (of himself). ἔτι (Still) δὲ (now) αὐτοῦ (he) μακρὰν (far) ἀπέχοντος (being distant), εἶδεν (saw) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἐσπλαγχνίσθη (was moved with compassion), καὶ (and) δραμὼν (having run), ἐπέπεσεν (fell) ἐπὶ (upon) τὸν (the) τράχηλον (neck) αὐτοῦ (of him) καὶ (and) κατεφίλησεν (kissed) αὐτόν (him). ²¹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) αὐτῷ (to him), ‘Πάτερ (Father), ἥμαρτον (I have sinned) εἰς (against) τὸν (-) οὐρανὸν (heaven) καὶ (and) ἐνώπιόν (before) σου (you); οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰμὶ (am I) ἄξιος (worthy) κληθῆναι (to be called) υἱός (son) σου (of you).’

²⁵ καὶ (And) ἠρώτησαν (they asked) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) οὖν (then) βαπτίζεις (baptize you), εἰ (if) σὺ (you) οὐκ (not) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ), οὐδὲ (nor) Ἠλίας (Elijah), οὐδὲ (nor) ὁ (the) προφήτης (prophet)?” ²⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) αὐτοῖς (them) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying), “Ἐγὼ (I) βαπτίζω (baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water); μέσος (but in the midst) ὑμῶν (of you) ἕστηκεν* (stands One) ὃν (whom) ὑμεῖς (you) οὐκ (not) οἴδατε (know), ²⁷ ὁ (the One) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (coming), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I) ἄξιος (worthy) ἵνα (that) λύσω (I should untie) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τοῦ (of the) ὑποδήματος (sandal).” ²⁸ Ταῦτα (These things) ἐν (in) Βηθανίᾳ (Bethany) ἐγένετο (took place), πέραν (across) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), ὅπου (where) ἦν (was) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) βαπτίζων (baptizing).

³¹ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ἵνα (that) φανερωθῇ (He might be revealed) τῷ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (to Israel), διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this), ἦλθον (came) ἐγὼ (I) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water) βαπτίζων (baptizing).” ³² Καὶ (And) ἐμαρτύρησεν (bore witness) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying) ὅτι (-), “Τεθέαμαι (I have beheld) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit), καταβαῖνον (descending) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) ἐξ (out of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), καὶ (and) ἔμεινεν (it remained) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him). ³³ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ὁ (the One) πέμψας (having sent) με (me) βαπτίζειν (to baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water), ἐκεῖνός (He) μοι (to me) εἶπεν (said), ‘Ἐφ’ (Upon) ὃν (whom) ἂν (-) ἴδῃς (you shall see) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) καταβαῖνον (descending) καὶ (and) μένον (abiding) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτόν (Him), οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the One) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).’

²³ Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰωάννης (John) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) Αἰνὼν (Aenon), ἐγγὺς (near) τοῦ (-) Σαλείμ (Salim), ὅτι (because) ὕδατα (waters) πολλὰ (many) ἦν (were) ἐκεῖ (there), καὶ (and) παρεγίνοντο (they were coming) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (being baptized). ²⁴ οὔπω (Not yet) γὰρ (for) ἦν (had been) βεβλημένος (cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) φυλακὴν (prison) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰωάννης (John). ²⁵ Ἐγένετο (Arose) οὖν (then) ζήτησις (a debate) ἐκ (among) τῶν (the) μαθητῶν (disciples) Ἰωάννου (of John), μετὰ (with) Ἰουδαίου (a certain Jew), περὶ (about) καθαρισμοῦ (purification).

⁵ ὅτι (for) Ἰωάννης (John) μὲν (indeed) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) ὕδατι (with water); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (however) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) βαπτισθήσεσθε (will be baptized) Ἁγίῳ (Holy), οὐ (not) μετὰ (after) πολλὰς (many) ταύτας (these) ἡμέρας (days).”

³⁸ Πέτρος (Peter) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Μετανοήσατε (Repent),” [φησίν] (he declared), “Καὶ (and) βαπτισθήτω (be baptized), ἕκαστος (every one) ὑμῶν (of you), ἐπὶ (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) εἰς (for the) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) τῶν (of the) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) λήμψεσθε (you will receive) τὴν (the) δωρεὰν (gift) τοῦ (of the) Ἁγίου (Holy) Πνεύματος (Spirit). ³⁹ ὑμῖν (To you) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) τέκνοις (children) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) πᾶσιν (to all) τοῖς (those) εἰς (at) μακρὰν (a distance), ὅσους (as many as) ἂν (-) προσκαλέσηται (shall call to Himself) Κύριος (the Lord), ὁ (the) Θεὸς (God) ἡμῶν (of us).” ⁴⁰ Ἑτέροις (Other) τε (and) λόγοις (words) πλείοσιν (many) διεμαρτύρατο (he earnestly testified), καὶ (and) παρεκάλει (was exhorting) αὐτοὺς (them), λέγων (saying), “Σώθητε (Be saved) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) γενεᾶς (generation) τῆς (-) σκολιᾶς (perverse) ταύτης (this).” ⁴¹ οἱ (Those) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ἀποδεξάμενοι (having received) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἐβαπτίσθησαν (were baptized); καὶ (and) προσετέθησαν (were added) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐκείνῃ (that), ψυχαὶ (souls) ὡσεὶ (about) τρισχίλιαι (three thousand).

³⁶ τὸν (the) λόγον (word) ὃν (that) ἀπέστειλεν (He sent) τοῖς (to the) υἱοῖς (sons) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel), εὐαγγελιζόμενος (proclaiming the gospel), εἰρήνην (peace) διὰ (by) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ)— οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (is) πάντων (of all) Κύριος (Lord). ³⁷ Ὑμεῖς (You yourselves) οἴδατε (know) τὸ (the) γενόμενον (having come) ῥῆμα (declaration) καθ’ (through) ὅλης (all) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (Judea), ἀρξάμενος (having begun) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), μετὰ (after) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) ὃ (that) ἐκήρυξεν (proclaimed) Ἰωάννης (John): ³⁸ Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) τὸν (-) ἀπὸ (from) Ναζαρέθ (Nazareth), ὡς (how) ἔχρισεν (anointed) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) Πνεύματι (Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (with Holy) καὶ (and) δυνάμει (with power), ὃς (who) διῆλθεν (went about) εὐεργετῶν (doing good) καὶ (and) ἰώμενος (healing) πάντας (all) τοὺς (those) καταδυναστευομένους (being oppressed) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (the) διαβόλου (devil), ὅτι (because) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἦν (was) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him).

¹⁶ ἐμνήσθην (I remembered) δὲ (then) τοῦ (the) ῥήματος (word) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord), ὡς (how) ἔλεγεν (He had said), ‘Ἰωάννης (John) μὲν (indeed) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) ὕδατι (with water); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (however) βαπτισθήσεσθε (will be baptized) ἐν (with the) Πνεύματι (Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).’

⁴ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) Παῦλος (Paul), “Ἰωάννης (John) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance), τῷ (the) λαῷ (people) λέγων (telling) εἰς (in) τὸν (the One) ἐρχόμενον (coming) μετ’ (after) αὐτὸν (him) ἵνα (that) πιστεύσωσιν (they should believe), τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is), εἰς (in) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).” ⁵ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then), ἐβαπτίσθησαν (they were baptized) εἰς (in) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus).

¹⁸ πολλοί (Many) τε (then) τῶν (of those) πεπιστευκότων (having believed) ἤρχοντο (were coming), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) καὶ (and) ἀναγγέλλοντες (declaring) τὰς (the) πράξεις (deeds) αὐτῶν (of them).

¹⁶ καὶ (And) νῦν (now) τί (why) μέλλεις (delay you)? ἀναστὰς (Having arisen), βάπτισαι (be baptized) καὶ (and) ἀπόλουσαι (wash away) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) σου (of you), ἐπικαλεσάμενος (calling on) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’

² καὶ (and) πάντες (all) εἰς (into) τὸν (-) Μωϋσῆν (Moses) ἐβαπτίσαντο (were baptized), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) νεφέλῃ (cloud) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) θαλάσσῃ (sea),

¹² συνταφέντες (having been buried with) αὐτῷ (Him) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) βαπτισμῷ* (baptism), ἐν (in) ᾧ (which) καὶ (also) συνηγέρθητε (you were raised with Him) διὰ (through) τῆς (the) πίστεως (faith) τῆς (of the) ἐνεργείας (working) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τοῦ (the One) ἐγείραντος (having raised) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead).

⁵ οὐκ (not) ἐξ (by) ἔργων (works) τῶν (-) ἐν (in) δικαιοσύνῃ (righteousness) ἃ (that) ἐποιήσαμεν (did) ἡμεῖς (we), ἀλλὰ (but) κατὰ (according to) τὸ (-) αὐτοῦ (His) ἔλεος (mercy), ἔσωσεν (He saved) ἡμᾶς (us) διὰ (through) λουτροῦ (the washing) παλινγενεσίας (of regeneration) καὶ (and) ἀνακαινώσεως (renewing) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit) Ἁγίου (Holy), ⁶ οὗ (whom) ἐξέχεεν (He poured out) ἐφ’ (on) ἡμᾶς (us) πλουσίως (richly) διὰ (through) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), τοῦ (the) Σωτῆρος (Savior) ἡμῶν (of us),

² βαπτισμῶν (about baptisms) διδαχὴν (instruction), ἐπιθέσεώς (of laying on) τε (then) χειρῶν (of hands), ἀναστάσεώς (of the resurrection) ‹τε› (both) νεκρῶν (of the dead) καὶ (and) κρίματος (of judgment) αἰωνίου (eternal).

¹⁰ μόνον (consisting only) ἐπὶ (in) βρώμασιν (foods) καὶ (and) πόμασιν (drinks) καὶ (and) διαφόροις (various) βαπτισμοῖς (washings), δικαιώματα (ordinances) σαρκὸς (of the flesh), μέχρι (until) καιροῦ (the time) διορθώσεως (of reformation) ἐπικείμενα (being imposed).

¹⁶ Ἐξομολογεῖσθε (Confess) οὖν (therefore) ἀλλήλοις (to one another) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins), καὶ (and) εὔχεσθε* (pray) ὑπὲρ (for) ἀλλήλων (one another), ὅπως (so that) ἰαθῆτε (you may be healed). πολὺ (Much) ἰσχύει (prevails) δέησις (the prayer) δικαίου (of a righteous man) ἐνεργουμένη (being made effective).

²¹ ὃ (which) καὶ (also) ὑμᾶς (you) ἀντίτυπον (prefigures) νῦν (now) σῴζει (saving) βάπτισμα (baptism), οὐ (not) σαρκὸς (of flesh) ἀπόθεσις (a putting away) ῥύπου (of the filth), ἀλλὰ (but) συνειδήσεως (of a conscience) ἀγαθῆς (good), ἐπερώτημα (the demand) εἰς (toward) Θεόν (God), δι’ (through) ἀναστάσεως (the resurrection) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ),

⁹ ἐὰν (If) ὁμολογῶμεν (we should confess) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) ἡμῶν (of us), πιστός (faithful) ἐστιν (He is) καὶ (and) δίκαιος (just), ἵνα (that) ἀφῇ (He may forgive) ἡμῖν (us) τὰς (our) ἁμαρτίας (sins), καὶ (and) καθαρίσῃ (might cleanse) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) πάσης (all) ἀδικίας (unrighteousness).

²⁰ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) περισσεύσῃ (shall abound) ὑμῶν (your) ἡ (-) δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) πλεῖον (above that) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθητε (shall you enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

²⁴ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees), ἀκούσαντες (having heard), εἶπον (said), “Οὗτος (This man) οὐκ (not) ἐκβάλλει (casts out) τὰ (the) δαιμόνια (demons), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) ἐν (by) τῷ (-) Βεελζεβοὺλ (Beelzebul) ἄρχοντι (prince) τῶν (of the) δαιμονίων (demons).”

³⁴ γεννήματα (Offspring) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers), πῶς (how) δύνασθε (are you able) ἀγαθὰ (good things) λαλεῖν (to speak), πονηροὶ (evil) ὄντες (being)? ἐκ (Out of) γὰρ (for) τοῦ (the) περισσεύματος (abundance) τῆς (of the) καρδίας (heart), τὸ (the) στόμα (mouth) λαλεῖ (speaks).

¹² Τότε (Then) προσελθόντες (having come near), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) λέγουσιν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Οἶδας (Know You) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) τὸν (the) λόγον (saying), ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν (were offended)?”

⁶ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ὁρᾶτε (Watch) καὶ (and) προσέχετε (beware) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) ζύμης (leaven) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees).”

¹¹ πῶς (How) οὐ (not) νοεῖτε (understand you) ὅτι (that), οὐ (not) περὶ (concerning) ἄρτων (bread) εἶπον (I spoke) ὑμῖν (to you), προσέχετε (to beware) δὲ (also) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) ζύμης (leaven) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees)?” ¹² Τότε (Then) συνῆκαν (they understood) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) εἶπεν (He said) προσέχειν (to beware) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) ζύμης (leaven) τῶν (of) ἄρτων (bread), ἀλλὰ (but) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) διδαχῆς (teaching) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees).

¹⁵ Τότε (Then) πορευθέντες (having gone out), οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) συμβούλιον (counsel) ἔλαβον (took) ὅπως (how) αὐτὸν (Him) παγιδεύσωσιν (they might trap) ἐν (in) λόγῳ (His words).

²³ Ἐν (On) ἐκείνῃ (that) τῇ (-) ἡμέρᾳ (day) προσῆλθον (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees), λέγοντες (those saying) μὴ (not) εἶναι (there is) ἀνάστασιν (a resurrection), καὶ (and) ἐπηρώτησαν (they questioned) αὐτὸν (Him),

³⁴ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) ὅτι (that) ἐφίμωσεν (He had silenced) τοὺς (the) Σαδδουκαίους (Sadducees), συνήχθησαν (were gathered) ἐπὶ (together) τὸ (the) αὐτό (same).

