Luke 3:15-18
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15 As the people were filled with expectation and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,[a](A) 16 John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B) 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”(C)
18 So with many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.
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Luke 3:15-18
Christian Standard Bible
15 Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were questioning in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah.(A) 16 John answered them all,(B) “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with[a] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing shovel(C) is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and gather the wheat into his barn,(D) but the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.”(E) 18 Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.
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