Berean Standard Bible
Luke 7:18-35
19SoG2532JohnG2491calledG4341twoG5100G1417ofG3588hisG846disciplesG3101G3588andsentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992themtoπρὸςprosG4314askλέγων·legōnG3004theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theG3588One who was to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,orἢēG2228should we look forπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328someone elseἄλλονallonG243?”
20WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435cameΠαραγενόμενοιParagenomenoiG3854toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649usG1473toπρὸςprosG4314askλέγων·legōnG3004σὲseG4771, ‘AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588One who was to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,orἢēG2228should we look forπροσδοκῶμεν;prosdokōmenG4328someone elseἄλλονallonG243?’”
21AtἐνenG1722that veryἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610JesushealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183peopleofἀπὸapoG575theirdiseasesνόσωνnosōnG3554καὶkaiG2532,afflictionsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148,andκαὶkaiG2532evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532He gaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483sightβλέπειν.blepeinG991to manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183who wereblindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185.
22SoκαὶkaiG2532He repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611G2036G846, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198back andreportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518to JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491whatἃhaG3739you have seenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἠκούσατε·ēkousateG191: TheblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receive sightἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308, thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thelepersλεπροὶleproiG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511καὶkaiG2532, thedeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453, and thegood news is preachedεὐαγγελίζονται,euangelizontaiG2097to thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434.
24AfterδὲdeG1161τῶνtōnG3588John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491messengersἀγγέλωνangelōnG32had leftἈπελθόντωνApelthontōnG565, JesusbeganG756to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491: “WhatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563swayingσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531inὑπὸhupoG5259thewindἀνέμουanemouG417?
25OtherwiseἀλλὰallaG235,whatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294inἐνenG1722fineμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothesἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440?LookἰδοὺidouG2400,those whoοἱhoiG3588wearἐνenG1722elegantἐνδόξῳendoxōG1741clothingἱματισμῷhimatismōG2441andκαὶkaiG2532liveὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225in luxuryτρυφῇtruphēaG5172are foundεἰσίν.eisinG1510inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588palacesG934.
27ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the oneἐστινestinG1510aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649MyG1473τὸνtonG3588messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32ahead of Youπρὸ προσώπου σουpro prosōpou souG4253G4771G4383,whoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715Youσου.¶souG4771.’
28I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,amongἐνenG1722thosebornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there isἐστιν.estinG1510no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,yet evenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστιν.estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than heαὐτοῦautouG846.”
29καὶkaiG2532AllπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992whoheardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,evenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057,acknowledged God’s justiceἐδικαίωσαν τὸν θεὸνedikaiōsan ton theonG1344G3588G2316. Forthey had received the baptismβαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμαbaptisthentes to baptismaG907G3588G908of JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491.
30ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588experts in the lawνομικοὶnomikoiG3544rejectedἠθέτησανēthetēsanG114τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012forεἰςeisG1519themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438, becausethey had notμὴmēG3361been baptizedβαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentesG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259Johnαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
32They areεἰσινeisinG1510likeὅμοιοίhomoioiG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813τοῖςtoisG3588sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722themarketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58andκαὶkaiG2532calling outπροσφωνοῦσινprosphōnousinG4377to one anotherἀλλήλοις ἃ λέγει·allēlois ha legeiG240G3739G3004: ‘We played the fluteηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenG832for youὑμῖν,huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not danceοὐκ ὠρχήσασθε·ouk ōrchēsastheG3756G3738;we sang a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not weepοὐκ ἐκλαύσατε.ouk eklausateG3756G2799.’
33ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910cameἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064neitherμὴmēG3361eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068breadἄρτονartonG740norμήτεmēteG3383drinkingπίνωνpinōnG4095wineοἶνον,oinonG3631,andκαὶkaiG2532you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘He hasἔχει.echeiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!’
34TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cameἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400at thisἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444gluttonφάγοςphagosG5314andκαὶkaiG2532drunkardοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’
Commentaries on Luke 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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