¹³ Οὐαὶ (Woe) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) κλείετε (you shut up) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (men); ὑμεῖς (You) γὰρ (for) οὐκ (neither) εἰσέρχεσθε (enter), οὐδὲ (nor even) τοὺς (those who) εἰσερχομένους (are entering) ἀφίετε (do you allow) εἰσελθεῖν (to go in). ^{14 15} Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) περιάγετε (you traverse) τὴν (the) θάλασσαν (sea) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ξηρὰν (dry land) ποιῆσαι (to make) ἕνα (one) προσήλυτον (convert), καὶ (and) ὅταν (when) γένηται (he has become so), ποιεῖτε (you make) αὐτὸν (him) υἱὸν (a son) γεέννης (of hell) διπλότερον (twofold more) ὑμῶν (than yourselves). ¹⁶ Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), ὁδηγοὶ (guides) τυφλοὶ (blind), οἱ (those) λέγοντες (saying), ‘Ὃς (Whoever) ἂν (-) ὀμόσῃ (shall swear) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) ναῷ (temple), οὐδέν (nothing) ἐστιν (it is); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (however) ἂν (-) ὀμόσῃ (shall swear) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) χρυσῷ (gold) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) ὀφείλει (is bound by his oath).’ ¹⁷ μωροὶ (Foolish) καὶ (and) τυφλοί (blind)! τίς (Which) γὰρ (for) μείζων (greater) ἐστίν (is), ὁ (the) χρυσὸς (gold), ἢ (or) ὁ (the) ναὸς (temple) ὁ (-) ἁγιάσας (having sanctified) τὸν (the) χρυσόν (gold)? ¹⁸ καί (And you say), ‘Ὃς (Whoever) ἂν (-) ὀμόσῃ (shall swear) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) θυσιαστηρίῳ (altar), οὐδέν (nothing) ἐστιν (it is); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (however) ἂν (-) ὀμόσῃ (shall swear) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) δώρῳ (gift) τῷ (that is) ἐπάνω (upon) αὐτοῦ (it), ὀφείλει (he is bound by his oath).’ ¹⁹ τυφλοί (You blind men)! τί (Which) γὰρ (for) μεῖζον (is greater), τὸ (the) δῶρον (gift), ἢ (or) τὸ (the) θυσιαστήριον (altar) τὸ (-) ἁγιάζον (sanctifying) τὸ (the) δῶρον (gift)? ²⁰ ὁ (The one) οὖν (therefore) ὀμόσας (having sworn) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) θυσιαστηρίῳ (altar) ὀμνύει (swears) ἐν (by) αὐτῷ (it) καὶ (and) ἐν (by) πᾶσι (all things) τοῖς (that are) ἐπάνω (upon) αὐτοῦ (it). ²¹ καὶ (And) ὁ (the one) ὀμόσας (having sworn) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) ναῷ (temple) ὀμνύει (swears) ἐν (by) αὐτῷ (it) καὶ (and) ἐν (by) τῷ (the One) κατοικοῦντι (dwelling) αὐτόν (in it). ²² καὶ (And) ὁ (the one) ὀμόσας (having sworn) ἐν (by) τῷ (-) οὐρανῷ (heaven) ὀμνύει (swears) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) θρόνῳ (throne) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καὶ (and) ἐν (by) τῷ (the One) καθημένῳ (sitting) ἐπάνω (upon) αὐτοῦ (it). ²³ Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) ἀποδεκατοῦτε (you pay tithes of) τὸ (-) ἡδύοσμον (mint), καὶ (and) τὸ (-) ἄνηθον (dill), καὶ (and) τὸ (-) κύμινον (cumin); καὶ (and) ἀφήκατε (you have neglected) τὰ (the) βαρύτερα (weightier matters) τοῦ (of the) νόμου (law): τὴν (-) κρίσιν (justice) καὶ (and) τὸ (-) ἔλεος (mercy) καὶ (and) τὴν (-) πίστιν (faithfulness). ταῦτα (These) δὲ (now) ἔδει (it behooved you) ποιῆσαι (to do), κἀκεῖνα (those) μὴ (not) ἀφιέναι* (to be leaving aside). ²⁴ ὁδηγοὶ (Guides) τυφλοί (blind)! οἱ (Those) διϋλίζοντες (straining out) τὸν (the) κώνωπα (gnat), τὴν (the) δὲ (however) κάμηλον (camel) καταπίνοντες (swallowing)! ²⁵ Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) καθαρίζετε (you cleanse) τὸ (the) ἔξωθεν (outside) τοῦ (of the) ποτηρίου (cup) καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) παροψίδος (dish); ἔσωθεν (inside), δὲ (however), γέμουσιν (they are full) ἐξ (of) ἁρπαγῆς (greed) καὶ (and) ἀκρασίας (self-indulgence). ²⁶ Φαρισαῖε (Pharisee) τυφλέ (blind)! καθάρισον (Cleanse) πρῶτον (first) τὸ (the) ἐντὸς (inside) τοῦ (of the) ποτηρίου (cup) ‹καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) παροψίδος› (dish) ἵνα (that) γένηται (might become) καὶ (also) τὸ (the) ἐκτὸς (outside) αὐτοῦ (of them) καθαρόν (clean). ²⁷ Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) παρομοιάζετε (you are like) τάφοις (tombs) κεκονιαμένοις (having been whitewashed), οἵτινες (which) ἔξωθεν (outwardly) μὲν (indeed) φαίνονται (appear) ὡραῖοι (beautiful). ἔσωθεν (Inside) δὲ (however) γέμουσιν (they are full) ὀστέων (of bones) νεκρῶν (of the dead), καὶ (and) πάσης (of all) ἀκαθαρσίας (impurity). ²⁸ οὕτως (Thus) καὶ (also), ὑμεῖς (you) ἔξωθεν (outwardly) μὲν (indeed) φαίνεσθε (appear) τοῖς (-) ἀνθρώποις (to men) δίκαιοι (righteous), ἔσωθεν (inwardly) δέ (however) ἐστε (you are) μεστοὶ (full) ὑποκρίσεως (of hypocrisy) καὶ (and) ἀνομίας (lawlessness).

³³ ὄφεις (Serpents)! γεννήματα (Offspring) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers)! πῶς (How) φύγητε (shall you escape) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) κρίσεως (sentence) τῆς (-) γεέννης (of hell)?

³ Οἱ (-) γὰρ (For) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees) καὶ (and) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) πυγμῇ (carefully) νίψωνται (they wash) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands), οὐκ (not) ἐσθίουσιν (eat), κρατοῦντες (holding) τὴν (the) παράδοσιν (tradition) τῶν (of the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders); ⁴ καὶ (and) ἀπ’ (on coming from) ἀγορᾶς (the market), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) βαπτίσωνται* (they wash) οὐκ (not) ἐσθίουσιν (they eat); καὶ (and) ἄλλα (other things) πολλά (many) ἐστιν (there are) ἃ (which) παρέλαβον (they received) κρατεῖν (for them to hold to) — βαπτισμοὺς (washings) ποτηρίων (of cups) καὶ (and) ξεστῶν (vessels) καὶ (and) χαλκίων (utensils) ‹καὶ (and) κλινῶν› (couches for dining). ⁵ Καὶ (And) ἐπερωτῶσιν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes), “Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὐ (not) περιπατοῦσιν (walk) οἱ (the) μαθηταί (disciples) σου (of You) κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) παράδοσιν (tradition) τῶν (of the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), ἀλλὰ (but) κοιναῖς (with unwashed) χερσὶν (hands) ἐσθίουσιν (eat) τὸν (the) ἄρτον (bread)?”

¹⁵ καὶ (And) διεστέλλετο (He was instructing) αὐτοῖς (them), λέγων (saying), “Ὁρᾶτε (Watch out); βλέπετε (take heed) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) ζύμης (leaven) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) ζύμης (leaven) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod).”

¹³ Καὶ (And) ἀποστέλλουσιν (they send) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him) τινας (some) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), καὶ (and) τῶν (of the) Ἡρῳδιανῶν (Herodians), ἵνα (that) αὐτὸν (Him) ἀγρεύσωσιν (they might catch) λόγῳ (in discourse).

¹⁸ Καὶ (And) ἔρχονται (come) Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him), οἵτινες (who) λέγουσιν (say) ἀνάστασιν (a resurrection) μὴ (not) εἶναι (there is), καὶ (and) ἐπηρώτων (they began questioning) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγοντες (saying),

⁷ Ἔλεγεν (He was saying) οὖν (therefore) τοῖς (to the) ἐκπορευομένοις (coming out) ὄχλοις (crowds) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him), “Γεννήματα (Offspring) ἐχιδνῶν (of vipers), τίς (who) ὑπέδειξεν (forewarned) ὑμῖν (you) φυγεῖν (to flee) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) μελλούσης (coming) ὀργῆς (wrath)? ⁸ ποιήσατε (Produce) οὖν (therefore) καρποὺς (fruits) ἀξίους (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance); καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἄρξησθε (begin) λέγειν (to say) ἐν (in) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves), ‘Πατέρα (As father) ἔχομεν (We have) τὸν (-) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham).’ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) δύναται (is able) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐκ (from) τῶν (-) λίθων (stones) τούτων (these) ἐγεῖραι (to raise up) τέκνα (children) τῷ (-) Ἀβραάμ (to Abraham). ⁹ ἤδη (Already) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) ἀξίνη (ax) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) ῥίζαν (root) τῶν (of the) δένδρων (trees) κεῖται (is applied); πᾶν (every) οὖν (therefore) δένδρον (tree) μὴ (not) ποιοῦν (producing) καρπὸν (fruit) καλὸν (good) ἐκκόπτεται (is cut down) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) πῦρ (the fire) βάλλεται (is thrown).”

³⁰ οἱ (-) δὲ (but) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) νομικοὶ (lawyers), τὴν (the) βουλὴν (counsel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἠθέτησαν (rejected) εἰς (as to) ἑαυτούς (themselves), μὴ (not) βαπτισθέντες (having been baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him).

³⁹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Νῦν (Now) ὑμεῖς (you) οἱ (-) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), τὸ (the) ἔξωθεν (outside) τοῦ (of the) ποτηρίου (cup) καὶ (and) τοῦ (of the) πίνακος (dish) καθαρίζετε (you cleanse), τὸ (-) δὲ (and) ἔσωθεν (the inside) ὑμῶν (of you) γέμει (is full) ἁρπαγῆς (of plundering) καὶ (and) πονηρίας (wickedness). ⁴⁰ ἄφρονες (Fools)! οὐχ (Did not) ὁ (the One) ποιήσας (having made) τὸ (the) ἔξωθεν (outside), καὶ (also) τὸ (the) ἔσωθεν (inside) ἐποίησεν (make)? ⁴¹ πλὴν (But of) τὰ (the things) ἐνόντα (being within) δότε (give) ἐλεημοσύνην (alms), καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), πάντα (all things) καθαρὰ (clean) ὑμῖν (to you) ἐστιν (are). ⁴² Ἀλλὰ (But) οὐαὶ (woe) ὑμῖν (to you) τοῖς (-) Φαρισαίοις (Pharisees), ὅτι (for) ἀποδεκατοῦτε (you pay tithes of) τὸ (-) ἡδύοσμον (mint) καὶ (and) τὸ (-) πήγανον (rue) καὶ (and) πᾶν (every) λάχανον (herb); καὶ (and) παρέρχεσθε (you pass by) τὴν (the) κρίσιν (justice) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ταῦτα (These things) δὲ (also) ἔδει (it behooved you) ποιῆσαι (to do), κἀκεῖνα (and those) μὴ (not) παρεῖναι (to neglect). ⁴³ Οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you) τοῖς (-) Φαρισαίοις (Pharisees), ὅτι (for) ἀγαπᾶτε (you love) τὴν (the) πρωτοκαθεδρίαν (first seat) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) συναγωγαῖς (synagogues) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) ἀσπασμοὺς (greetings) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἀγοραῖς (marketplaces). ⁴⁴ οὐαὶ (Woe) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (for) ἐστὲ (you are) ὡς (like) τὰ (-) μνημεῖα (graves) τὰ (-) ἄδηλα (unmarked), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἄνθρωποι (men) οἱ (-) περιπατοῦντες (walking) ἐπάνω (above) οὐκ (not) οἴδασιν (have known it).”

¹⁴ Ἤκουον (Were listening to) δὲ (now) ταῦτα (these things) πάντα (all) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), φιλάργυροι (lovers of money) ὑπάρχοντες (being), καὶ (and) ἐξεμυκτήριζον (they were ridiculing) αὐτόν (Him).

¹¹ ὁ (The) Φαρισαῖος (Pharisee), σταθεὶς (having stood), ταῦτα (thus) «πρὸς (toward) ἑαυτὸν» (himself) προσηύχετο (was praying), Ὁ (-) ‘Θεός (God), εὐχαριστῶ (I thank) σοι (You) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ὥσπερ (like) οἱ (the) λοιποὶ (rest) τῶν (of the) ἀνθρώπων (men) — ἅρπαγες (swindlers), ἄδικοι (unrighteous), μοιχοί (adulterers) — ἢ (or) καὶ (even) ὡς (like) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) τελώνης (tax collector).

²⁴ Καὶ (And) ἀπεσταλμένοι (those having been sent) ἦσαν (were) ἐκ (out from) τῶν (the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees).

⁴⁵ Ἦλθον (Came) οὖν (therefore) οἱ (the) ὑπηρέται (officers) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) Φαρισαίους (Pharisees), καὶ (and) εἶπον (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἐκεῖνοι (that), “Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὐκ (not) ἠγάγετε (did you bring) αὐτόν (Him)?” ⁴⁶ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Answered) οἱ (the) ὑπηρέται (officers), “Οὐδέποτε (Never) ἐλάλησεν (spoke) οὕτως (like this) ἄνθρωπος (a man), 〈ὡς (as) οὗτος (this) λαλεῖ (speaks) ὁ (-) ἄνθρωπος〉 (man).” ⁴⁷ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Answered) οὖν (therefore) αὐτοῖς (them) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), “Μὴ (Not) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) πεπλάνησθε (have been deceived)? ⁴⁸ μή (Not) τις (any) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) ἀρχόντων (rulers) ἐπίστευσεν (has believed) εἰς (on) αὐτὸν (Him), ἢ (or) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees)? ⁴⁹ ἀλλὰ (But) ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd) οὗτος (this), ὁ (-) μὴ (not) γινώσκων (knowing) τὸν (the) νόμον (law), ἐπάρατοί (accursed) εἰσιν (are).”

