¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

¹[] Εν εκειναις δε ταις ημεραις ερχεται Ιωαννης ο βαπτιστης, κηρυττων εν τη ερημω της Ιουδαιας

²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

²και λεγων· Μετανοειτε· διοτι επλησιασεν βασιλεια των ουρανων.

³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³Διοτι ουτος ειναι ο ρηθεις υπο Ησαιου του προφητου, λεγοντος· Φωνη βοωντος εν τη ερημω, ετοιμασατε την οδον του Κυριου, ευθειας καμετε τας τριβους αυτου.

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

⁴Αυτος δε ο Ιωαννης ειχε το ενδυμα αυτου απο τριχων καμηλου και ζωνην δερματινην περι την οσφυν αυτου, η δε τροφη αυτου ητο ακριδες και μελι αγριον.

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

⁵Τοτε εξηρχετο προς αυτον η Ιεροσολυμα και πασα η Ιουδαια και παντα τα περιχωρα του Ιορδανου,

⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶και εβαπτιζοντο εν τω Ιορδανη υπ' αυτου, εξομολογουμενοι τας αμαρτιας αυτων.

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷[] Ιδων δε πολλους εκ των Φαρισαιων και Σαδδουκαιων ερχομενους εις το βαπτισμα αυτου, ειπε προς αυτους· Γεννηματα εχιδνων, τις εδειξεν εις εσας να φυγητε απο της μελλουσης οργης;

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

⁸Καμετε λοιπον καρπους αξιους της μετανοιας,

⁹And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁹και μη φαντασθητε να λεγητε καθ' εαυτους, Πατερα εχομεν τον Αβρααμ· διοτι σας λεγω οτι δυναται ο Θεος εκ των λιθων τουτων να αναστηση τεκνα εις τον Αβρααμ.

¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Ηδη δε και η αξινη κειται προς την ριζαν των δενδρων· παν λοιπον δενδρον μη καμνον καρπον καλον εκκοπτεται και εις πυρ βαλλεται.

¹¹I 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:

¹¹Εγω μεν σας βαπτιζω εν υδατι εις μετανοιαν· ο δε οπισω μου ερχομενος ειναι ισχυροτερος μου, του οποιου δεν ειμαι αξιος να βαστασω τα υποδηματα· αυτος θελει σας βαπτισει εν Πνευματι Αγιω και πυρι.

¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹²Οστις κρατει το πτυαριον εν τη χειρι αυτου και θελει διακαθαρισει το αλωνιον αυτου και θελει συναξει τον σιτον αυτου εις την αποθηκην, το δε αχυρον θελει κατακαυσει εν πυρι ασβεστω.

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

¹³[] Τοτε ερχεται ο Ιησους απο της Γαλιλαιας εις τον Ιορδανην προς τον Ιωαννην δια να βαπτισθη υπ' αυτου.

¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁴Ο δε Ιωαννης εκωλυεν αυτον, λεγων, Εγω χρειαν εχω να βαπτισθω υπο σου, και συ ερχεσαι προς εμε;

¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁵Αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους ειπε προς αυτον· Αφες τωρα· διοτι ουτως ειναι πρεπον εις ημας να εκπληρωσωμεν πασαν δικαιοσυνην. Τοτε αφινει αυτον.

¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

¹⁶Και βαπτισθεις ο Ιησους ανεβη ευθυς απο του υδατος· και ιδου, ηνοιχθησαν εις αυτον οι ουρανοι, και ειδε το Πνευμα του Θεου καταβαινον ως περιστεραν και ερχομενον επ' αυτον·

¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹⁷και ιδου φωνη εκ των ουρανων, λεγουσα· Ουτος ειναι ο Υιος μου ο αγαπητος, εις τον οποιον ευηρεστηθην.