«Io vi battezzo con acqua»: Giovanni non è il Messia

Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΠροσδοκῶντος δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ διαλογιζομένων πάντων ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ Ἰωάννου, μήποτε αὐτὸς εἴη ὁ Χριστός,

Orthodox ReadingWhile the people peopleⓘ were in expectation and all were reasoning in their heartsⓘ concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christⓘ,

Greekἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης· Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·

Orthodox ReadingJohn answered, saying to all: «I immerse you I immerse you in waterⓘ; but there comes one who is mightier than Iⓘ, the thong of whose sandals the thong of his sandalsⓘ I am not worthy to loosen:

Greekοὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ διακαθᾶραι τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ συναγαγεῖν τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.

Orthodox ReadingHe has the winnowing forkⓘ in his hand, to clear his threshing floorⓘ and to gather the wheatⓘ into his granary; but the chaffⓘ he will burn with an unquenchable fireⓘ.

GreekΠολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν.

Orthodox ReadingWith many other exhortations, then, he proclaimed the glad tidingsⓘ to the people.

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