⁴⁴ ὑμεῖς (You) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) πατρὸς (father) τοῦ (the) διαβόλου (devil) ἐστὲ (are), καὶ (and) τὰς (the) ἐπιθυμίας (desires) τοῦ (of) πατρὸς (father) ὑμῶν (of you), θέλετε (you desire) ποιεῖν (to do). ἐκεῖνος (He) ἀνθρωποκτόνος (a murderer) ἦν (was) ἀπ’ (from) ἀρχῆς (the beginning), καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth) οὐκ (not) ἔστηκεν (has stood), ὅτι (because) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (there is) ἀλήθεια (truth) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him). ὅταν (Whenever) λαλῇ (he might speak) τὸ (-) ψεῦδος (falsehood), ἐκ (from) τῶν (the) ἰδίων (own) λαλεῖ (he speaks); ὅτι (for) ψεύστης (a liar) ἐστὶν (he is), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) αὐτοῦ (of it).

⁴⁰ ἤκουσαν (Heard) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) ταῦτα (these things), οἱ (who) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him) ὄντες (were), καὶ (and) εἶπον* (they said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Μὴ (Not) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we) τυφλοί (blind) ἐσμεν (are)?”

¹ Λαλούντων (Speaking) δὲ (now) αὐτῶν (of them) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), ἐπέστησαν (came) αὐτοῖς (upon them) οἱ (the) ἱερεῖς (priests) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) στρατηγὸς (captain) τοῦ (of the) ἱεροῦ (temple) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees), ² διαπονούμενοι (being distressed) διὰ (because of) τὸ (-) διδάσκειν (teaching) αὐτοὺς (their) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) καὶ (and) καταγγέλλειν (proclaiming) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) τὴν (the) ἀνάστασιν (resurrection) τὴν (-) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead);

¹⁷ Ἀναστὰς (Having risen up) δὲ (however) ὁ (the) ἀρχιερεὺς (high priest) καὶ (and) πάντες (all) οἱ (those) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (him), ἡ (-) οὖσα (being) αἵρεσις (the sect) τῶν (of the) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees), ἐπλήσθησαν (were filled) ζήλου (with jealousy),

⁵ Ἐξανέστησαν (Rose up) δέ (now) τινες (certain) τῶν (of those) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) αἱρέσεως (sect) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) πεπιστευκότες (who believed), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), “Δεῖ (It is necessary) περιτέμνειν (to circumcise) αὐτοὺς (them), παραγγέλλειν (to command them) τε (then) τηρεῖν (to keep) τὸν (the) νόμον (law) Μωϋσέως (of Moses).”

³¹ διὸ (Therefore) γρηγορεῖτε (stay awake), μνημονεύοντες (remembering) ὅτι (that) τριετίαν (three years), νύκτα (night) καὶ (and) ἡμέραν (day), οὐκ (not) ἐπαυσάμην (I ceased) μετὰ (with) δακρύων (tears) νουθετῶν (admonishing) ἕνα (one) ἕκαστον (each).

⁶ Γνοὺς (Having known) δὲ (then) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) ὅτι (that) τὸ (the) ἓν (one) μέρος (part) ἐστὶν (consists) Σαδδουκαίων (of Sadducees), τὸ (-) δὲ (but) ἕτερον (the other) Φαρισαίων (of Pharisees), ἔκραζεν (he began crying out) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) συνεδρίῳ (Council), “Ἄνδρες (Men), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ἐγὼ (I) Φαρισαῖός (a Pharisee) εἰμι (am), υἱὸς (the son) Φαρισαίων (of a Pharisee); περὶ (concerning) ἐλπίδος (the hope) καὶ (and) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) νεκρῶν (of the dead) ‹ἐγὼ› (I) κρίνομαι (am judged).” ⁷ Τοῦτο (This) δὲ (then) αὐτοῦ (of him) λαλοῦντος (saying), ἐγένετο (arose) στάσις (a dissension) τῶν (between the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees), καὶ (and) ἐσχίσθη (was divided) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (crowd). ⁸ Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees) ‹μὲν› (indeed) γὰρ (for) λέγουσιν (say) μὴ (not) εἶναι (there to be) ἀνάστασιν (resurrection), μήτε (nor) ἄγγελον (angel), μήτε (nor) πνεῦμα (spirit); Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) δὲ (however) ὁμολογοῦσιν (confess) τὰ (-) ἀμφότερα (both). ⁹ Ἐγένετο (Arose) δὲ (then) κραυγὴ (a clamor) μεγάλη (great), καὶ (and) ἀναστάντες (having risen up) τινὲς (some) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) τοῦ (of the) μέρους (party) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), διεμάχοντο (they were contending), λέγοντες (saying), “Οὐδὲν (Nothing) κακὸν (evil) εὑρίσκομεν (we find) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this). εἰ (What if) δὲ (now) πνεῦμα (a spirit) ἐλάλησεν (has spoken) αὐτῷ (to him), ἢ (or) ἄγγελος (an angel)?”

⁵ προγινώσκοντές (knowing) με (me) ἄνωθεν (from the first), ἐὰν (if) θέλωσι (they would be willing) μαρτυρεῖν (to testify), ὅτι (that) κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) ἀκριβεστάτην (strictest) αἵρεσιν (sect) τῆς (-) ἡμετέρας (of our) θρησκείας (religion) ἔζησα (I lived as) Φαρισαῖος (a Pharisee).

¹⁸ Ἀποκαλύπτεται (Is revealed) γὰρ (for) ὀργὴ (the wrath) Θεοῦ (of God) ἀπ’ (from) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἐπὶ (upon) πᾶσαν (all) ἀσέβειαν (ungodliness) καὶ (and) ἀδικίαν (unrighteousness) ἀνθρώπων (of men), τῶν (-) τὴν (the) ἀλήθειαν (truth) ἐν (by) ἀδικίᾳ (unrighteousness) κατεχόντων (suppressing),

⁹ Πολλῷ (Much) οὖν (therefore) μᾶλλον (more), δικαιωθέντες (having been justified) νῦν (now) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) αἵματι (blood) αὐτοῦ (of Him), σωθησόμεθα (we will be saved) δι’ (by) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὀργῆς (wrath)!

¹⁰ καὶ (and) ἀναμένειν (to await) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐκ (from) τῶν (the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), ὃν (whom) ἤγειρεν (He raised) ἐκ (out from) τῶν (the) νεκρῶν (dead), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), τὸν (the one) ῥυόμενον (delivering) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) ὀργῆς (wrath) τῆς (-) ἐρχομένης (coming).

⁹ οἵτινες (who) δίκην (the penalty) τίσουσιν (will suffer) ὄλεθρον (of destruction) αἰώνιον (eternal), ἀπὸ (away from) προσώπου (the presence) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) καὶ (and) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) δόξης (glory) τῆς (of the) ἰσχύος (power) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ¹⁰ ὅταν (when) ἔλθῃ (He shall come) ἐνδοξασθῆναι (to be glorified) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) ἁγίοις (saints) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) θαυμασθῆναι (to be marveled at) ἐν (among) πᾶσιν (all) τοῖς (those) πιστεύσασιν (having believed), ὅτι (because) ἐπιστεύθη (was believed) τὸ (the) μαρτύριον (testimony) ἡμῶν (of us) ἐφ’ (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐκείνῃ (that),

¹⁸ ἵνα (so that) διὰ (by) δύο (two) πραγμάτων (things) ἀμεταθέτων (unchangeable), ἐν (in) οἷς (which) ἀδύνατον (it is impossible) ψεύσασθαι (to lie) [τὸν] (-) Θεόν (for God), ἰσχυρὰν (strong) παράκλησιν (encouragement) ἔχωμεν (we may have), οἱ (-) καταφυγόντες (having fled for refuge), κρατῆσαι (to take hold) τῆς (of the) προκειμένης (being set before us) ἐλπίδος (hope),

⁷ Πίστει (By faith) χρηματισθεὶς (having been divinely instructed) Νῶε (Noah) περὶ (concerning) τῶν (the things) μηδέπω (not yet) βλεπομένων (seen), εὐλαβηθεὶς (having been moved with fear), κατεσκεύασεν (prepared) κιβωτὸν (an ark) εἰς (for) σωτηρίαν (the salvation) τοῦ (of the) οἴκου (household) αὐτοῦ (of him), δι’ (by) ἧς (which) κατέκρινεν (he condemned) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world), καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) κατὰ (according to) πίστιν (faith) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness that is), ἐγένετο (he became) κληρονόμος (heir).

¹⁰ ἐν (Through) τούτῳ (this) φανερά (manifest) ἐστιν (are) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καὶ (and) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τοῦ (of the) διαβόλου (devil): πᾶς (Anyone) ὁ (-) μὴ (not) ποιῶν (practicing) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God), καὶ (and also) ὁ (the one) μὴ (not) ἀγαπῶν (loving) τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him).

¹⁶ καὶ (And) λέγουσιν (they say) τοῖς (to the) ὄρεσιν (mountains) καὶ (and) ταῖς (to the) πέτραις (rocks), “Πέσετε (Fall) ἐφ’ (on) ἡμᾶς (us) καὶ (and) κρύψατε (hide) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) προσώπου (the face) τοῦ (of the One) καθημένου (sitting) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne), καὶ (and) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὀργῆς (wrath) τοῦ (of the) Ἀρνίου (Lamb), ¹⁷ ὅτι (because) ἦλθεν (has come) ἡ (the) ἡμέρα (day) ἡ (-) μεγάλη (great) τῆς (of the) ὀργῆς (wrath) αὐτῶν (of Them), καὶ (and) τίς (who) δύναται (is able) σταθῆναι (to stand)?”

⁹ καὶ (And) ἐβλήθη (was thrown out) ὁ (the) δράκων (dragon) ὁ (-) μέγας (great), ὁ (the) ὄφις (serpent) ὁ (-) ἀρχαῖος (ancient), ὁ (who) καλούμενος (is called) Διάβολος (the devil) καὶ (and) Ὁ (-) Σατανᾶς (Satan), ὁ (-) πλανῶν (deceiving) τὴν (the) οἰκουμένην (inhabited world) ὅλην (whole). ἐβλήθη (He was thrown down) εἰς (to) τὴν (the) γῆν (earth), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἄγγελοι (angels) αὐτοῦ (of him) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐβλήθησαν (were thrown down). ¹⁰ Καὶ (And) ἤκουσα (I heard) φωνὴν (a voice) μεγάλην (great) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) οὐρανῷ (heaven), λέγουσαν (saying): “Ἄρτι (Now) ἐγένετο (have come) ἡ (the) σωτηρία (salvation), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) δύναμις (power), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (of the) Θεοῦ (God) ἡμῶν (of us), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἐξουσία (authority) τοῦ (the) Χριστοῦ (Christ) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ὅτι (because) ἐβλήθη (has been thrown down) ὁ (the) κατήγωρ (accuser) τῶν (of the) ἀδελφῶν (brothers) ἡμῶν (of us), ὁ (the one) κατηγορῶν (accusing) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (the) Θεοῦ (God) ἡμῶν (of us) ἡμέρας (day) καὶ (and) νυκτός (night).

²⁸ Τί (What) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (you) δοκεῖ (think)? ἄνθρωπος (A man) εἶχεν (had) τέκνα (sons) δύο (two), [καὶ] (and) προσελθὼν (having come) τῷ (to the) πρώτῳ (first) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Τέκνον (Son), ὕπαγε (go) σήμερον (today), ἐργάζου (work) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀμπελῶνι (vineyard).’ ²⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (he said), ‘‹Οὐ (Not) θέλω (will I).’ ὕστερον (Afterward) δὲ (however), μεταμεληθεὶς› (having repented), ἀπῆλθεν (he went). ³⁰ Προσελθὼν (Having come) δὲ (then) τῷ (to the) δευτέρῳ (second), εἶπεν (he said) ὡσαύτως (likewise). Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Ἐγώ* (I will) κύριε* (sir),’ καὶ* (and) οὐκ* (not) ἀπῆλθεν (did he go).

⁸ ποιήσατε (Produce) οὖν (therefore) καρποὺς (fruits) ἀξίους (worthy) τῆς (-) μετανοίας (of repentance); καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἄρξησθε (begin) λέγειν (to say) ἐν (in) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves), ‘Πατέρα (As father) ἔχομεν (We have) τὸν (-) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham).’ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) δύναται (is able) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐκ (from) τῶν (-) λίθων (stones) τούτων (these) ἐγεῖραι (to raise up) τέκνα (children) τῷ (-) Ἀβραάμ (to Abraham).

¹⁰ Καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτων (were asking) αὐτὸν (him) οἱ (the) ὄχλοι (crowds), λέγοντες (saying), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do)?” ¹¹ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ἔλεγεν (he was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) δύο (two) χιτῶνας (tunics), μεταδότω (let him impart) τῷ (to the one) μὴ (none) ἔχοντι (having); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ἔχων (having) βρώματα (food), ὁμοίως (likewise) ποιείτω (let him do).” ¹² Ἦλθον (Came) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τελῶναι (tax collectors) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized), καὶ (and) εἶπαν (they said) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), τί (what) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do)?” ¹³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Μηδὲν (Nothing) πλέον (more) παρὰ (beyond) τὸ (that) διατεταγμένον (having been appointed) ὑμῖν (to you) πράσσετε (collect).” ¹⁴ Ἐπηρώτων (Were asking) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (also) στρατευόμενοι (those being soldiers), λέγοντες (saying), “Τί (What) ποιήσωμεν (shall do) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we)?” Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (he said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Μηδένα (No one) διασείσητε (extort) μηδὲ (nor) συκοφαντήσητε (accuse falsely), καὶ (and) ἀρκεῖσθε (be content with) τοῖς (the) ὀψωνίοις (wages) ὑμῶν (of you).”

