LUKE 3:15

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;”

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Luke 3:15 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
as λαοῦ A people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace) as
the τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
people λαοῦ A people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace) people
were in expectation, Προσδοκῶντος To anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await expectation
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
all men πάντων All, any, every, the whole all men
mused διαλογιζομένων To reckon thoroughly, i.e., (genitive case) to deliberate (by reflection or discussion) mused
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
their αὐτῶν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons their
hearts καρδίαις The heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle hearts
of περὶ Properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period) of
John, Ἰωάννου Joannes (i.e., Jochanan), the name of four Israelites John
whether or not; μήποτε Not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps) whether not
he αὐτὸς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons he
were εἴη Might (could, would, or should) be were
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Christ, Χριστός Anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus Christ

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  • 13  And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

  • 14  And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

  • 15  And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

  • 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.




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