< Matthew 3 >
1 In those days, John the Baptiser came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
in/on/among then the/this/who day that to come John the/this/who one who baptizes to preach in/on/among the/this/who deserted the/this/who Judea
2 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
and to say to repent to come near for the/this/who kingdom the/this/who heaven
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
this/he/she/it for to be the/this/who to say (through/because of *N(k)O*) Isaiah the/this/who prophet to say voice/sound: voice to cry out in/on/among the/this/who deserted to make ready the/this/who road lord: God Straight to do/make: do the/this/who path it/s/he
4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
it/s/he then the/this/who John to have/be the/this/who clothing it/s/he away from hair camel and belt/sash/girdle made of leather about the/this/who loins it/s/he the/this/who then food to be it/s/he locust and honey wild
5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
then to depart to/with it/s/he Jerusalem and all the/this/who Judea and all the/this/who region the/this/who Jordan
6 They were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
and to baptize in/on/among the/this/who Jordan (river *no*) by/under: by it/s/he to agree the/this/who sin it/s/he
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
to perceive: see then much the/this/who Pharisee and Sadducee to come/go upon/to/against the/this/who baptism it/s/he to say it/s/he offspring snake which? to show you to flee away from the/this/who to ensue wrath
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
to do/make: do therefore/then (fruit worthy *N(k)O*) the/this/who repentance
9 Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
and not to think to say in/on/among themself father to have/be the/this/who Abraham to say for you that/since: that be able the/this/who God out from the/this/who stone this/he/she/it to arise child the/this/who Abraham
10 Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
already then (and *k*) the/this/who axe to/with the/this/who root the/this/who tree to lay/be appointed all therefore/then tree not to do/make: do fruit good to prevent and toward fire to throw: throw
11 “I indeed baptise you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you in the Holy Spirit.
I/we on the other hand you to baptize in/on/among water toward repentance the/this/who then after me to come/go strong me to be which no to be sufficient the/this/who sandal to carry it/s/he you to baptize in/on/among spirit/breath: spirit holy and fire
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
which the/this/who winnowing fork in/on/among the/this/who hand it/s/he and to clear out the/this/who threshing-floor it/s/he and to assemble the/this/who grain it/s/he toward the/this/who storehouse (it/s/he *o*) the/this/who then chaff to burn fire unquenchable
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised by him.
then to come the/this/who Jesus away from the/this/who Galilee upon/to/against the/this/who Jordan to/with the/this/who John the/this/who to baptize by/under: by it/s/he
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptised by you, and you come to me?”
the/this/who then John to hinder it/s/he to say I/we need to have/be by/under: by you to baptize and you to come/go to/with me
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfil all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
to answer then the/this/who Jesus to say to/with (it/s/he *NK(o)*) to release: permit now thus(-ly) for be proper to be me to fulfill all righteousness then to release: permit it/s/he
16 Jesus, when he was baptised, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
(and *k*) to baptize (then *no*) the/this/who Jesus immediately to ascend away from the/this/who water and look! to open it/s/he the/this/who heaven and to perceive: see the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit the/this/who God to come/go down like/as/about dove and to come/go upon/to/against it/s/he
17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
and look! voice/sound: voice out from the/this/who heaven to say this/he/she/it to be the/this/who son me the/this/who beloved in/on/among which to delight