Luke 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”
Luke 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.””
Luke 3:17 — World English Bible
Luke 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. ”
Luke 3:17 — American Standard Version
Luke 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“whose winnowing shovel <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'”
Luke 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. ”
Luke 3:17 — Darby Translation
Luke 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whose fanne is in his hande, and hee will make cleane his floore, and will gather the wheate into his garner, but the chaffe will hee burne vp with fire that neuer shalbe quenched.”
Luke 3:17 — Geneva Bible
Luke 3:17 in Context — Luke 3
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
What Does Luke 3:17 Mean?
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