Luke 3:8-14

⁸ποιησατε ουν καρπους αξιους της μετανοιας και μη αρξησθε λεγειν εν εαυτοις πατερα εχομεν τον αβρααμ λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι δυναται ο θεος εκ των λιθων τουτων εγειραι τεκνα τω αβρααμ b

⁹ηδη δε και η αξινη προς την ριζαν των δενδρων κειται παν ουν δενδρον μη ποιουν καρπον καλον εκκοπτεται και εις πυρ βαλλεται c

¹⁰και επηρωτων αυτον οι οχλοι λεγοντες τι ουν ποιησομεν

¹¹αποκριθεις δε λεγει αυτοις ο εχων δυο χιτωνας μεταδοτω τω μη εχοντι και ο εχων βρωματα ομοιως ποιειτω d

¹²ηλθον δε και τελωναι βαπτισθηναι και ειπον προς αυτον διδασκαλε τι ποιησομεν

¹³ο δε ειπεν προς αυτους μηδεν πλεον παρα το διατεταγμενον υμιν πρασσετε

¹⁴επηρωτων δε αυτον και στρατευομενοι λεγοντες και ημεις τι ποιησομεν και ειπεν προς αυτους μηδενα διασεισητε μηδε συκοφαντησητε και αρκεισθε τοις οψωνιοις υμων e

Luke 3 marks the transition from Jesus' hidden years to his public ministry. John the Baptist appears in the wilderness, calling Israel to repentance and preparing the way for the Lord. Luke grounds this moment in precise historical coordinates, anchoring the gospel in real time and

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a: v.4 — John 1:23, Luke 1:76-79, John 1:7, John 1:26-36, John 3:28-36, Luke 1:16-17, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3
b: v.8 — Acts 26:20, Matthew 21:43, Galatians 5:22-24, Hebrews 6:7-8, Romans 4:16, Luke 19:40, Philippians 1:11, Romans 9:7, 2 Corinthians 7:10-11, John 8:33
c: v.9 — Matthew 7:19, John 15:6, Luke 13:9, Matthew 3:10, Luke 13:7, Hebrews 12:29, Luke 23:29-31, Hebrews 10:28
d: v.11 — 1 John 3:17, 1 Timothy 6:18, Luke 18:22, 1 John 4:20, James 2:15-26, James 1:27, Luke 11:41, Matthew 25:40, 2 Corinthians 8:3-14, Luke 19:8
e: v.14 — Hebrews 13:5-6, 1 Timothy 6:8-10, Philippians 4:11, Romans 13:9-10, Luke 19:8, Philippians 2:15, Titus 2:3, Revelation 12:10, Matthew 8:5, Acts 10:7
f: v.16 — Matthew 3:11, Acts 1:5, Acts 11:15-16, John 1:33, Acts 19:4-5, John 1:26, Acts 2:3-4, Mark 1:7-8, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Acts 2:17-18
g: v.21 — John 1:32-34, Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 5:16, Mark 1:9-11, John 12:27-28, Matthew 14:23, Luke 9:28-29, Luke 9:18
h: v.22 — 2 Peter 1:17-18, John 1:32, Matthew 17:5, Luke 9:34-35, Matthew 3:17, Acts 10:38, Matthew 12:18, 1 Peter 2:4, Colossians 1:13, Matthew 27:43

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