Luke 3:16-18

Tree of Life Version

¹⁶John answered them all, saying, “As for me, I immerse you with water. But One is coming who is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire. ¹⁷His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with inextinguishable fire.” ^[a] ¹⁸So with many other exhortations, John proclaimed Good News to the people.

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Footnotes

Luke 3:18 cf. Ps. 1:4; Jer. 7:20.

Luke 3:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶John answered them all, “I baptize you with^[a] water.^(A) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with^[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.^(B) ¹⁷His winnowing fork^(C) is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”^(D) ¹⁸And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.