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 Comme le peuple était dans l’attente, et que tous se demandaient en eux-mêmes si Jean n’était pas le Christ,

16 il leur dit à tous: Moi, je vous baptise d’eau; mais il vient, celui qui est plus puissant que moi, et je ne suis pas digne de délier la courroie de ses souliers. Lui, il vous baptisera du Saint-Esprit et de feu.

17 Il a son van à la main; il nettoiera son aire, et il amassera le blé dans son grenier, mais il brûlera la paille dans un feu qui ne s’éteint point.

18 C’est ainsi que Jean annonçait la bonne nouvelle au peuple, en lui adressant encore beaucoup d’autres exhortations.

19 Mais Hérode le tétrarque, étant repris par Jean au sujet d’Hérodias, femme de son frère, et pour toutes les mauvaises actions qu’il avait commises,

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What Does Luke 3:17 Mean?

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