1 Εν εκείναις δε ταις ημέραις έρχεται Ιωάννης ο βαπτιστής, κηρύττων εν τη ερήμω της Ιουδαίας 2 και λέγων· Μετανοείτε· διότι επλησίασεν η βασιλεία των ουρανών. 3 Διότι ούτος είναι ο ρηθείς υπό Ησαΐου του προφήτου, λέγοντος· Φωνή βοώντος εν τη ερήμω, ετοιμάσατε την οδόν του Κυρίου, ευθείας κάμετε τας τρίβους αυτού. 4 Αυτός δε ο Ιωάννης είχε το ένδυμα αυτού από τριχών καμήλου και ζώνην δερματίνην περί την οσφύν αυτού, η δε τροφή αυτού ήτο ακρίδες και μέλι άγριον. 5 Τότε εξήρχετο προς αυτόν η Ιεροσόλυμα και πάσα η Ιουδαία και πάντα τα περίχωρα του Ιορδάνου, 6 και εβαπτίζοντο εν τω Ιορδάνη υπ' αυτού, εξομολογούμενοι τας αμαρτίας αυτών. 7 Ιδών δε πολλούς εκ των Φαρισαίων και Σαδδουκαίων ερχομένους εις το βάπτισμα αυτού, είπε προς αυτούς· Γεννήματα εχιδνών, τις έδειξεν εις εσάς να φύγητε από της μελλούσης οργής; 8 Κάμετε λοιπόν καρπούς αξίους της μετανοίας, 9 και μη φαντασθήτε να λέγητε καθ' εαυτούς, Πατέρα έχομεν τον Αβραάμ· διότι σας λέγω ότι δύναται ο Θεός εκ των λίθων τούτων να αναστήση τέκνα εις τον Αβραάμ. 10 Ήδη δε και η αξίνη κείται προς την ρίζαν των δένδρων· παν λοιπόν δένδρον μη κάμνον καρπόν καλόν εκκόπτεται και εις πυρ βάλλεται. 11 Εγώ μεν σας βαπτίζω εν ύδατι εις μετάνοιαν· ο δε οπίσω μου ερχόμενος είναι ισχυρότερός μου, του οποίου δεν είμαι άξιος να βαστάσω τα υποδήματα· αυτός θέλει σας βαπτίσει εν Πνεύματι Αγίω και πυρί. 12 Όστις κρατεί το πτυάριον εν τη χειρί αυτού και θέλει διακαθαρίσει το αλώνιον αυτού και θέλει συνάξει τον σίτον αυτού εις την αποθήκην, το δε άχυρον θέλει κατακαύσει εν πυρί ασβέστω. 13 Τότε έρχεται ο Ιησούς από της Γαλιλαίας εις τον Ιορδάνην προς τον Ιωάννην διά να βαπτισθή υπ' αυτού. 14 Ο δε Ιωάννης εκώλυεν αυτόν, λέγων, Εγώ χρείαν έχω να βαπτισθώ υπό σου, και συ έρχεσαι προς εμέ; 15 Αποκριθείς δε ο Ιησούς είπε προς αυτόν· Άφες τώρα· διότι ούτως είναι πρέπον εις ημάς να εκπληρώσωμεν πάσαν δικαιοσύνην. Τότε αφίνει αυτόν. 16 Και βαπτισθείς ο Ιησούς ανέβη ευθύς από του ύδατος· και ιδού, ηνοίχθησαν εις αυτόν οι ουρανοί, και είδε το Πνεύμα του Θεού καταβαίνον ως περιστεράν και ερχόμενον επ' αυτόν· 17 και ιδού φωνή εκ των ουρανών, λέγουσα· Ούτος είναι ο Υιός μου ο αγαπητός, εις τον οποίον ευηρεστήθην.
Matthew · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Matthew 3 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
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John the Baptist
Son of Zechariah, who preached in the wilderness and baptized in the Jordan, pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, rebuked Herod over Herodias and was imprisoned and beheaded.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 3:1; Matthew 14:3; Luke 1:13
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- 1 Isaiah 40:3–6; John 1:6–8; Luke 1:13–17; Luke 1:76; Luke 3:1–20
- 2 Mark 1:15; Matthew 4:17; Daniel 2:44; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Luke 24:47
- 3 Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1; John 1:23; Luke 1:76; Mark 1:3
- 4 2 Kings 1:8; Mark 1:6; Matthew 11:8; Zechariah 13:4; Leviticus 11:22
- 5 Mark 1:5; John 5:35; Matthew 11:7–12; John 3:23; Luke 3:7
- 6 Acts 19:18; Matthew 3:13–16; 1 John 1:9; John 1:25–28; Ezekiel 36:25
- 7 Matthew 12:34; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Matthew 22:23; Romans 5:9; Matthew 23:33
- 8 Luke 3:8; Acts 26:20; 2 Peter 1:4–8; Galatians 5:22–23; Ephesians 5:9
- 9 Luke 3:8; Romans 9:7–8; Galatians 3:27–29; John 8:33; Acts 13:26
- 10 John 15:6; Luke 3:9; Matthew 7:19; John 15:2; Luke 13:6–9
- 11 Isaiah 4:4; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2–4
- 12 Malachi 4:1; Matthew 13:30; Luke 3:17; Isaiah 41:16; Jeremiah 51:2
- 13 John 1:32–34; Matthew 2:22; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22
- 14 John 3:3–7; Acts 1:5–8; John 13:6–8; John 1:16; Ephesians 2:3–5
- 15 John 4:34; Isaiah 42:21; John 13:15; John 15:10; Philippians 2:7–8
- 16 Isaiah 11:2; Luke 3:21–22; Mark 1:10; John 1:31–34; Isaiah 42:1
- 17 Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 17:5; Psalm 2:7; Luke 9:35; Matthew 12:18
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
How "in those days"? For not then, surely, when He was a child, and came to Nazareth, but thirty years after, John cometh; as Luke also testifies. How then is it said, "in those days"?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough into smooth ways; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." There is therefore one and the same God, the Father of our Lord, who also promised, through the prophets, that He would send His forerunner; and …
For Thou correctest man for iniquity, and "Thy judgments are a great deep." But because Thy Spirit was "borne over the waters," Thy mercy forsook not our misery, and Thou saidst, "Let there be light," "Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Repent ye, let there be light.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… a better country." And again, "These all died in faith, not having obtained the promises, but having seen them afar off, and embraced them." And John too said unto those that were coming to him, "Think not to say, We have Abraham to our father." And Paul again, "For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel; neither they, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
This man was baptizing in Jordan, and there went out unto him all Jerusalem, to enjoy the first-fruits of baptisms: for in Jerusalem is the prerogative of all things good.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)