⁴ ἢ (Or) τοῦ (the) πλούτου (riches) τῆς (of the) χρηστότητος (kindness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) τῆς (the) ἀνοχῆς (forbearance), καὶ (and) τῆς (the) μακροθυμίας (patience) καταφρονεῖς (despise you), ἀγνοῶν (not knowing) ὅτι (that) τὸ (the) χρηστὸν (kindness) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰς (to) μετάνοιάν (repentance) σε (you) ἄγει (leads)? ⁵ Κατὰ (Because of) δὲ (however) τὴν (the) σκληρότητά (hardness) σου (of you) καὶ (and) ἀμετανόητον (unrepentant) καρδίαν (heart), θησαυρίζεις (you are treasuring up) σεαυτῷ (to yourself) ὀργὴν (wrath) ἐν (in) ἡμέρᾳ (the day) ὀργῆς (of wrath) καὶ (and) ἀποκαλύψεως (revelation) δικαιοκρισίας (of righteous judgement) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ⁶ ὃς (who) “Ἀποδώσει (will give) ἑκάστῳ (to each), κατὰ (according to) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) αὐτοῦ (of him),” ⁷ τοῖς (to those who) μὲν (indeed) καθ’ (with) ὑπομονὴν (endurance) ἔργου (in work) ἀγαθοῦ (good), δόξαν (glory) καὶ (and) τιμὴν (honor) καὶ (and) ἀφθαρσίαν (immortality) ζητοῦσιν (are seeking), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal);

¹⁰ ἡ (The) γὰρ (for), κατὰ (according to) Θεὸν (God) λύπη (grief), μετάνοιαν (repentance) εἰς (to) σωτηρίαν (salvation) ἀμεταμέλητον (without regret) ἐργάζεται (produces); ἡ (-) δὲ (and) τοῦ (the of the) κόσμου (world) λύπη (grief), θάνατον (death) κατεργάζεται (produces). ¹¹ Ἰδοὺ (Behold) γὰρ (for), αὐτὸ (this very) τοῦτο (same) τὸ (thing), κατὰ (according to) Θεὸν (God) λυπηθῆναι (to have been grieved), πόσην (how much) κατειργάσατο (has produced) ὑμῖν (in you) σπουδήν (earnestness), ἀλλὰ (but instead) ἀπολογίαν (reasoned defense), ἀλλὰ (but) ἀγανάκτησιν (indignation), ἀλλὰ (but) φόβον (fear), ἀλλὰ (but) ἐπιπόθησιν (longing), ἀλλὰ (but) ζῆλον (zeal), ἀλλὰ (but) ἐκδίκησιν (vindication)! ἐν (In) παντὶ (everything), συνεστήσατε (you have proved) ἑαυτοὺς (yourselves) ἁγνοὺς (innocent) εἶναι (to be) τῷ (in this) πράγματι (matter).

²² Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) καρπὸς (the fruit) τοῦ (of the) Πνεύματός (Spirit) ἐστιν (is) ἀγάπη (love), χαρά (joy), εἰρήνη (peace), μακροθυμία (patience), χρηστότης (kindness), ἀγαθωσύνη (goodness), πίστις (faithfulness), ²³ πραΰτης (gentleness), ἐγκράτεια (self-control); κατὰ (against) τῶν (things) τοιούτων (such), οὐκ (no) ἔστιν (there is) νόμος (law).

⁹ ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) καρπὸς (the fruit) τοῦ (of the) φωτὸς (light is) ἐν (in) πάσῃ (all) ἀγαθωσύνῃ (goodness) καὶ (and) δικαιοσύνῃ (righteousness) καὶ (and) ἀληθείᾳ (truth)—

¹¹ πεπληρωμένοι (being filled) καρπὸν (with the fruit) δικαιοσύνης (of righteousness) τὸν (that is) διὰ (through) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), εἰς (to) δόξαν (the glory) καὶ (and) ἔπαινον (praise) Θεοῦ (of God).

⁴ δι’ (through) ὧν (which) τὰ (the) τίμια (precious) καὶ (and) μέγιστα (magnificent) ἡμῖν (to us) ἐπαγγέλματα (promises) δεδώρηται (He has given), ἵνα (so that) διὰ (through) τούτων (these) γένησθε (you might become) θείας (of the divine) κοινωνοὶ (partakers) φύσεως (nature), ἀποφυγόντες (having escaped) τῆς (the) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world) ἐν (in) ἐπιθυμίᾳ (desire), φθορᾶς (decay). ⁵ Καὶ (And) αὐτὸ (very reason) τοῦτο (for this) δὲ (now), σπουδὴν (earnestness) πᾶσαν (all) παρεισενέγκαντες (having brought in), ἐπιχορηγήσατε (supplement) ἐν (into) τῇ (the) πίστει (faith) ὑμῶν (of you) τὴν (-) ἀρετήν (virtue), ἐν (into) δὲ (and) τῇ (-) ἀρετῇ (virtue) τὴν (-) γνῶσιν (knowledge), ⁶ ἐν (into) δὲ (then) τῇ (-) γνώσει (knowledge) τὴν (-) ἐγκράτειαν (self-control), ἐν (into) δὲ (then) τῇ (-) ἐγκρατείᾳ (self-control) τὴν (-) ὑπομονήν (endurance), ἐν (into) δὲ (then) τῇ (-) ὑπομονῇ (endurance) τὴν (-) εὐσέβειαν (godliness), ⁷ ἐν (in) δὲ (then) τῇ (-) εὐσεβείᾳ (godliness) τὴν (-) φιλαδελφίαν (brotherly affection), ἐν (in) δὲ (then) τῇ (-) φιλαδελφίᾳ (brotherly affection) τὴν (-) ἀγάπην (love). ⁸ ταῦτα (These things) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (in you) ὑπάρχοντα (being) καὶ (and) πλεονάζοντα (abounding), οὐκ (neither) ἀργοὺς (idle) οὐδὲ (nor) ἀκάρπους (unfruitful) καθίστησιν (make you), εἰς (as to) τὴν (the) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), ἐπίγνωσιν (knowledge).

¹¹ λέγω (I say) δὲ (now) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) πολλοὶ (many) ἀπὸ (from) ἀνατολῶν (east) καὶ (and) δυσμῶν (west) ἥξουσιν (will come), καὶ (and) ἀνακλιθήσονται (will recline) μετὰ (with) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham) καὶ (and) Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac) καὶ (and) Ἰακὼβ (Jacob) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ¹² οἱ (the) δὲ (however) υἱοὶ (sons) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) ἐκβληθήσονται (will be cast out), εἰς (into) τὸ (the) σκότος (darkness) τὸ (the) ἐξώτερον (outer), ἐκεῖ (there) ἔσται (will be) ὁ (the) κλαυθμὸς (weeping) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) βρυγμὸς (gnashing) τῶν (of the) ὀδόντων (teeth).”

²¹ ἔσωθεν (Within) γὰρ (for) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) καρδίας (heart) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (of men) οἱ (-) διαλογισμοὶ (thoughts) οἱ (-) κακοὶ (evil) ἐκπορεύονται (go forth), πορνεῖαι (sexual immorality), κλοπαί (thefts), φόνοι (murders), μοιχεῖαι (adulteries),

²² Ἐπιγνοὺς (Having known) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) τοὺς (the) διαλογισμοὺς (reasonings) αὐτῶν (of them), ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Τί (Why) διαλογίζεσθε (reason you) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) καρδίαις (hearts) ὑμῶν (of you)?

³⁹ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) Φαρισαῖος (Pharisee), ὁ (the one) καλέσας (having invited) αὐτὸν (Him), εἶπεν (he spoke) ἐν (within) ἑαυτῷ (himself), λέγων (saying), “Οὗτος (This), εἰ (if) ἦν (He were) προφήτης (a prophet), ἐγίνωσκεν (would have known) ἂν (-) τίς (who) καὶ (and) ποταπὴ (what) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (woman is) ἥτις (who) ἅπτεται (touches) αὐτοῦ (Him), ὅτι (for) ἁμαρτωλός (a sinner) ἐστιν (she is).”

¹⁷ καὶ (And) διελογίζετο (he was reasoning) ἐν (within) ἑαυτῷ (himself), λέγων (saying), ‘Τί (What) ποιήσω (shall I do), ὅτι (for) οὐκ (not) ἔχω (I have) ποῦ (where) συνάξω (I will store up) τοὺς (the) καρπούς (fruits) μου (of me)?’

²⁴ Καὶ (And) αὐτὸς (he) φωνήσας (having cried out) εἶπεν (said), ‘Πάτερ (Father) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham), ἐλέησόν (have mercy on) με (me) καὶ (and) πέμψον (send) Λάζαρον (Lazarus), ἵνα (that) βάψῃ (he might dip) τὸ (the) ἄκρον (tip) τοῦ (of the) δακτύλου (finger) αὐτοῦ (of him) ὕδατος (in water) καὶ (and) καταψύξῃ (cool) τὴν (the) γλῶσσάν (tongue) μου (of me); ὅτι (for) ὀδυνῶμαι (I am suffering) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) φλογὶ (flame) ταύτῃ (this).’

⁴⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said), “Λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ‹ὅτι› (that) ἐὰν (if) οὗτοι (these) σιωπήσουσιν (will be silent), οἱ (the) λίθοι (stones) κράξουσιν (will cry out).”

³³ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) πρὸς (unto) αὐτόν (Him), “Σπέρμα (Seed) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham) ἐσμεν (we are), καὶ (and) οὐδενὶ (to no one) δεδουλεύκαμεν (have we been under bondage) πώποτε (ever). πῶς (How) σὺ (You) λέγεις (say) ὅτι (-), ‘Ἐλεύθεροι (Free) γενήσεσθε (you will become)’?”

³⁹ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ὁ (The) πατὴρ (father) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham) ἐστιν (is).” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Εἰ (If) τέκνα (children) τοῦ (-) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham) ἐστε (you were), τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) τοῦ (-) Ἀβραὰμ (of Abraham) ἐποιεῖτε* (you would do); ⁴⁰ νῦν (now) δὲ (however) ζητεῖτέ (you seek) με (Me) ἀποκτεῖναι (to kill), ἄνθρωπον (a man) ὃς (who) τὴν (the) ἀλήθειαν (truth) ὑμῖν (to you) λελάληκα (has spoken), ἣν (that) ἤκουσα (I heard) παρὰ (from) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God). τοῦτο (This) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham) οὐκ (not) ἐποίησεν (did).

⁵³ μὴ (Not) σὺ (You) μείζων (greater than) εἶ (are) τοῦ (the) πατρὸς (father) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham), ὅστις (who) ἀπέθανεν (died)? καὶ (And) οἱ (the) προφῆται (prophets) ἀπέθανον (died)! τίνα (Whom) σεαυτὸν (yourself) ποιεῖς (make You)?”

²⁶ Ἄνδρες (Men), ἀδελφοί (brothers), υἱοὶ (sons) γένους (of the family) Ἀβραὰμ (of Abraham), καὶ (and) οἱ (those) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) φοβούμενοι (fearing) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), ἡμῖν (to us) ὁ (the) λόγος (message) τῆς (of the) σωτηρίας (salvation) ταύτης (this) ἐξαπεστάλη (has been sent).

¹⁴ Συμεὼν (Simeon) ἐξηγήσατο (has related) καθὼς (how) πρῶτον (first) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐπεσκέψατο (visited), λαβεῖν (to take) ἐξ (out of) ἐθνῶν (the Gentiles) λαὸν (a people) τῷ (for the) ὀνόματι (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

¹ Τί (What) οὖν (then) ἐροῦμεν (shall we say) εὑρηκέναι (discovered) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham), τὸν (the) προπάτορα (father) ἡμῶν (of us), κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (the flesh)?

¹¹ Καὶ (And) σημεῖον (the sign) ἔλαβεν (he received) περιτομῆς (of circumcision), σφραγῖδα (a seal) τῆς (of the) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness) τῆς (of the) πίστεως (faith) τῆς (that he had) ἐν (while in) τῇ (the) ἀκροβυστίᾳ (uncircumcision), εἰς (for) τὸ (the) εἶναι (to be) αὐτὸν (him) πατέρα (father) πάντων (of all) τῶν (those) πιστευόντων (believing), δι’ (in) ἀκροβυστίας (uncircumcision), εἰς (for) τὸ (-) λογισθῆναι (to be credited) [καὶ] (also) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὴν (the) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), ¹² καὶ (and) πατέρα (father) περιτομῆς (of circumcision) τοῖς (to those) οὐκ (not) ἐκ (of) περιτομῆς (circumcision) μόνον (only), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τοῖς (to those) στοιχοῦσιν (walking) τοῖς (in the) ἴχνεσιν (steps) τῆς (of the) ἐν (during) ἀκροβυστίᾳ (uncircumcision) πίστεως (faith) τοῦ (of the) πατρὸς (father) ἡμῶν (of us), Ἀβραάμ (Abraham). ¹³ Οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) διὰ (through) νόμου (the Law) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise was) τῷ (-) Ἀβραὰμ (to Abraham) ἢ (or) τῷ (the) σπέρματι (descendants) αὐτοῦ (of him) τὸ (that) κληρονόμον (heir) αὐτὸν (he) εἶναι (should be) κόσμου (of the world), ἀλλὰ (but) διὰ (through) δικαιοσύνης (the righteousness) πίστεως (of faith). ¹⁴ εἰ (If) γὰρ (for) οἱ (those) ἐκ (of) νόμου (the Law are) κληρονόμοι (heirs), κεκένωται (has been made void) ἡ (-) πίστις (faith), καὶ (and) κατήργηται (made of no effect) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise). ¹⁵ ὁ (-) γὰρ (For) νόμος (law) ὀργὴν (wrath) κατεργάζεται (brings); οὗ (where) δὲ (now) οὐκ (no) ἔστιν (there is) νόμος (law), οὐδὲ (neither is) παράβασις (transgression). ¹⁶ Διὰ (Therefore) τοῦτο (it is) ἐκ (of) πίστεως (faith), ἵνα (that it may be) κατὰ (according to) χάριν (grace), εἰς (for) τὸ (-) εἶναι (to be) βεβαίαν (sure) τὴν (the) ἐπαγγελίαν (promise) παντὶ (to all) τῷ (the) σπέρματι (seed), οὐ (not) τῷ (to that) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law) μόνον (only), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τῷ (to that) ἐκ (of the) πίστεως (faith) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham), ὅς (who) ἐστιν (is) πατὴρ (the father) πάντων (of all) ἡμῶν (of us) — ¹⁷ καθὼς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written) ὅτι (-): “Πατέρα (A father) πολλῶν (of many) ἐθνῶν (nations) τέθεικά (I have made) σε (you).” — κατέναντι (before) οὗ (whom) ἐπίστευσεν (he believed) Θεοῦ (God), τοῦ (the One) ζωοποιοῦντος (giving life) τοὺς (to the) νεκροὺς (dead) καὶ (and) καλοῦντος (calling) τὰ (the things) μὴ (not) ὄντα (into being) ὡς (even) ὄντα (existing),

⁷ οὐδ’ (Nor) ὅτι (because) εἰσὶν (they are) σπέρμα (seed) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham) πάντες (are all) τέκνα (children); ἀλλ’ (rather), “Ἐν (In) Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac) κληθήσεταί (will be named) σοι (to you) σπέρμα (offspring)” ⁸ τοῦτ’ (That) ἔστιν (is), οὐ (not) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh), ταῦτα (these are) τέκνα (children) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); ἀλλὰ (but) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τῆς (of the) ἐπαγγελίας (promise) λογίζεται (are regarded) εἰς (as) σπέρμα (offspring).

