Matthew 3:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”
Matthew 3:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:1520 words
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswer
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ἌφεςAphescry, forgive, forsake
ἄρτιartithis day (hour), hence(-forth), here(-after)
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
γὰρgarfor
πρέπονpreponbecome, comely
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
ἡμῖνhēminI
πληρῶσαιplērōsaiaccomplish, (be) complete, end
πᾶσανpasanall / every
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnrighteousness
τότεtotethat time, then
ἀφίησινaphiēsincry, forgive, forsake
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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