Matthew 3 Kata Mathaion 3
1En de tai hēmerai ekeinai paragenotō Iōannos tos baptistos kērussarōntos en ta erēma tau IoudaiauIn those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2⸀kai legarōntos; Metanoavōr, engizatē gar tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” 3houtos gar atō tos legirantos ⸀dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōntou; Fōnas boarōntou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” 4autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo trichaiu kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, tas de trofēas ⸂ate autou⸃ akridais kai melitem agriem.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5tote ekporeuote pros auton Hierosolumeim kai pantas tas Ioudaias kai pantas tas perichōras tou Iordanou,People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. 6kai baptizole en to Iordano ⸀potamo hupo autou exomologorōntois tain hamartain autoiu.Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7Horarantos de polloin toiu Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu erchorōntoin epi tem baptismem ⸀autou legata autoi; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos hupodeikata vi fugara apo tau mellarōntau orgau?But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8poiavar oun karpon axion tau metanoiauProduce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. 9kai mē dokaveia legarō en heautoi; Patron echanō ton Abraam, legamō gar vi hoti dunotō tos theos ek toiu lithoiu houtoiu egerara tekneim to Abraam.And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10ēdē ⸀de tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keiotō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōntem karpon kalon ekkoptotō kai eis purem balotō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11Mis men ⸂vin baptizamō⸃ en hude eis metanoian; tos de opisō mu erchorōntos ischuroteros mu atō, hou ouk amō hikanos teim hupodēmeim bastazara; autos vin baptizati en pneume hagie ⸂kai pure;⸃I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou, kai diakatharizati tan halōnan autou kai sunagati ton siton autou eis tan ⸀apothēkan, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13Tote paragenotō tos Iēsus apo tau Galilaiau epi ton Iordanon pros ton Iōannon teu baptizira hupo autou.At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14tos de ⸀Iōannos diakōluate auton legarōntos; Mis chreian echamō hupo su baptizira, kai sis erchosō pros min?But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” 15apokrinirantos de tos Iēsus legata ⸂pros auton;⸃ Afiēkasar arti, houtōs gar preparōntem atō ni plērara pantan dikaiosunan. tote afiēkatō auton.“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him. 16⸂baptizirantos de⸃ tos Iēsus ⸂euthuos anabainata⸃ apo teu hudeu; kai idou ⸀anoigila tois ouranois, kai horata ⸀pneumem theou katabainarōntem hōsei ⸀peristeran erchorōntem epi auton;As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. 17kai idou fōnas ek toiu ouranoiu legarōntas; Houtos atō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en ho eudokama.And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Textual notes16
2 ⸀kai mod. edd. omit. 3 ⸀dia Byz hupo. 4 ⸂ate autou⸃ Byz reverses. 6 ⸀potamo Byz omits. 7 ⸀autou mod. edd. omit. 10 ⸀de Byz +kai. 11 ⸂vin baptizamō⸃ Byz reverses. ⸂kai pure⸃ Byz omits. 12 ⸀apothēkan mod. edd. +αὐτοῦ. 14 ⸀Iōannos mod. edd. omit. 15 ⸂pros auton⸃ mod. edd. αὐτῷ. 16 ⸂baptizirantos de⸃ Byz kai baptizirantos. ⸂euthuos anabainata⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀anoigila some edd. +αὐτῷ. ⸀pneumem other edd. τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ. ⸀peristeran other edd. +kai.