²⁷ ἀλλὰ (But) τὰ (the) μωρὰ (foolish things) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world) ἐξελέξατο (has chosen) ὁ (-) Θεός (God) ἵνα (that) καταισχύνῃ (He might shame) τοὺς (the) σοφούς (wise); καὶ (and) τὰ (the) ἀσθενῆ (weak things) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world) ἐξελέξατο (chose) ὁ (-) Θεός (God) ἵνα (that) καταισχύνῃ (He might shame) τὰ (the) ἰσχυρά (strong); ²⁸ καὶ (and) τὰ (the) ἀγενῆ (low-born) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world), καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) ἐξουθενημένα (being despised), ἐξελέξατο (chose) ὁ (-) Θεός (God), (καὶ) (and) τὰ (the things) μὴ (not) ὄντα (being), ἵνα (that) τὰ (the things) ὄντα (being) καταργήσῃ (He might annul),

²⁷ ὅσοι (As many as) γὰρ (for) εἰς (into) Χριστὸν (Christ) ἐβαπτίσθητε (you were baptized), Χριστὸν (Christ) ἐνεδύσασθε (you have put on). ²⁸ οὐκ (Neither) ἔνι (there is) Ἰουδαῖος (Jew) οὐδὲ (nor) Ἕλλην (Greek); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) δοῦλος (slave) οὐδὲ (nor) ἐλεύθερος (free); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) ἄρσεν (male) καὶ (and) θῆλυ (female); πάντες (all) γὰρ (for) ὑμεῖς (you) εἷς (one) ἐστε (are) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus). ²⁹ εἰ (If) δὲ (now) ὑμεῖς (you are) Χριστοῦ (Christ’s), ἄρα (then) τοῦ (-) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham’s) σπέρμα (seed) ἐστέ (you are), κατ’ (according to) ἐπαγγελίαν (the promise) κληρονόμοι (heirs).

²² γέγραπται (It has been written) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (that) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham) δύο (two) υἱοὺς (sons) ἔσχεν (had), ἕνα (one) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) παιδίσκης (slave woman) καὶ (and) ἕνα (one) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) ἐλευθέρας (free). ²³ ἀλλ’ (But) ὁ (the one) μὲν (indeed) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) παιδίσκης (slave woman), κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (flesh) γεγέννηται (has been born); ὁ (the one) δὲ (but) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) ἐλευθέρας (free), δι’* (through) 〈τῆς〉 (the) ἐπαγγελίας (promise), ²⁴ ἅτινά (which things) ἐστιν (are) ἀλληγορούμενα (allegorized); αὗται (these) γάρ (for) εἰσιν (are) δύο (two) διαθῆκαι (covenants): μία (one) μὲν (indeed) ἀπὸ (from) ὄρους (Mount) Σινᾶ (Sinai), εἰς (unto) δουλείαν (slavery) γεννῶσα (begetting), ἥτις (which) ἐστὶν (is) Ἁγάρ (Hagar). ²⁵ τὸ (-) δὲ (And) Ἁγὰρ (Hagar) Σινᾶ (Sinai) ὄρος (Mount) ἐστὶν (is), ἐν (in) τῇ (-) Ἀραβίᾳ (Arabia); συστοιχεῖ (she corresponds) δὲ (now) τῇ (to the) νῦν (present) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem), δουλεύει (she is in slavery) γὰρ (for) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) τέκνων (children) αὐτῆς (of her). ²⁶ ἡ (-) δὲ (But) ἄνω (the above) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem) ἐλευθέρα (free) ἐστίν (is), ἥτις (who) ἐστὶν (is) μήτηρ (mother) ἡμῶν (of us). ²⁷ γέγραπται (It has been written) γάρ (for): “Εὐφράνθητι (Rejoice), στεῖρα (O barren woman), ἡ (the one) οὐ (not) τίκτουσα (bearing); ῥῆξον (break forth) καὶ (and) βόησον (call aloud), ἡ (the one) οὐκ (not) ὠδίνουσα (travailing); ὅτι (because) πολλὰ (many) τὰ (are the) τέκνα (children) τῆς (of the) ἐρήμου (desolate woman) μᾶλλον (more), ἢ (than) τῆς (of her) ἐχούσης (having) τὸν (the) ἄνδρα (husband).” ²⁸ Ὑμεῖς (You) δέ (now), ἀδελφοί (brothers), κατὰ (like) Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac), ἐπαγγελίας (of promise) τέκνα (children) ἐστέ (are). ²⁹ ἀλλ’ (But) ὥσπερ (just as) τότε (at that time) ὁ (the one) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (flesh) γεννηθεὶς (having been born) ἐδίωκεν (was persecuting) τὸν (the one born) κατὰ (according to) Πνεῦμα (Spirit), οὕτως (so) καὶ (also) νῦν (it is now). ³⁰ Ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) λέγει (says) ἡ (the) γραφή (Scripture)? “Ἔκβαλε (Cast out) τὴν (the) παιδίσκην (slave woman) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) υἱὸν (son) αὐτῆς (of her); οὐ (no) γὰρ (for) μὴ (not) κληρονομήσει (will inherit) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) τῆς (of the) παιδίσκης (slave woman) μετὰ (along with) τοῦ (the) υἱοῦ (son) τῆς (of the) ἐλευθέρας (free).” ³¹ διό (So then), ἀδελφοί (brothers), οὐκ (not) ἐσμὲν (we are) παιδίσκης (of the slave woman) τέκνα (children), ἀλλὰ (but) τῆς (of the) ἐλευθέρας (free).

¹² ὅτι (that) ἦτε (you were) τῷ (at the) καιρῷ (time) ἐκείνῳ (that) χωρὶς (separate from) Χριστοῦ (Christ), ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι (alienated from) τῆς (the) πολιτείας (commonwealth) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel), καὶ (and) ξένοι (strangers) τῶν (to the) διαθηκῶν (covenants) τῆς (of the) ἐπαγγελίας (promise), ἐλπίδα (hope) μὴ (not) ἔχοντες (having) καὶ (and) ἄθεοι (without God) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world). ¹³ νυνὶ (Now) δὲ (however) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ὑμεῖς (you) οἵ (the ones) ποτε (once) ὄντες (being) μακρὰν (far off) ἐγενήθητε (have become) ἐγγὺς (near) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) αἵματι (blood) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ).

¹⁹ πᾶν (Every) δένδρον (tree) μὴ (not) ποιοῦν (producing) καρπὸν (fruit) καλὸν (good) ἐκκόπτεται (is cut down) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) πῦρ (fire) βάλλεται (is thrown).

¹⁹ καὶ (And) ἰδὼν (having seen) συκῆν (fig tree) μίαν (one) ἐπὶ (along) τῆς (the) ὁδοῦ (road), ἦλθεν (He came) ἐπ’ (to) αὐτήν (it) καὶ (and) οὐδὲν (nothing) εὗρεν (found) ἐν (on) αὐτῇ (it), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) φύλλα (leaves) μόνον (only). καὶ (And) λέγει (He says) αὐτῇ (to it), “〈Οὐ〉 (Never) μηκέτι (no more) ἐκ (from) σοῦ (you) καρπὸς (fruit) γένηται (let there be), εἰς (to) τὸν (the) αἰῶνα (age).” καὶ (And) ἐξηράνθη (withered) παραχρῆμα (immediately) ἡ (the) συκῆ (fig tree).

⁹ ἤδη (Already) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) ἀξίνη (ax) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) ῥίζαν (root) τῶν (of the) δένδρων (trees) κεῖται (is applied); πᾶν (every) οὖν (therefore) δένδρον (tree) μὴ (not) ποιοῦν (producing) καρπὸν (fruit) καλὸν (good) ἐκκόπτεται (is cut down) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) πῦρ (the fire) βάλλεται (is thrown).”

⁶ Ἔλεγεν (He was speaking) δὲ (then) ταύτην (this) τὴν (-) παραβολήν (parable): “Συκῆν (A fig tree) εἶχέν (had) τις (a certain man) πεφυτευμένην (planted) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀμπελῶνι (vineyard) αὐτοῦ (of him); καὶ (and) ἦλθεν (he came) ζητῶν (seeking) καρπὸν (fruit) ἐν (on) αὐτῇ (it), καὶ (and) οὐχ (not) εὗρεν (did find any). ⁷ εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) ἀμπελουργόν (vinedresser), ‘Ἰδοὺ (Behold), τρία (three) ἔτη (years) ἀφ’ (throughout) οὗ (these) ἔρχομαι (I come) ζητῶν (seeking) καρπὸν (fruit) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) συκῇ (fig tree) ταύτῃ (this), καὶ (and) οὐχ (not) εὑρίσκω (do find any). ἔκκοψον (Cut down) [οὖν] (therefore) αὐτήν (it), ἵνα‿ (that) τί (why) καὶ (even) τὴν (the) γῆν (ground) καταργεῖ (should it use up)?’ ⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), λέγει (he says) αὐτῷ (to him), ‘Κύριε (Sir), ἄφες (let alone) αὐτὴν (it) καὶ (also) τοῦτο (this) τὸ (the) ἔτος (year), ἕως (until) ὅτου (when) σκάψω (I shall dig) περὶ (around) αὐτὴν (it), καὶ (and) βάλω (put in) κόπρια (manure), ⁹ κἂν (and if) μὲν (indeed) ποιήσῃ (it should bear) καρπὸν (fruit) εἰς (in) τὸ (the time), μέλλον (so be it). εἰ (If) δὲ (however) μή¦γε (not), ἐκκόψεις (you will cut down) αὐτήν (it).’”

³¹ Ὅτι (For) εἰ (if) ἐν (in) ‹τῷ› (the) ὑγρῷ (green) ξύλῳ (tree), ταῦτα (these things) ποιοῦσιν (they do); ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ξηρῷ (dry), τί (what) γένηται (might take place)?”

² πᾶν (Every) κλῆμα (branch) ἐν (in) ἐμοὶ (Me) μὴ (not) φέρον (bearing) καρπὸν (fruit), αἴρει (He takes away) αὐτό (it); καὶ (and) πᾶν (every one) τὸ (-) καρπὸν (fruit) φέρον (bearing), καθαίρει (He prunes) αὐτὸ (it), ἵνα (that) καρπὸν (fruit) πλείονα (more) φέρῃ (it may bear).

⁶ ἐὰν (If) μή (not) τις (anyone) μένῃ (abide) ἐν (in) ἐμοί (Me), ἐβλήθη (he is thrown) ἔξω (out) ὡς (like) τὸ (the) κλῆμα (branch) καὶ (and) ἐξηράνθη (is dried up), καὶ (and) συνάγουσιν (they gather) αὐτὰ (them) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πῦρ (fire) βάλλουσιν (cast), καὶ (and) καίεται (it is burned).

¹ Ὅθεν (Therefore), ἀδελφοὶ (brothers) ἅγιοι (holy), κλήσεως (of the calling) ἐπουρανίου (heavenly) μέτοχοι (partakers), κατανοήσατε (carefully consider) τὸν (the) Ἀπόστολον (apostle) καὶ (and) Ἀρχιερέα (high priest) τῆς (of the) ὁμολογίας (confession) ἡμῶν (of us), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ² πιστὸν (faithful) ὄντα (being) τῷ (to the One) ποιήσαντι (having appointed) αὐτὸν (Him), ὡς (as) καὶ (also) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἐν (in) ὅλῳ (all) τῷ (the) οἴκῳ (house) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³ Πλείονος (Of greater) γὰρ (for) οὗτος (He) δόξης (glory) παρὰ (than) Μωϋσῆν (Moses) ἠξίωται (has been counted worthy), καθ’ (by) ὅσον (so much as) πλείονα (greater) τιμὴν (honor) ἔχει (has) τοῦ (than the) οἴκου (house itself), ὁ (the one) κατασκευάσας (having built) αὐτόν (it).

⁸ ἐκφέρουσα (That bringing forth) δὲ (however) ἀκάνθας (thorns) καὶ (and) τριβόλους (thistles) ἀδόκιμος (is worthless) καὶ (and) κατάρας (a curse) ἐγγύς (near to), ἧς (of which) τὸ (the) τέλος (end is) εἰς (unto) καῦσιν (burning).

