Matthew

Matthew 3:14

¹⁴But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
tried to prevent	διεκώλυεν	diekōlyen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1254 I obstinately prevent, hinder
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
saying	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
need	χρείαν	chreian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5532 need, necessity, business
to be baptized	βαπτισθῆναι	baptisthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
You	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
come	ἔρχῃ	erchē	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	πρός	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

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