Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 11:9-17

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.’

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