²⁸ ἀθετήσας (Having set aside) τις (anyone) νόμον (the law) Μωϋσέως (of Moses), χωρὶς (without) οἰκτιρμῶν (mercies) ἐπὶ (on the basis of) δυσὶν (two) ἢ (or) τρισὶν (three) μάρτυσιν (witnesses), ἀποθνήσκει (he dies). ²⁹ πόσῳ (How much) δοκεῖτε (think you) χείρονος (worse) ἀξιωθήσεται (will he deserve) τιμωρίας (punishment), ὁ (the one) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καταπατήσας (having trampled upon), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) αἷμα (blood) τῆς (of the) διαθήκης (covenant) κοινὸν (ordinary) ἡγησάμενος (having esteemed), ἐν (by) ᾧ (which) ἡγιάσθη (he was sanctified), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τῆς (-) χάριτος (of grace) ἐνυβρίσας (having insulted)? ³⁰ Οἴδαμεν (We know) γὰρ (for) τὸν (the One) εἰπόντα (having said), “Ἐμοὶ (Mine) ἐκδίκησις (is vengeance); ἐγὼ (I) ἀνταποδώσω (will repay),” καὶ (and) πάλιν (again), “Κρινεῖ (Will judge) Κύριος (the Lord) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) αὐτοῦ (of Him).” ³¹ φοβερὸν (It is a fearful thing) τὸ (-) ἐμπεσεῖν (to fall) εἰς (into) χεῖρας (the hands) Θεοῦ (of God) ζῶντος (the living).

²⁵ Βλέπετε (Take heed) μὴ (lest) παραιτήσησθε (you refuse) τὸν (the One) λαλοῦντα (speaking). εἰ (If) γὰρ (for) ἐκεῖνοι (they) οὐκ (not) ἐξέφυγον (escaped), ἐπὶ (on) γῆς (earth) παραιτησάμενοι (having refused) τὸν (the One) χρηματίζοντα (divinely instructing them), πολὺ (much) μᾶλλον (less) ἡμεῖς (we) οἱ (-) τὸν (the One) ἀπ’ (from) οὐρανῶν (the heavens) ἀποστρεφόμενοι (turning away from),

¹⁷ ὅτι (For it is) ὁ (the) καιρὸς (time for) τοῦ (-) ἄρξασθαι (to have begun) τὸ (the) κρίμα (judgment) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) οἴκου (house) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); εἰ (if) δὲ (now) πρῶτον (first) ἀφ’ (from) ἡμῶν (us), τί (what will be) τὸ (the) τέλος (outcome) τῶν (of those) ἀπειθούντων (disobeying) τῷ (the) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εὐαγγελίῳ (gospel)? ¹⁸ καὶ (And), “Εἰ (If) ὁ (the) δίκαιος (righteous one) μόλις (with difficulty) σώζεται (is saved), ὁ (the) ἀσεβὴς (ungodly) καὶ (and) ἁμαρτωλὸς (sinner) ποῦ (where) φανεῖται (will appear)?”

⁶ καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (were being baptized) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἰορδάνῃ (Jordan) ποταμῷ (River) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him), ἐξομολογούμενοι (confessing) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) αὐτῶν (of them).

³ Καὶ (And) ἦλθεν (he went) εἰς (into) πᾶσαν (all) τὴν (the) περίχωρον (surrounding region) τοῦ (of the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), κηρύσσων (proclaiming) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance) εἰς (for) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins),

⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐπορεύετο (was going) σὺν (with) αὐτοῖς (them). ἤδη (Already) δὲ (then), αὐτοῦ (He) οὐ (not) μακρὰν (far) ἀπέχοντος (being distant) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) οἰκίας (house), ἔπεμψεν (sent) φίλους (friends) ὁ (the) ἑκατοντάρχης (centurion), λέγων (saying) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Κύριε (Lord), μὴ (not) σκύλλου (trouble Yourself), οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) ἱκανός (worthy) εἰμι (I am) ἵνα (that) ὑπὸ (under) τὴν (the) στέγην (roof) μου (of me) εἰσέλθῃς (You should come); ⁷ διὸ (therefore) οὐδὲ (neither) ἐμαυτὸν (myself) ἠξίωσα (counted I worthy) πρὸς (to) σὲ (You) ἐλθεῖν (to come); ἀλλὰ (but) εἰπὲ (say) λόγῳ (in a word), καὶ (and) ἰαθήτω (shall be healed) ὁ (the) παῖς (servant) μου (of me).

¹⁵ Ἰωάννης (John) μαρτυρεῖ (witnesses) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him), καὶ (and) κέκραγεν (he cried out), λέγων (saying), “Οὗτος (This) ἦν (was He) ὃν (of whom) εἶπον (I was saying), ‘Ὁ (The One) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (coming), ἔμπροσθέν (precedence) μου (over me) γέγονεν (has), ὅτι (because) πρῶτός (before) μου (me) ἦν (He was).’”

²⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) αὐτοῖς (them) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying), “Ἐγὼ (I) βαπτίζω (baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water); μέσος (but in the midst) ὑμῶν (of you) ἕστηκεν* (stands One) ὃν (whom) ὑμεῖς (you) οὐκ (not) οἴδατε (know), ²⁷ ὁ (the One) ὀπίσω (after) μου (me) ἐρχόμενος (coming), οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I) ἄξιος (worthy) ἵνα (that) λύσω (I should untie) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸν (the) ἱμάντα (strap) τοῦ (of the) ὑποδήματος (sandal).”

³⁰ οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (it is) ὑπὲρ (concerning) οὗ (whom) ἐγὼ (I) εἶπον (said), ‘Ὀπίσω (After) μου (me) ἔρχεται (comes) ἀνὴρ (a man), ὃς (who) ἔμπροσθέν (precedence) μου (over me) γέγονεν (has), ὅτι (because) πρῶτός (before) μου (me) ἦν (He was).’

³³ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ὁ (the One) πέμψας (having sent) με (me) βαπτίζειν (to baptize) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water), ἐκεῖνός (He) μοι (to me) εἶπεν (said), ‘Ἐφ’ (Upon) ὃν (whom) ἂν (-) ἴδῃς (you shall see) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) καταβαῖνον (descending) καὶ (and) μένον (abiding) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτόν (Him), οὗτός (He) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the One) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).’ ³⁴ κἀγὼ (And I) ἑώρακα (have seen) καὶ (and) μεμαρτύρηκα (have borne witness) ὅτι (that) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).”

²³ Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰωάννης (John) βαπτίζων (baptizing) ἐν (in) Αἰνὼν (Aenon), ἐγγὺς (near) τοῦ (-) Σαλείμ (Salim), ὅτι (because) ὕδατα (waters) πολλὰ (many) ἦν (were) ἐκεῖ (there), καὶ (and) παρεγίνοντο (they were coming) καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίζοντο (being baptized). ²⁴ οὔπω (Not yet) γὰρ (for) ἦν (had been) βεβλημένος (cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) φυλακὴν (prison) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰωάννης (John). ²⁵ Ἐγένετο (Arose) οὖν (then) ζήτησις (a debate) ἐκ (among) τῶν (the) μαθητῶν (disciples) Ἰωάννου (of John), μετὰ (with) Ἰουδαίου (a certain Jew), περὶ (about) καθαρισμοῦ (purification). ²⁶ καὶ (And) ἦλθον (they came) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ῥαββί (Rabbi), ὃς (He who) ἦν (was) μετὰ (with) σοῦ (you) πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), ᾧ (to whom) σὺ (you) μεμαρτύρηκας (have borne witness), ἴδε (behold) οὗτος (He) βαπτίζει (baptizes), καὶ (and) πάντες (all) ἔρχονται (are coming) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him).”

² καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (came) ἄφνω (suddenly) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἦχος (a sound), ὥσπερ (like) φερομένης (the rushing) πνοῆς (of a wind) βιαίας (violent), καὶ (and) ἐπλήρωσεν (it filled) ὅλον (all) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) οὗ (where) ἦσαν (they were) καθήμενοι (sitting). ³ καὶ (And) ὤφθησαν (there appeared) αὐτοῖς (to them) διαμεριζόμεναι (dividing) γλῶσσαι (tongues) ὡσεὶ (as) πυρός (of fire) καὶ (and) ἐκάθισεν (sat) ἐφ’ (upon) ἕνα (one) ἕκαστον (each) αὐτῶν (of them). ⁴ καὶ (And) ἐπλήσθησαν (they were filled with) πάντες (all) Πνεύματος (Spirit) Ἁγίου (Holy), καὶ (and) ἤρξαντο (began) λαλεῖν (to speak) ἑτέραις (in other) γλώσσαις (tongues) καθὼς (as) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ἐδίδου (was giving) ἀποφθέγγεσθαι (to utter forth) αὐτοῖς (to them).

¹⁵ Ἐν (In) δὲ (then) τῷ (-) ἄρξασθαί (beginning) με (my) λαλεῖν (to speak), ἐπέπεσεν (fell) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (-) Ἅγιον (Holy) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτοὺς (them), ὥσπερ (even as) καὶ (also) ἐφ’ (upon) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐν (in the) ἀρχῇ (beginning). ¹⁶ ἐμνήσθην (I remembered) δὲ (then) τοῦ (the) ῥήματος (word) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord), ὡς (how) ἔλεγεν (He had said), ‘Ἰωάννης (John) μὲν (indeed) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) ὕδατι (with water); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (however) βαπτισθήσεσθε (will be baptized) ἐν (with the) Πνεύματι (Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy).’

⁴ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) Παῦλος (Paul), “Ἰωάννης (John) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) βάπτισμα (a baptism) μετανοίας (of repentance), τῷ (the) λαῷ (people) λέγων (telling) εἰς (in) τὸν (the One) ἐρχόμενον (coming) μετ’ (after) αὐτὸν (him) ἵνα (that) πιστεύσωσιν (they should believe), τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is), εἰς (in) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).”

¹³ καὶ (Also) γὰρ (for) ἐν (in) ἑνὶ (one) Πνεύματι (Spirit), ἡμεῖς (we) πάντες (all) εἰς (into) ἓν (one) σῶμα (body) ἐβαπτίσθημεν (were baptized), εἴτε (whether) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) εἴτε (or) Ἕλληνες (Greeks), εἴτε (whether) δοῦλοι (slaves) εἴτε (or) ἐλεύθεροι (free); καὶ (and) πάντες (all) ἓν (one) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ἐποτίσθημεν (we were made to drink).

²⁷ ὅσοι (As many as) γὰρ (for) εἰς (into) Χριστὸν (Christ) ἐβαπτίσθητε (you were baptized), Χριστὸν (Christ) ἐνεδύσασθε (you have put on). ²⁸ οὐκ (Neither) ἔνι (there is) Ἰουδαῖος (Jew) οὐδὲ (nor) Ἕλλην (Greek); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) δοῦλος (slave) οὐδὲ (nor) ἐλεύθερος (free); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) ἄρσεν (male) καὶ (and) θῆλυ (female); πάντες (all) γὰρ (for) ὑμεῖς (you) εἷς (one) ἐστε (are) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus).

⁸ Ἐμοὶ (To me), τῷ (the) ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ (very least) πάντων (of all) ἁγίων (saints), ἐδόθη (was given) ἡ (the) χάρις (grace) αὕτη (this): τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) εὐαγγελίσασθαι (to preach) τὸ (the) ἀνεξιχνίαστον (unsearchable) πλοῦτος (riches) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ),

⁵ οὐκ (not) ἐξ (by) ἔργων (works) τῶν (-) ἐν (in) δικαιοσύνῃ (righteousness) ἃ (that) ἐποιήσαμεν (did) ἡμεῖς (we), ἀλλὰ (but) κατὰ (according to) τὸ (-) αὐτοῦ (His) ἔλεος (mercy), ἔσωσεν (He saved) ἡμᾶς (us) διὰ (through) λουτροῦ (the washing) παλινγενεσίας (of regeneration) καὶ (and) ἀνακαινώσεως (renewing) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit) Ἁγίου (Holy),

⁵ Ὁμοίως (Likewise), νεώτεροι (younger ones), ὑποτάγητε (be subject) πρεσβυτέροις (to your elders). πάντες (All) δὲ (now) ἀλλήλοις (one to another) τὴν (-) ταπεινοφροσύνην (humility) ἐγκομβώσασθε (gird on), ὅτι (because), “Ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ὑπερηφάνοις (the proud) ἀντιτάσσεται (opposes), ταπεινοῖς (to the humble) δὲ (however) δίδωσιν (He gives) χάριν (grace).”

³⁰ ἄφετε (Allow) συναυξάνεσθαι (to grow together) ἀμφότερα (both) ἕως (until) τοῦ (the) θερισμοῦ (harvest); καὶ (and) ἐν (in) καιρῷ (the time) τοῦ (of the) θερισμοῦ (harvest) ἐρῶ (I will say) τοῖς (to the) θερισταῖς (harvesters), “Συλλέξατε (Gather) πρῶτον (first) τὰ (the) ζιζάνια (weeds), καὶ (and) δήσατε (bind) αὐτὰ (them) εἰς (into) δέσμας (bundles) πρὸς (in order) τὸ (-) κατακαῦσαι (to burn) αὐτά (them); τὸν (-) δὲ (and) σῖτον (the wheat), συναγάγετε (gather together) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἀποθήκην (barn) μου (of me).”’”

⁴¹ ἀποστελεῖ (Will send forth) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) τοὺς (the) ἀγγέλους (angels) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) συλλέξουσιν (they will gather) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) βασιλείας (kingdom) αὐτοῦ (of Him) πάντα (all) τὰ (the) σκάνδαλα (causes of sin) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) ποιοῦντας (practicing) τὴν (-) ἀνομίαν (lawlessness),

⁴³ τότε (Then) οἱ (the) δίκαιοι (righteous) ἐκλάμψουσιν (will shine forth) ὡς (as) ὁ (the) ἥλιος (sun) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τοῦ (of the) Πατρὸς (Father) αὐτῶν (of them). Ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) ὦτα (ears), ἀκουέτω (let him hear)!

⁴⁹ Οὕτως (Thus) ἔσται (will it be) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) συντελείᾳ (consummation) τοῦ (of the) αἰῶνος (age); ἐξελεύσονται (will go out) οἱ (the) ἄγγελοι (angels), καὶ (and) ἀφοριοῦσιν (will separate) τοὺς (the) πονηροὺς (evil) ἐκ (from) μέσου (the midst) τῶν (of the) δικαίων (righteous), ⁵⁰ καὶ (and) βαλοῦσιν (will cast) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κάμινον (furnace) τοῦ (of the) πυρός (fire). ἐκεῖ (There) ἔσται (will be) ὁ (the) κλαυθμὸς (weeping) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) βρυγμὸς (gnashing) τῶν (of the) ὀδόντων (teeth).

