Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 11

(Luke 7:18–23)

1AfterΚαὶ ἐγένετο ὅτεKai egeneto hoteG2532 G1096 G3753ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055instructingδιατάσσωνdiatassōnG1299Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427τοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,He went onμετέβηmetebēG3327from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564τοῦtouG3588to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588citiesπόλεσινpolesinG4172.

2MeanwhileδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491heardἀκούσαςakousasG191inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588prisonδεσμωτηρίῳdesmōtēriōG1201abouttheτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ofτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, andhe sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992διὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101

3to askεἶπενeipenG2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588One whowas to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,orἢēG2228should we look forπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328someone elseἕτερονheteronG2087?”

4ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198back andreportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518to JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491whatἃhaG3739you hearἀκούετεakoueteG191andκαὶkaiG2532seeβλέπετε·blepeteG991:

5TheblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receive sightἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308καὶkaiG2532, thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thelepersλεπροὶleproiG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511καὶkaiG2532, thedeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191καὶkaiG2532, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532the good news is preachedεὐαγγελίζονται·euangelizontaiG2097to thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434.

6καὶkaiG2532BlessedμακάριόςmakariosG3107isἐστινestinG1510theὃςhosG3739one whodoes not fall awayἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇean mē skandalisthēaG4624 G1437 G3361on account ofἐνenG1722Meἐμοί.¶emoiG1473.”

Jesus Testifies about John

(Malachi 3:1–5; Luke 7:24–35)

7δὲdeG1161AsΤούτωνToutōnG3778John’s discipleswere leavingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganG756to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004to theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491: “WhatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563swayingσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531inὑπὸhupoG5259thewindἀνέμουanemouG417?

8OtherwiseἀλλὰallaG235,whatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294inἐνenG1722fineμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothes?LookἰδοὺidouG2400,thoseοἱhoiG3588τὰtaG3588who wearφοροῦντεςphorountesG5409fineμαλακὰmalakaG3120clothingare foundεἰσίν·eisinG1510inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588τῶνtōnG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935’palacesοἴκοιςoikoisG3624.

9WhatτίtiG5101thenἀλλὰallaG235did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532moreG4053than a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.

10ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the oneaboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473will sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649MyG1473τὸνtonG3588messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32ahead of Youπρὸ προσώπου σουpro prosōpou souG4253 G4771 G4383,whoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715Youσου.¶souG4771.’

11TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,amongἐνenG1722thosebornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there has risenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453noοὐκoukG3756one greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588Baptistβαπτιστοῦ·baptistouG910.Yet evenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isἐστιν.estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than heαὐτοῦautouG846.

12δὲdeG1161FromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588BaptistβαπτιστοῦbaptistouG910untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737,theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772has been subject to violenceβιάζεται,biazetaiG971,andκαὶkaiG2532theviolentβιασταὶbiastaiG973lay claimἁρπάζουσινharpazousinG726to itαὐτήν.autēnG846.

13ForγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588LawνόμοςnomosG3551prophesiedἐπροφήτευσαν.eprophēteusanG4395untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487you are willingθέλετεtheleteG2309to acceptδέξασθαι,dexasthaiG1209it,heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510theElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243ὁhoG3588who wasμέλλωνmellōnG3195to comeἔρχεσθαι.erchesthaiG2064.

15He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

16δὲdeG1161To whatΤίνιTiniG5101can I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666thisταύτην;tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?They areἐστὶνestinG1510likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58andἃhaG3739calling outπροσφωνοῦνταprosphōnountaG4377τοῖςtoisG3588to othersἑτέροιςheteroisG2087:

17λέγουσιν·legousinG3004‘We played the fluteηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenG832for youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not danceοὐκ ὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ouk ōrchēsastheG3756 G3738;we sang a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not mournοὐκ ἐκόψασθε.ouk ekopsastheG3756 G2875.’

18ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘He hasἔχει.echeiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!’

19TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cameἦλθενēlthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400at thisἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444gluttonφάγοςphagosG5314andκαὶkaiG2532drunkardοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’ButκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἀπὸapoG575herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τῶνtōnG3588actionsἔργωνergōnG2041.”

