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Matthew 11:16-24

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.”

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.”

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