⁴³ Καὶ (And) ἐὰν (if) σκανδαλίζῃ* (should cause to stumble) σε (you) ἡ (the) χείρ (hand) σου (of you), ἀπόκοψον (cut off) αὐτήν (it); καλόν (better) ἐστίν (it is) σε (for you) κυλλὸν (crippled) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life), ἢ (than) τὰς (-) δύο (two) χεῖρας (hands) ἔχοντα (having), ἀπελθεῖν (to go away) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) γέενναν (hell), εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πῦρ (fire) τὸ (-) ἄσβεστον (unquenchable). ^{44 45} καὶ (And) ἐὰν (if) ὁ (the) πούς (foot) σου (of you) σκανδαλίζῃ (should cause to stumble) σε (you), ἀπόκοψον (cut off) αὐτόν (it); καλόν (better) ἐστίν (it is) σε (for you) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) χωλὸν (lame), ἢ (than) τοὺς (the) δύο (two) πόδας (feet) ἔχοντα (having), βληθῆναι (to be cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) γέενναν (hell). ^{46 47} καὶ (And) ἐὰν (if) ὁ (the) ὀφθαλμός (eye) σου (of you) σκανδαλίζῃ (should cause to stumble) σε (you), ἔκβαλε (cast out) αὐτόν (it); καλόν (better) σέ (for you) ἐστιν (it is) μονόφθαλμον (with one eye) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ἢ (than) δύο (two) ὀφθαλμοὺς (eyes) ἔχοντα (having) βληθῆναι (to be cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) γέενναν (hell), ⁴⁸ ὅπου (where) ‘Ὁ (the) σκώληξ (worm) αὐτῶν (of them) οὐ (not) τελευτᾷ (dies), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) πῦρ (fire) οὐ (not) σβέννυται (is quenched).’

¹⁷ οὗ (of whom) τὸ (the) πτύον (winnowing fork is) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) χειρὶ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him), διακαθᾶραι (to clear) τὴν (the) ἅλωνα (threshing floor) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) συναγαγεῖν (to gather) τὸν (the) σῖτον (wheat) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἀποθήκην (barn) αὐτοῦ (of Him). τὸ (-) δὲ (But) ἄχυρον (the chaff) κατακαύσει (He will burn up) πυρὶ (with fire) ἀσβέστῳ (unquenchable).”

²² ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now) ὅτι (that) Ἀρχέλαος (Archelaus) βασιλεύει (reigns over) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (Judea) ἀντὶ (in place of) τοῦ (the) πατρὸς (father) αὐτοῦ (of him) Ἡρῴδου (Herod), ἐφοβήθη (he was afraid) ἐκεῖ (there) ἀπελθεῖν (to go); χρηματισθεὶς (having been divinely warned) δὲ (now) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream), ἀνεχώρησεν (he withdrew) εἰς (into) τὰ (the) μέρη (district) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee),

⁹ Καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (it came to pass) ἐν (in) ἐκείναις (those) ταῖς (-) ἡμέραις (days), ἦλθεν (that came) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) Ναζαρὲτ (Nazareth) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίσθη (was baptized) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) Ἰορδάνην (Jordan) ὑπὸ (by) Ἰωάννου (John). ¹⁰ καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀναβαίνων (going up) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) ὕδατος (water), εἶδεν (he saw) σχιζομένους (tearing open) τοὺς (the) οὐρανοὺς (heavens), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) καταβαῖνον (descending) εἰς (upon) αὐτόν (Him). ¹¹ καὶ (And) φωνὴ (a voice) ἐγένετο (came) ἐκ (out of) τῶν (the) οὐρανῶν (heavens): “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved), ἐν (in) σοὶ (You) εὐδόκησα (I am well pleased).”

²¹ Ἐγένετο (It came to pass) δὲ (now) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) βαπτισθῆναι (having been baptized) ἅπαντα (all) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), καὶ (and) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) βαπτισθέντος (having been baptized), καὶ (and) προσευχομένου (having prayed), ἀνεῳχθῆναι (was opened) τὸν (the) οὐρανὸν (heaven), ²² καὶ (and) καταβῆναι (descended) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (-) Ἅγιον (Holy) σωματικῷ (in a bodily) εἴδει (form) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) φωνὴν (a voice) ἐξ (out of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) γενέσθαι (came): “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved); ἐν (in) σοὶ (You) εὐδόκησα (I am well pleased).”

³² Καὶ (And) ἐμαρτύρησεν (bore witness) Ἰωάννης (John) λέγων (saying) ὅτι (-), “Τεθέαμαι (I have beheld) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit), καταβαῖνον (descending) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) ἐξ (out of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), καὶ (and) ἔμεινεν (it remained) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him).

⁴³ καὶ (And) πόθεν (from where) μοι (to me) τοῦτο (this), ἵνα (that) ἔλθῃ (should come) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) μου (of me) πρὸς (to) ἐμέ (me)?

¹⁶ Ὅτι (For) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) πληρώματος (fullness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἡμεῖς (we) πάντες (all) ἐλάβομεν (have received) καὶ (then) χάριν (grace) ἀντὶ (for) χάριτος (grace).

³ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly) λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἄνωθεν (from above), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) ἰδεῖν (to see) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ⁴ Λέγει (Says) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Νικόδημος (Nicodemus), “Πῶς (How) δύναται (is able) ἄνθρωπος (a man) γεννηθῆναι (to be born), γέρων (old) ὤν (being)? μὴ (Not) δύναται (is he able) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κοιλίαν (womb) τῆς (of the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτοῦ (of him) δεύτερον (a second time) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), καὶ (and) γεννηθῆναι (to be born)?” ⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἐξ (of) ὕδατος (water) καὶ (and) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ⁶ τὸ (That) γεγεννημένον (having been born) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) σαρκὸς (flesh), σάρξ (flesh) ἐστιν (is); καὶ (and) τὸ (that) γεγεννημένον (having been born) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) Πνεύματος (Spirit), πνεῦμά (spirit) ἐστιν (is). ⁷ μὴ (Not) θαυμάσῃς (do wonder) ὅτι (that) εἶπόν (I said) σοι (to you), ‘Δεῖ (It is necessary for) ὑμᾶς (you all) γεννηθῆναι (to be born) ἄνωθεν (from above).’

⁶ Ἔρχεται (He comes) οὖν (then) πρὸς (to) Σίμωνα (Simon) Πέτρον (Peter), λέγει (who says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Κύριε (Lord), σύ (You) μου (of me) νίπτεις (do wash) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet)?” ⁷ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὃ (What) ἐγὼ (I) ποιῶ (do) σὺ (you) οὐκ (not) οἶδας (know) ἄρτι (presently); γνώσῃ (you will know) δὲ (however) μετὰ (after) ταῦτα (these things).” ⁸ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) Πέτρος (Peter), “Οὐ (No) μὴ (not) νίψῃς (shall You wash) μου (of me) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) αἰῶνα (age).” Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) αὐτῷ (him), “Ἐὰν (If) μὴ (not) νίψω (I wash) σε (you), οὐκ (not) ἔχεις (you have) μέρος (part) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me).”

⁵ ὅτι (for) Ἰωάννης (John) μὲν (indeed) ἐβάπτισεν (baptized) ὕδατι (with water); ὑμεῖς (you) δὲ (however) ἐν (with) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) βαπτισθήσεσθε (will be baptized) Ἁγίῳ (Holy), οὐ (not) μετὰ (after) πολλὰς (many) ταύτας (these) ἡμέρας (days).” ⁶ Οἱ (Those) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) συνελθόντες (having come together), ἠρώτων (were asking) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), εἰ (if) ἐν (at) τῷ (the) χρόνῳ (time) τούτῳ (this), ἀποκαθιστάνεις (are you restoring) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῷ (-) Ἰσραήλ (to Israel)?” ⁷ Εἶπεν (He said) ‹δὲ› (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Οὐχ (Not) ὑμῶν (yours) ἐστιν (it is) γνῶναι (to know) χρόνους (times) ἢ (or) καιροὺς (seasons) οὓς (which) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father) ἔθετο (put in place) ἐν (by) τῇ (-) ἰδίᾳ (His own) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority). ⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) λήμψεσθε (you will receive) δύναμιν (power), ἐπελθόντος (having come) τοῦ (the) Ἁγίου (Holy) Πνεύματος (Spirit) ἐφ’ (upon) ὑμᾶς (you), καὶ (and) ἔσεσθέ (you will be) μου (for Me) μάρτυρες (witnesses), ἔν (in) τε (both) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) ἐν (in) πάσῃ (all) τῇ (-) Ἰουδαίᾳ (Judea), καὶ (and) Σαμαρείᾳ (Samaria), καὶ (and) ἕως (to) ἐσχάτου (the uttermost part) τῆς (of the) γῆς (earth).”

²³ πάντες (All) γὰρ (for) ἥμαρτον (have sinned) καὶ (and) ὑστεροῦνται (fall short) τῆς (of the) δόξης (glory) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God),

²⁵ ὃν (whom) προέθετο (set forth as) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἱλαστήριον (a propitiation), διὰ (through) [τῆς] (-) πίστεως (faith) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) αὐτοῦ (His) αἵματι (blood), εἰς (for) ἔνδειξιν (a showing forth) τῆς (of the) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), διὰ (because of) τὴν (the) πάρεσιν (forbearance) τῶν (of the) προγεγονότων (having taken place beforehand) ἁμαρτημάτων (sins) —

²² ἀλλὰ (but) συνέκλεισεν (imprisoned) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) τὰ (things) πάντα (all) ὑπὸ (under) ἁμαρτίαν (sin), ἵνα (so that) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise), ἐκ (by) πίστεως (faith) Ἰησοῦ (from Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), δοθῇ (might be given) τοῖς (to those) πιστεύουσιν (believing).

⁶ Ὅτι (Because) δέ (now) ἐστε (you are) υἱοί (sons), ἐξαπέστειλεν (sent forth) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τοῦ (of the) Υἱοῦ (Son) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰς (into) τὰς (the) καρδίας (hearts) ἡμῶν (of us), κρᾶζον (crying out), “Ἀββᾶ (Abba), ὁ (-) Πατήρ (Father)!”

³ ἐν (among) οἷς (whom) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we) πάντες (all) ἀνεστράφημέν (lived) ποτε (once) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἐπιθυμίαις (desires) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh) ἡμῶν (of us), ποιοῦντες (doing) τὰ (the) θελήματα (things willed) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh), καὶ (and) τῶν (of its) διανοιῶν (thoughts); καὶ (and) ἤμεθα (we were) τέκνα (children), φύσει (by nature), ὀργῆς (of wrath), ὡς (as) καὶ (even) οἱ (the) λοιποί (rest). ⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Θεὸς (God), πλούσιος (rich) ὢν (being) ἐν (in) ἐλέει (mercy), διὰ (because of) τὴν (the) πολλὴν (great) ἀγάπην (love) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἣν (with which) ἠγάπησεν (He loved) ἡμᾶς (us), ⁵ καὶ (even) ὄντας (being) ἡμᾶς (we) νεκροὺς (dead) τοῖς (-) παραπτώμασιν (in trespasses), συνεζωοποίησεν (made us alive with) τῷ (-) Χριστῷ (Christ) — χάριτί (by grace) ἐστε (you are) σεσῳσμένοι (saved) —

⁹ Μετὰ (After) ταῦτα (these things) εἶδον (I looked), καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ὄχλος (a multitude) πολύς (great), ὃν (which) ἀριθμῆσαι (to number) αὐτὸν (it) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἐδύνατο (was able), ἐκ (out of) παντὸς (every) ἔθνους (nation), καὶ (and) φυλῶν (tribes), καὶ (and) λαῶν (peoples), καὶ (and) γλωσσῶν (tongues), ἑστῶτες (standing) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne) καὶ (and) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (the) Ἀρνίου (Lamb), περιβεβλημένους (having been clothed with) στολὰς (robes) λευκάς (white), καὶ (and) φοίνικες (palm branches) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) χερσὶν (hands) αὐτῶν (of them). ¹⁰ καὶ (And) κράζουσιν (they were crying out) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), λέγοντες (saying): “Ἡ (-) σωτηρία (Salvation) τῷ (to the) Θεῷ (God) ἡμῶν (of us), τῷ (the One) καθημένῳ (sitting) ἐπὶ (on) τῷ (the) θρόνῳ (throne), καὶ (and) τῷ (to the) Ἀρνίῳ (Lamb)!” ¹¹ Καὶ (And) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) ἄγγελοι (angels) εἱστήκεισαν (stood) κύκλῳ (around) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne), καὶ (and) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), καὶ (and) τῶν (the) τεσσάρων (four) ζῴων (living creatures), καὶ (and) ἔπεσαν (they fell) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne) ἐπὶ (upon) τὰ (the) πρόσωπα (faces) αὐτῶν (of them), καὶ (and) προσεκύνησαν (worshiped) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God), ¹² λέγοντες (saying), “Ἀμήν (Amen)! ἡ (-) εὐλογία (Blessing), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) δόξα (glory), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) σοφία (wisdom), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) εὐχαριστία (thanksgiving), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) τιμὴ (honor), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) δύναμις (power), καὶ (and) ἡ (-) ἰσχὺς (strength), τῷ (to the) Θεῷ (God) ἡμῶν (of us), εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) αἰῶνας (ages) τῶν (of the) αἰώνων (ages)! ἀμήν (Amen).” ¹³ Καὶ (And) ἀπεκρίθη (answered) εἷς (one) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), λέγων (saying) μοι (to me), “Οὗτοι (These) οἱ (-) περιβεβλημένοι (having been clothed with) τὰς (the) στολὰς (robes) τὰς (-) λευκὰς (white), τίνες (who) εἰσὶν (are they), καὶ (and) πόθεν (from where) ἦλθον (have they come)?” ¹⁴ Καὶ (And) εἴρηκα (I said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Κύριέ (Lord) μου (of me), σὺ (you) οἶδας (know).” Καὶ (And) εἶπέν (he said) μοι (to me), “Οὗτοί (These) εἰσιν (are) οἱ (the ones) ἐρχόμενοι (coming) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) θλίψεως (tribulation) τῆς (-) μεγάλης (great), καὶ (and) ἔπλυναν (they have washed) τὰς (the) στολὰς (robes) αὐτῶν (of them) καὶ (and) ἐλεύκαναν (made white) αὐτὰς (them) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) αἵματι (blood) τοῦ (of the) Ἀρνίου (Lamb). ¹⁵ διὰ (Because of) τοῦτό (this), ‘Εἰσιν (They are) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), καὶ (and) λατρεύουσιν (serve) αὐτῷ (Him) ἡμέρας (day) καὶ (and) νυκτὸς (night) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ναῷ (temple) αὐτοῦ (of Him); καὶ (and) ὁ (the One) καθήμενος (sitting) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne) σκηνώσει (will tabernacle) ἐπ’ (over) αὐτούς (them). ¹⁶ οὐ (Not) πεινάσουσιν (they will hunger) ἔτι (any more), οὐδὲ (neither) διψήσουσιν (will they thirst) ἔτι (anymore), οὐδὲ (nor) μὴ (at all) πέσῃ (shall fall) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτοὺς (them) ὁ (the) ἥλιος (sun), οὐδὲ (nor) πᾶν (any) καῦμα (scorching heat); ¹⁷ ὅτι (because) τὸ (the) Ἀρνίον (Lamb) τὸ (-) ἀνὰ (in the) μέσον (center) τοῦ (of the) θρόνου (throne) ποιμανεῖ (will shepherd) αὐτούς (them), καὶ (and) ὁδηγήσει (He will lead) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐπὶ (to) ζωῆς (living) πηγὰς (fountains) ὑδάτων (of waters), καὶ (and) ἐξαλείψει (will wipe away) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) πᾶν (every) δάκρυον (tear) ἐκ (from) τῶν (the) ὀφθαλμῶν (eyes) αὐτῶν (of them).’”