Woe to the Unrepentant

(Luke 10:13–16)

20ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusbeganG756to denounceὀνειδίζεινoneidizeinG3679theτὰςtasG3588citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172inἐνenG1722whichαἷςhaisG3739αἱhaiG3588mostπλεῖσταιpleistaiG4118of HisαὐτοῦautouG846miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411had been performedἐγένοντοegenontoG1096,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not repentοὐ μετενόησαν·¶ou metenoēsanG3756 G3340.

21“WoeΟὐαίOuaiG3759to youσοιsoiG4771,ChorazinΧοραζίν,ChorazinG5523!WoeοὐαίouaiG3759to youσοιsoiG4771,BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaG966!ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487theαἱhaiG3588miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411thatαἱhaiG3588were performedἐγένοντοegenontoG1096inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771had been performedγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096inἐνenG1722TyreΤύρῳTurōG5184andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605ἂνanG302,they would have repentedμετενόησαν.metenoēsanG3340long agoπάλαιpalaiG3819inἐνenG1722sackclothσάκκῳsakkōG4526andκαὶkaiG2532ashesσποδῷspodōG4700.

22ButπλὴνplēnG4133I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,it will beἔσταιestaiG1510more bearableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for TyreΤύρῳTurōG5184andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532youσὺsuG4771,CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ,KapharnaoumG2584μὴmēG3361,will you be lifted upὑψωθήσῃ;hupsōthēsēG5312toἕωςhe'ōsG2193heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772? No,you will be brought downκαταβήσῃ,katabēsēG2597toἕωςhe'ōsG2193HadesᾅδουhadouG86!ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487theαἱhaiG3588miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411thatαἱhaiG3588were performedἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096inἐνenG1722youσοί,soiG4771had been performedγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096inἐνenG1722SodomΣοδόμοιςSodomoisG4670,it would have remainedἔμεινεν ἂνemeinen anG302 G3306toμέχριmechriG3360thisτῆςtēsG3588dayσήμερον.sēmeronG4594.

24ButπλὴνplēnG4133I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754it will beἔσταιestaiG1510more bearableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414γῇgēaG1093for SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for youσοί.¶soiG4771.”

Rest for the Weary

(Luke 10:21–24)

25AtἘνEnG1722thatἐκείνῳekeinōG1565τῷtōG3588timeκαιρῷkairōG2540ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424declaredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036, “I praiseἐξομολογοῦμαίexomologoumaiG1843Youσοι,soiG4771,FatherπάτερpaterG3962,LordκύριεkurieG2962τοῦtouG3588of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093,becauseὅτιhotiG3754You have hiddenἔκρυψαςekrupsasG2928these thingsταῦταtautaG3778fromἀπὸapoG575thewiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680andκαὶkaiG2532learnedσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908,andκαὶkaiG2532revealedἀπεκάλυψαςapekalupsasG601themαὐτὰautaG846to little childrenνηπίοις.nēpioisG3516.

26YesναὶnaiG3483ὁhoG3588,Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962,forὅτιhotiG3754thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096well-pleasingεὐδοκίαeudokiaG2107in Your sightἔμπροσθέν σου.¶emprosthen souG1715 G4771.

27All thingsΠάνταPantaG3956have been entrustedπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860to MeG1473byὑπὸhupoG5259MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962καὶkaiG2532.No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962, andοὐδὲoudeG3761no oneτιςtisG5100knowsἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207andκαὶkaiG2532those to whomᾧ ἐὰνhō eanG3739 G1437theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207choosesβούληταιboulētaiG1014to revealἀποκαλύψαι.¶apokalupsaiG601Him.

28ComeΔεῦτεDeuteG1205toπρόςprosG4314MeκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473,allπάντεςpantesG3956you whoοἱhoiG3588are wearyκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872andG2532burdenedπεφορτισμένοι,pephortismenoiG5412,and IG2504will give you restἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.anapausō humasG4771 G373.

29TakeἄρατεarateG142MyG1473τὸνtonG3588yokeζυγόνzugonG2218uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532learnμάθετεmatheteG3129fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575MeG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμιeimiG1510gentleG4239andκαὶkaiG2532humbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011inτῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372forταῖςtaisG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771soulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

30ForγὰρgarG1063MyG1473ὁhoG3588yokeζυγόςzugosG2218is easyχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473τὸtoG3588burdenφορτίονphortionG5413isἐστιν.¶estinG1510lightἐλαφρόνelaphronG1645.”