Luke

Luke 3:5–6

5Every valley shall be filled in,

and every mountain and hill made low.

The crooked ways shall be made straight,

and the rough ways smooth.

6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”a

Footnotes

  • a 3:6 Literally And all flesh will see God’s salvation; Isaiah 40:3–5|ISA 40:3-5(see also LXX)

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Luke 3:5

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
EveryπᾶσαpasaAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
valleyφάραγξpharanxNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5327 a valley, ravine
shall be filled inπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4137 I fill, fulfill, complete
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
everyπᾶνpanAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
mountainὄροςorosNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG3735 a mountain
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
hillβουνὸςbounosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1015 a hillock, hill
made lowταπεινωθήσεταιtapeinōthēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5013 I humble, humiliate
TheτὰtaArticle - Nominative Neuter PluralG3588 the
crookedσκολιὰskoliaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG4646 crooked, perverse, unfair
shall be madeἔσταιestaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
straightεὐθείανeutheianAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG2117 straight, immediately
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theαἱhaiArticle - Nominative Feminine PluralG3588 the
roughτραχεῖαιtracheiaiAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralG5138 rough
waysὁδοὺςhodousNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3598 a way, road, journey
smoothλείαςleiasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG3006 smooth, level

Luke 3:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
allπᾶσαpasaAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
humanityσὰρξsarxNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4561 flesh, body
will seeὄψεταιopsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG3708 I see, look upon, experience
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
salvationσωτήριονsōtērionAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG4992 saving, bringing salvation, salvation

Cross-references

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Luke 3:5 Isaiah 40:4 · Isaiah 42:16 · Isaiah 45:2 · Isaiah 49:11 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Hebrews 12:12–13 · Luke 1:51–53 · Isaiah 2:11–17 · Isaiah 61:1–3 · Isaiah 35:6–8

Luke 3:6 Isaiah 52:10 · Isaiah 40:5 · Psalm 98:2–3 · Isaiah 49:6 · Romans 10:18 · Luke 2:30–32 · Luke 2:10–11 · Romans 10:12 · Mark 16:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.