Focused Passage

Luke 3:15-20

The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced

Luke moves from world history to wilderness prophecy, from repentance preached to repentance embodied in fruit, from John’s preparatory witness to Jesus’ Spirit-marked Sonship, and from Israel’s story to Adam and God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.

16 John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

18 With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.

19 But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Cross-references

John 1:19 Classic cross-references John 1:20 Classic cross-references John 10:24 Classic cross-references Acts 13:25 Classic cross-references John 3:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular people λαοῦ G2992 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular were waiting expectantly Προσδοκῶντος G4328 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction {were} all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural wondering διαλογιζομένων G1260 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural hearts καρδίαις G2588 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - περὶ G4012 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular if μή‿ G3361 Adverb . . . ποτε G4219 Conjunction John Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular could be εἴη G1510 Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστός G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Matthew 3:11 Classic cross-references Acts 1:5 Classic cross-references Acts 11:15 Classic cross-references John 1:33 Classic cross-references John 1:26 Classic cross-references

Original words

- ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular John Ἰωάννης G2491 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered ἀπεκρίνατο G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular all of them πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular I Ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular - μὲν G3303 Conjunction baptize βαπτίζω G907 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural with water ὕδατι G5204 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction [One] ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular more powerful ἰσχυρότερός G2478 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative than I μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular will come ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular straps ἱμάντα G2438 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural whose οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular sandals ὑποδημάτων G5266 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural I am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb worthy ἱκανὸς G2425 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to untie λῦσαι G3089 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active He αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular will baptize βαπτίσει G907 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural with ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Holy Ἁγίῳ G40 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction with fire πυρί G4442 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

Or in water
Cited in Acts 13:25
Or in the Holy Spirit and in fire

Verse 17

Cross-references

Matthew 3:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:7 Classic cross-references Matthew 13:30 Classic cross-references Malachi 3:2 Classic cross-references Micah 4:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

[His] οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular winnowing fork [is] πτύον G4425 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hand χειρὶ G5495 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular to clear διακαθᾶραι G1245 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular threshing floor ἅλωνα G257 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to gather συναγαγεῖν G4863 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular wheat σῖτον G4621 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular barn ἀποθήκην G596 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction He will burn up κατακαύσει G2618 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular chaff ἄχυρον G892 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular with unquenchable ἀσβέστῳ G762 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular fire πυρὶ G4442 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Acts 2:40 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:3 Classic cross-references John 1:29 Classic cross-references John 1:34 Classic cross-references John 3:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

vvv οὖν G3767 Conjunction [With these and] μὲν G3303 Conjunction many Πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction other ἕτερα G2087 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural exhortations παρακαλῶν G3870 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [John] proclaimed the good news to εὐηγγελίζετο G2097 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular people λαόν G2992 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Ephesians 5:11 Classic cross-references Mark 6:17 Classic cross-references Matthew 14:3 Classic cross-references Acts 13:1 Classic cross-references Luke 3:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction when he rebuked ἐλεγχόμενος G1651 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ὑπ’ G5259 Preposition . . . αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Herod Ἡρῴδης G2264 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular tetrarch τετραάρχης G5076 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular regarding περὶ G4012 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular brother’s ἀδελφοῦ G80 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular wife γυναικὸς G1135 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Herodias Ἡρῳδιάδος G2266 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - περὶ G4012 Preposition all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural [the] evils πονηρῶν G4190 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [he] Ἡρῴδης G2264 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had done ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Matthew 4:12 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 24:17 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:16 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 21:16 Classic cross-references

Original words

[Herod] added προσέθηκεν G4369 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition them all πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He locked κατέκλεισεν G2623 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular John {up} Ἰωάννην G2491 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition prison φυλακῇ G5438 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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