⁶ ἦσαν (They were) δὲ (now) δίκαιοι (righteous) ἀμφότεροι (both) ἐναντίον (before) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God), πορευόμενοι (walking) ἐν (in) πάσαις (all) ταῖς (the) ἐντολαῖς (commandments) καὶ (and) δικαιώμασιν (ordinances) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἄμεμπτοι (blameless).

³⁴ Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἐμὸν (My) βρῶμά (food) ἐστιν (is) ἵνα (that) ποιήσω* (I should do) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (of the One) πέμψαντός (having sent) με (Me), καὶ (and) τελειώσω (should finish) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸ (the) ἔργον (work).

²⁹ καὶ (And) ὁ (the One) πέμψας (having sent) με (Me), μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me) ἐστιν (is); οὐκ (not) ἀφῆκέν (He has left) με (Me) μόνον (alone), ὅτι (because) ἐγὼ (I) τὰ (the things) ἀρεστὰ (pleasing) αὐτῷ (to Him) ποιῶ (do) πάντοτε (always).”

⁷ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὃ (What) ἐγὼ (I) ποιῶ (do) σὺ (you) οὐκ (not) οἶδας (know) ἄρτι (presently); γνώσῃ (you will know) δὲ (however) μετὰ (after) ταῦτα (these things).” ⁸ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) Πέτρος (Peter), “Οὐ (No) μὴ (not) νίψῃς (shall You wash) μου (of me) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) αἰῶνα (age).” Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) αὐτῷ (him), “Ἐὰν (If) μὴ (not) νίψω (I wash) σε (you), οὐκ (not) ἔχεις (you have) μέρος (part) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me).” ⁹ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) Σίμων (Simon) Πέτρος (Peter), “Κύριε (Lord), μὴ (not) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) μου (of me) μόνον (only), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) κεφαλήν (head).”

¹⁵ ὑπόδειγμα (A pattern) γὰρ (for) ἔδωκα (I gave) ὑμῖν (you), ἵνα (that) καθὼς (as) ἐγὼ (I) ἐποίησα (did) ὑμῖν (to you), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ποιῆτε (should do).

¹⁰ ἐὰν (If) τὰς (the) ἐντολάς (commandments) μου (of Me) τηρήσητε (you keep), μενεῖτε (you will abide) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀγάπῃ (love) μου (of Me), καθὼς (as) ἐγὼ (I), «τοῦ (the) Πατρός (Father) μου» (of Me) «τὰς (the) ἐντολὰς» (commandments) τετήρηκα (have kept), καὶ (and) μένω (I abide) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀγάπῃ (love).

⁷ ἀλλὰ (but) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) ἐκένωσεν (emptied), μορφὴν (the form) δούλου (of a servant) λαβών (having taken), ἐν (in) ὁμοιώματι (the likeness) ἀνθρώπων (of men) γενόμενος (having been made). ⁸ καὶ (And) σχήματι (in appearance) εὑρεθεὶς (having been found) ὡς (as) ἄνθρωπος (a man), ἐταπείνωσεν (He humbled) ἑαυτὸν (Himself), γενόμενος (having become) ὑπήκοος (obedient) μέχρι (unto) θανάτου (death), θανάτου (the death) δὲ (even) σταυροῦ (of the cross).

²⁶ Τοιοῦτος (Such) γὰρ (indeed) ἡμῖν (for us) καὶ (also) ἔπρεπεν (was fitting) ἀρχιερεύς (a high priest), ὅσιος (holy), ἄκακος (innocent), ἀμίαντος (undefiled), κεχωρισμένος (having been separated) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (-) ἁμαρτωλῶν (sinners), καὶ (and) ὑψηλότερος (higher) τῶν (than the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) γενόμενος (having become),

²¹ Εἰς (To this) τοῦτο (hereunto) γὰρ (for) ἐκλήθητε (you have been called), ὅτι (because) καὶ (also) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἔπαθεν (suffered) ὑπὲρ (for) ὑμῶν (you), ὑμῖν (you) ὑπολιμπάνων (leaving) ὑπογραμμὸν (an example) ἵνα (that) ἐπακολουθήσητε (you should follow after) τοῖς (the) ἴχνεσιν (steps) αὐτοῦ (of Him): ²² “Ὃς (Who) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) ἐποίησεν (committed), οὐδὲ (neither) εὑρέθη (was found) δόλος (trickery) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) στόματι (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him).” ²³ ὃς (Who) λοιδορούμενος (being reviled), οὐκ (not) ἀντελοιδόρει (reviled in return); πάσχων (suffering) οὐκ (not) ἠπείλει (threatened); παρεδίδου (He gave Himself over) δὲ (however) τῷ (to Him) κρίνοντι (judging) δικαίως (justly). ²⁴ ὃς (Who) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) ἡμῶν (of us) αὐτὸς (Himself) ἀνήνεγκεν (bore) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) σώματι (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐπὶ (on) τὸ (the) ξύλον (tree), ἵνα (so that), ταῖς (-) ἁμαρτίαις (to sins) ἀπογενόμενοι (having been dead), τῇ (-) δικαιοσύνῃ (to righteousness) ζήσωμεν (we might live). “Οὗ (By whose) τῷ (-) μώλωπι (wounds) ἰάθητε (you have been healed).”

⁶ ὁ (The one) λέγων (claiming) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him) μένειν (to abide), ὀφείλει (ought) καθὼς (just as) ἐκεῖνος (that) περιεπάτησεν (walk) καὶ (also) αὐτὸς (He) οὕτως (in the same way) περιπατεῖν (walked).

¹⁰ καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀναβαίνων (going up) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) ὕδατος (water), εἶδεν (he saw) σχιζομένους (tearing open) τοὺς (the) οὐρανοὺς (heavens), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) καταβαῖνον (descending) εἰς (upon) αὐτόν (Him).

³¹ κἀγὼ (And I) οὐκ (not) ᾔδειν (knew) αὐτόν (Him); ἀλλ’ (but) ἵνα (that) φανερωθῇ (He might be revealed) τῷ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (to Israel), διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this), ἦλθον (came) ἐγὼ (I) ἐν (with) ὕδατι (water) βαπτίζων (baptizing).”

³⁴ ὃν (He whom) γὰρ (for) ἀπέστειλεν (sent) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), τὰ (the) ῥήματα (words) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) λαλεῖ (speaks), οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) ἐκ (by) μέτρου (measure) δίδωσιν (He gives) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit).

⁵⁶ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (he said), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), θεωρῶ (I see) τοὺς (the) οὐρανοὺς (heavens) διηνοιγμένους (having been opened), καὶ (and) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand) ἑστῶτα (standing) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).”

¹⁸ καὶ (And) αὐτός (He) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) κεφαλὴ (head) τοῦ (of the) σώματος (body), τῆς (the) ἐκκλησίας (church), ὅς (who) ἐστιν (is) (ἡ) (the) ἀρχή (beginning), πρωτότοκος (firstborn) ἐκ (out from) τῶν (the) νεκρῶν (dead), ἵνα (so that) γένηται (might be) ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (all things) αὐτὸς (He) πρωτεύων (holding preeminence), ¹⁹ ὅτι (because) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him) εὐδόκησεν (was pleased) πᾶν (all) τὸ (the) πλήρωμα (fullness) κατοικῆσαι (to dwell),

¹⁸ “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) ὁ (the) παῖς (servant) μου (of Me), ὃν (whom) ᾑρέτισα (I have chosen), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved) μου (of Me), ‹εἰς› (in) ὃν (whom) εὐδόκησεν (has found delight) ἡ (the) ψυχή (soul) μου (of Me). θήσω (I will put) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμά (Spirit) μου (of Me) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) κρίσιν (justice) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) ἀπαγγελεῖ (He will proclaim).

⁵ Ἔτι (While yet) αὐτοῦ (he) λαλοῦντος (was speaking), ἰδοὺ (behold), νεφέλη (a cloud) φωτεινὴ (bright) ἐπεσκίασεν (overshadowed) αὐτούς (them); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), φωνὴ (a voice) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) νεφέλης (cloud), λέγουσα (saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved), ἐν (in) ᾧ (whom) εὐδόκησα (I am well pleased). ἀκούετε (Listen) αὐτοῦ (to Him)!”

¹¹ καὶ (And) φωνὴ (a voice) ἐγένετο (came) ἐκ (out of) τῶν (the) οὐρανῶν (heavens): “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved), ἐν (in) σοὶ (You) εὐδόκησα (I am well pleased).”

⁷ Καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (there came) νεφέλη (a cloud) ἐπισκιάζουσα (overshadowing) αὐτοῖς (them), καὶ (and) ἐγένετο (there came) φωνὴ (a voice) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) νεφέλης (cloud): “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved); ἀκούετε (listen you) αὐτοῦ (to Him).”

²² καὶ (and) καταβῆναι (descended) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (-) Ἅγιον (Holy) σωματικῷ (in a bodily) εἴδει (form) ὡς (as) περιστερὰν (a dove) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) φωνὴν (a voice) ἐξ (out of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) γενέσθαι (came): “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved); ἐν (in) σοὶ (You) εὐδόκησα (I am well pleased).”

³⁵ καὶ (And) φωνὴ (a voice) ἐγένετο (came) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) νεφέλης (cloud), λέγουσα (saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (-) ἐκλελεγμένος (whom I have chosen); αὐτοῦ (Him) ἀκούετε (listen to)!”

³⁷ καὶ (And) ὁ (the One) πέμψας (having sent) με (Me), Πατὴρ (the Father) ἐκεῖνος (Himself), μεμαρτύρηκεν (has borne witness) περὶ (concerning) ἐμοῦ (Me). οὔτε (Neither) φωνὴν (voice) αὐτοῦ (of Him) πώποτε (at any time) ἀκηκόατε (have You heard), οὔτε (nor) εἶδος (form) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἑωράκατε (have you seen).

²⁸ Πάτερ (Father), δόξασόν (glorify) σου (of You) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name).” Ἦλθεν (Came) οὖν (therefore) φωνὴ (a voice) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven): “Καὶ (Both) ἐδόξασα (I have glorified it), καὶ (and) πάλιν (again) δοξάσω (I will glorify it).” ²⁹ Ὁ (-) οὖν (Therefore) ὄχλος (the crowd) ὁ (-) ἑστὼς (having stood) καὶ (and) ἀκούσας (having heard) ἔλεγεν (was saying), “Βροντὴν (Thunder) γεγονέναι (there has been).” ἄλλοι (Others) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Ἄγγελος (An angel) αὐτῷ (to Him) λελάληκεν (has spoken).” ³⁰ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) “Οὐ (Not) δι’ (because of) ἐμὲ (Me) ἡ (the) φωνὴ (voice) αὕτη (this) γέγονεν (has come), ἀλλὰ (but) δι’ (because of) ὑμᾶς (you).

⁶ εἰς (to) ἔπαινον (the praise) δόξης (of the glory) τῆς (of the) χάριτος (of grace) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἧς (which) ἐχαρίτωσεν (He has freely given) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Ἠγαπημένῳ (Beloved One),

¹⁷ λαβὼν (Having received) γὰρ (for) παρὰ (from) Θεοῦ (God) Πατρὸς (the Father) τιμὴν (honor) καὶ (and) δόξαν (glory), φωνῆς (a voice) ἐνεχθείσης (was brought) αὐτῷ (to Him), τοιᾶσδε (such as follows) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (the) μεγαλοπρεποῦς (Majestic) δόξης (Glory): “Ὁ (The) Υἱός (Son) μου (of Me), ὁ (-) ἀγαπητός (beloved) μου (of Me), οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is), εἰς (in) ὃν (whom) ἐγὼ (I) εὐδόκησα (have found delight).”

² καὶ (And) ἤκουσα (I heard) φωνὴν (a voice) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), ὡς (as) φωνὴν (the sound) ὑδάτων (of waters) πολλῶν (many), καὶ (and) ὡς (as) φωνὴν (the sound) βροντῆς (of thunder) μεγάλης (loud). καὶ (And) ἡ (the) φωνὴ (voice) ἣν (that) ἤκουσα (I heard), ὡς (was like that) κιθαρῳδῶν (of harpists) κιθαριζόντων (harping) ἐν (with) ταῖς (the) κιθάραις (harps) αὐτῶν (of them).