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 Y estando el pueblo esperando, y pensando todos de Juan en sus corazones, si él fuese el Cristo,

16 Respondió Juan, diciendo á todos: Yo, á la verdad, os bautizo en agua; mas viene quien es más poderoso que yo, de quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de sus zapatos: él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego;

17 Cuyo bieldo está en su mano, y limpiará su era, y juntará el trigo en su alfolí, y la paja quemará en fuego que nunca se apagará.

18 Y amonestando, otras muchas cosas también anunciaba al pueblo.

19 Entonces Herodes el tetrarca, siendo reprendido por él á causa de Herodías, mujer de Felipe su hermano, y de todas las maldades que había hecho Herodes,

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What Does Luke 3:17 Mean?

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