Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 11:2-19

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.”

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.”

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