Matthew
Matthew 3:5–8
5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. 6Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7But 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? 8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Word by word
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Matthew 3:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| went out | ἐξεπορεύετο | exeporeueto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1607 I journey out, come forth |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosolyma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| all | πᾶσα | pasa | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| Judea | Ἰουδαία | Ioudaia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2449 Judea |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | πᾶσα | pasa | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| region around | περίχωρος | perichōros | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4066 neighboring |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Jordan | Ἰορδάνου | Iordanou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2446 the Jordan |
Matthew 3:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confessing | ἐξομολογούμενοι | exomologoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1843 I consent fully, confess |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| sins | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
| they were baptized | ἐβαπτίζοντο | ebaptizonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| by | ὑπ’ | hyp’ | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Jordan | Ἰορδάνῃ | Iordanē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2446 the Jordan |
| River | ποταμῷ | potamō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4215 a river, torrent |
Matthew 3:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| saw | Ἰδὼν | Idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| many | πολλοὺς | pollous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Sadducees | Σαδδουκαίων | Saddoukaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4523 a Sadducee |
| coming | ἐρχομένους | erchomenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| baptism | βάπτισμα | baptisma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G908 the rite or ceremony of baptism |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brood | Γεννήματα | Gennēmata | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G1081 offspring, child, fruit |
| of vipers | ἐχιδνῶν | echidnōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G2191 a serpent, snake, viper |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| warned | ὑπέδειξεν | hypedeixen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5263 I show plainly, teach, warn |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to flee | φυγεῖν | phygein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5343 I flee, escape, shun |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | μελλούσης | mellousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3195 I am about to |
| wrath | ὀργῆς | orgēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
Matthew 3:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produce | ποιήσατε | poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| in keeping with | ἄξιον | axion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| repentance | μετανοίας | metanoias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3341 repentance, a change of mind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 3:5 Mark 1:5 · John 5:35 · John 3:23 · Luke 3:7 · Matthew 11:7–12 · Luke 16:16
Matthew 3:6 Acts 19:18 · Matthew 3:13–16 · 1 John 1:9 · John 1:25–28 · Hebrews 9:10 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Matthew 3:11 · Acts 2:38–41
Matthew 3:7 Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 23:33 · Matthew 22:23 · 1 Thessalonians 1:10 · Romans 5:9 · Matthew 23:13–28 · Matthew 16:6 · Romans 1:18 · Matthew 16:11–12 · 1 John 3:10 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10 · Jeremiah 6:10
Matthew 3:8 Luke 3:8 · Acts 26:20 · 2 Peter 1:4–8 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Philippians 1:11 · Ephesians 5:9 · Isaiah 1:16–17 · Jeremiah 36:3 · Romans 2:4–7 · Jeremiah 26:13 · Matthew 21:28–30 · Jeremiah 7:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.