Matthew 3:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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:”
μετάνοια
Repentance, a change of mind and direction. Metanoia. God's kindness leads you to repentance. Repentance is not running from God. It is running to Him. It begins with His kindness.
πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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πῦρ
Fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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βαπτίζω
Baptize
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βαπτίζω
To baptize, to immerse, to dip. Baptizo. Baptism pictures death burial and resurrection. Going under the water is the old life. Coming up is the new creation life.
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ὅς
of whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔρχομαι
is coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ἱκανός
fit
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ἱκανός
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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ὑπόδημα
sandals
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ὑπόδημα
something bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal
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ὕδωρ
water
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ὕδωρ
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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ἰσχυρός
mightier
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ἰσχυρός
forcible (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
He is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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