Matthew 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.””
Matthew 3:12 — World English Bible
Matthew 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. ”
Matthew 3:12 — American Standard Version
Matthew 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“whose fan <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'”
Matthew 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. ”
Matthew 3:12 — Darby Translation
Matthew 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.”
Matthew 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 3:12 in Context — Matthew 3
10 And 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 I 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:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
What Does Matthew 3:12 Mean?
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