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Luke 3:16

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[to] all” (πᾶσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingπᾶσινpasinunto them allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.unto them allὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iμὲνmenindeedμένconjunction — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.indeedὕδατιhudatiwith waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.with waterβαπτίζωbaptizōshall baptizeβαπτίζωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “shall baptize”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.shall baptizeὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosstrongἰσχυρός (ischuros)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “strong”, the subject formG2478strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure.This verse uses “strong”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.εἰμὶeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἱκανὸςhikanossufficientἱκανόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sufficient”, the subject formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.λῦσαιlusaito looseλύω (luō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to loose”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “loose”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάνταhimantaleather strapἱμάς (himas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “leather strap”, the object formG2438a thong, strap, (a) for binding a man who is to be flogged, (b) for fastening a sandal or shoe.This verse uses “strap”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnsandalὑπόδημα (hupodēma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “sandal”, the of-formG5266a sandal; anything bound under.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.βαπτίσειbaptiseito baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to baptize”, an action still aheadG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπυρίpuriwith fireπῦρ (pur)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with fire”, the to- or for-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.with fire

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

John answered, saying to all, 'I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

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American Standard Version (1901)

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

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World English Bible

John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.

Darby Translation

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;

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John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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