Luke 3:16-18
King James Version
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:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
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Luke 3:16-18
Amplified Bible
16 John answered them all by saying, “As for me, I baptize you [only] [a]with water; but One who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I is coming, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals [even as His slave]. He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with [b]fire.(A) 17 His [c]winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom); but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
18 So with many other appeals and various admonitions John preached the good news (gospel) to the people.
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- Luke 3:16 The Greek here can be translated in, with, or by.
- Luke 3:16 Some scholars view “fire” as judgment; however, another view of “fire” purports that the text refers to the fiery baptism of the Holy Spirit, not judgment. The Holy Spirit promised here has been associated with Pentecost, purification, testing, and judgment. Each person who accepts Jesus is filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5-8). According to this view the fire indicates that the believer is purified as in the refining of gold. Fire burns up the impurities and the gold (the believer) survives (cf 1 Cor 3:12, 13; James 1:3).
- Luke 3:17 A tool roughly resembling a pitchfork, used to separate grains of wheat from the chaff by throwing the wheat into the air, and allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff.
Lucas 3:16-18
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16 (A)Juan les habló a todos: «Yo los bautizo con agua; pero viene Uno que es más poderoso que yo, a quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de Sus sandalias. Él los bautizará con[a] el Espíritu Santo y fuego. 17 El bieldo(B) está en Su mano para limpiar completamente Su era y recoger el trigo en Su granero; pero quemará la paja en un fuego que no se apaga(C)».
18 Y[b] también con muchas otras exhortaciones Juan anunciaba las buenas nuevas[c] al pueblo.
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- Lucas 3:16 O en, o por.
- Lucas 3:18 Lit. Por tanto.
- Lucas 3:18 O el evangelio.
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