Matthew

Matthew 3:11–12

¹¹I baptize you with water^b 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.^c ¹²His 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.”

Footnotes

b 3:11 Or in water
c 3:11 Or in the Holy Spirit and in fire

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Matthew 3:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
baptize	βαπτίζω	baptizō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas		G4771 you
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
water	ὕδατι	hydati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5204 water
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
repentance	μετάνοιαν	metanoian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3341 repentance, a change of mind
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
after	ὀπίσω	opisō	Preposition	G3694 behind, after
me	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
will come	ἐρχόμενος	erchomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
more powerful	ἰσχυρότερός	ischyroteros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G2478 strong, mighty, powerful
than I	μού	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
whose	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
sandals	ὑποδήματα	hypodēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5266 a sandal
I am	εἰμὶ	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
worthy	ἱκανὸς	hikanos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much
to carry	βαστάσαι	bastasai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G941 I carry, carry away, bear
He	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will baptize	βαπτίσει	baptisei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Holy	Ἁγίῳ	Hagiō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
with fire	πυρί	pyri	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials

Matthew 3:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
winnowing fork	πτύον	ptyon	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4425 a simple wooden pitchfork
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hand	χειρὶ	cheiri	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
to clear	διακαθαριεῖ	diakathariei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1245 I cleanse thoroughly
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
threshing floor	ἅλωνα	halōna	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G257 a threshing-floor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to gather	συνάξει	synaxei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4863 I gather together
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wheat	σῖτον	siton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4621 wheat, grain
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
barn	ἀποθήκην	apothēkēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He will burn up	κατακαύσει	katakausei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2618 I burn up, consume entirely
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
chaff	ἄχυρον	achyron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G892 chaff
with unquenchable	ἀσβέστῳ	asbestō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G762 inextinguishable, unquenchable
fire	πυρὶ	pyri	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials

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Matthew 3:11 Isaiah 4:4 · Luke 3:16 · Acts 1:5 · Zechariah 13:9 · Mark 1:7–8 · Acts 2:2–4 · Malachi 3:2–4 · Titus 3:5 · Acts 11:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · John 1:33–34 · John 1:26–27

Matthew 3:12 Malachi 4:1 · Matthew 13:30 · Luke 3:17 · Isaiah 41:16 · Jeremiah 51:2 · Matthew 13:41 · Psalm 1:4 · John 15:2 · Malachi 3:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Mark 9:43–48 · Jeremiah 15:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.