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Luke 3:3–7

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And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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From verse 3

  1. Luke 1:77Rank 1 from verse 3
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    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

  2. Acts 13:24Rank 2 from verse 3
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    24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  3. Matthew 3:5–6Rank 3 from verse 3
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    5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,

    6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

  4. Acts 19:4Rank 4 from verse 3
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    4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

  5. Matthew 3:11Rank 5 from verse 3
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    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

  6. Acts 22:16Rank 6 from verse 3
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    16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

  7. John 1:31–33Rank 7 from verse 3
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    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

    32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

  8. John 3:26Rank 8 from verse 3
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    26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  9. John 1:28Rank 9 from verse 3
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    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  10. Mark 1:4–5Rank 10 from verse 3
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    4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 40:3–5Rank 1 from verse 4
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    3¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

    4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

    5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  2. John 1:23Rank 2 from verse 4
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    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

  3. John 1:26–36Rank 3 from verse 4
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    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

    27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

    32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

    34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

    35¶ Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

    36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

  4. Luke 1:76–79Rank 4 from verse 4
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    76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  5. Isaiah 62:10Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10¶ Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

  6. John 1:7Rank 6 from verse 4
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

  7. John 3:28–36Rank 7 from verse 4
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    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

    29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

    32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

    33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  8. Isaiah 57:14Rank 8 from verse 4
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    14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

  9. Luke 1:16–17Rank 9 from verse 4
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    16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  10. Malachi 4:6Rank 10 from verse 4
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    6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

  11. Mark 1:3Rank 11 from verse 4
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    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  12. Matthew 3:3Rank 12 from verse 4
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    3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

From verse 5

  1. Isaiah 40:4Rank 1 from verse 5
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    4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

  2. Isaiah 42:16Rank 2 from verse 5
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  3. Isaiah 45:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

  4. Isaiah 49:11Rank 4 from verse 5
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    11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

  5. Ezekiel 17:24Rank 5 from verse 5
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    24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

  6. Hebrews 12:12–13Rank 6 from verse 5
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    12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

    13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

  7. Luke 1:51–53Rank 7 from verse 5
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    51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  8. Isaiah 2:11–17Rank 8 from verse 5
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    11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

    13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

    14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

    15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

    16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

    17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  9. Isaiah 61:1–3Rank 9 from verse 5
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

    2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

    3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  10. Isaiah 35:6–8Rank 10 from verse 5
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    6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

    7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

    8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

  11. James 1:9Rank 11 from verse 5
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    9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

From verse 6

  1. Isaiah 52:10Rank 1 from verse 6
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    10The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

  2. Isaiah 40:5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  3. Psalms 98:2–3Rank 3 from verse 6
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    2The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

    3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

  4. Isaiah 49:6Rank 4 from verse 6
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  5. Romans 10:18Rank 5 from verse 6
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    18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

  6. Luke 2:10–11Rank 6 from verse 6
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    10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

    11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

  7. Luke 2:30–32Rank 7 from verse 6
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    30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

    31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  8. Romans 10:12Rank 8 from verse 6
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    12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

  9. Mark 16:15Rank 9 from verse 6
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    15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

From verse 7

  1. Matthew 23:33Rank 1 from verse 7
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    33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

  2. 1 Thessalonians 1:10Rank 2 from verse 7
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    10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  3. Matthew 12:34Rank 3 from verse 7
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    34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

  4. 1 John 3:8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  5. Hebrews 6:18Rank 5 from verse 7
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    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  6. Acts 13:10Rank 6 from verse 7
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    10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  7. Genesis 3:15Rank 7 from verse 7
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  8. Isaiah 59:5Rank 8 from verse 7
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    5They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

  9. John 8:44Rank 9 from verse 7
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  10. Matthew 3:7–10Rank 10 from verse 7
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    7¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

    8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

    9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

    10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  11. Psalms 58:4–5Rank 11 from verse 7
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    4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

    5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 3:3

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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repentance

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A change of mind and purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 3:4

COMBINED MEANING

written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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paths

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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.

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COMBINED MEANING

straight

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1. Direct and not crooked, or proceeding without turning aside. 2. Upright, right, or made right.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 3:5

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

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mountain

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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

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low

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Sense 1: Not high; beneath in place, rank, amount, strength, or condition. Sense 2: Humble or brought down.

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crooked

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1. Bent, winding, or not straight. 2. Figuratively, morally perverse or turned aside from what is right.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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straight

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1. Direct and not crooked, or proceeding without turning aside. 2. Upright, right, or made right.

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rough

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Uneven, rugged, or not smooth; by extension, coarse, harsh, or violent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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smooth

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Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points are perceptible to the touch; not rough.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 3:6

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 3:7

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

warned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of warn, meaning to give notice of danger, evil, duty, or a future event; to caution or admonish beforehand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:1NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

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3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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3:5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

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3:6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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3:7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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3:8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

3:9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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