↵ Gospel of Matthew 3
Gospel of Matthew 3:15

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· ἄφες ἄρτι· οὕτω γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην. τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν·

  1. ἀποκριθεὶς
    answering
  2. δὲ
    but
    and
  3. the
  4. Ἰησοῦς
    Jesus
  5. εἶπε
    said
  6. πρὸς
    to
    toward
  7. αὐτόν
    him
  8.  
    ·
     
  9. ἄφες
    forgive
    let
  10. ἄρτι
    just now
  11.  
    ·
     
  12. οὕτω
    thus
  13. γὰρ
    for
  14. πρέπον
    fitting
  15. ἐστὶν
    is
  16. ἡμῖν
    to us
    us
  17. πληρῶσαι
    to fill
    to fulfill
  18. πᾶσαν
    all
  19. δικαιοσύνην
    righteousness
    justice
  20.  
    .
     
  21. τότε
    then
  22. ἀφίησιν
    he releases
    forgives, he allows
  23. αὐτόν
    him
  24.  
    ·
     

But answering, Jesus said to him, Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed him.