King James Version

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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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”.indeedὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youβαπτίζωbaptizōshall 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 baptizeἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withὕδατιhudatiwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.μετάνοιανmetanoianrepentanceμετάνοια (metanoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “repentance”, the object formG3341repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.This verse uses “repentance”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωpreposition — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.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”.μούmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.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”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποδήματαhupodēmatasandalὑπόδημα (hupodēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sandal”, the object formG5266a sandal; anything bound under.βαστάσαιbastasaito carryβαστάζω (bastazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to carry”, a single actionG941(a) I carry, bear, (b) I carry (take) away.This verse uses “carry”.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”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (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)

'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;

Douay-Rheims

I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.

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