Matthew 3:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
Matthew 3:14 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:1417 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
διεκώλυενdiekōlyenforbid
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
λέγωνlegōnsay
ἘγὼEgōI
χρείανchreianbusiness, lack, necessary(-ity)
ἔχωechōhave
ὑπὸhypounder / by
σοῦsouyou
βαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaibaptize
καὶkaiand / also
σὺsyyou
ἔρχῃerchēcome / go
πρόςprosto / toward
μεmeI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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