Luke 7:18-35

18ThenG2532 John’s disciplesG3101 informedG518 him aboutG4012 allG3956 these thingsG3778. 19SoG2532 JohnG2491 calledG4341 twoG5100G1417 ofG3588 hisG846 disciplesG3101 and sentG3992 them toG4314 askG3004 theG3588 LordG2962, “AreG1510 YouG4771 theG3588 One who was to comeG2064, orG2228 should we look forG4328 someone elseG243?”

20When theG3588 menG435 cameG3854 toG4314 Jesus, they saidG2036, “JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910 sentG649 usG1473 toG4314 askG3004, ‘AreG1510 YouG4771 theG3588 One who was to comeG2064, orG2228 should we look forG4328 someone elseG243?’”

21AtG1722 that veryG1565 hourG5610 Jesus healedG2323 manyG4183 people ofG575 their diseasesG3554, afflictionsG3148, andG2532 evilG4190 spiritsG4151, andG2532 He gaveG5483 sightG991 to manyG4183 who were blindG5185. 22SoG2532 He repliedG611G2036G846, “GoG4198 back and reportG518 to JohnG2491 whatG3739 you have seenG3708 andG2532 heardG191: The blindG5185 receive sightG308, the lameG5560 walkG4043, the lepersG30151 are cleansedG2511, the deafG2974 hearG191, the deadG3498 are raisedG1453, and the good news is preachedG2097 to the poorG4434. 23BlessedG3107 isG1510 theG3739 one who does not fall awayG4624G1437G3361 on account ofG1722 MeG1473.2”

24AfterG1161 John’sG2491 messengersG32 had leftG565, Jesus beganG756 to speakG3004 toG4314 theG3588 crowdsG3793 aboutG4012 JohnG2491: “WhatG5101 did you go outG1831 intoG1519 theG3588 wildernessG2048 to seeG2300? A reedG2563 swayingG4531 inG5259 the windG417? 25OtherwiseG235, whatG5101 did you go outG1831 to seeG3708? A manG444 dressedG294 inG1722 fineG3120 clothesG2440? LookG2400, those whoG3588 wear elegantG1741 clothingG2441 andG2532 liveG5225 in luxuryG5172 are foundG1510 inG1722 palacesG934.

26WhatG5101 thenG235 did you go outG1831 to seeG3708? A prophetG4396? YesG3483, I tellG3004 youG4771, andG2532 moreG4053 than a prophetG4396. 27ThisG3778 is the oneG1510 aboutG4012 whomG3739 it is writtenG1125:

28I tellG3004 youG4771, amongG1722 those bornG1084 of womenG1135 there isG1510 no oneG3762 greaterG3173 than JohnG2491, yet evenG1161 theG3588 leastG3398 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 GodG2316 isG1510 greaterG3173 than heG846.”

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AllG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992 who heardG191 this, evenG2532 theG3588 tax collectorsG5057, acknowledged God’s justiceG1344G3588G2316. For they had received the baptismG907G3588G908 of JohnG2491. 30ButG1161 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 experts in the lawG3544 rejectedG114 God’sG2316 purposeG1012 forG1519 themselvesG1438, because they had notG3361 been baptizedG907 byG5259 John.

31“To whatG5101, thenG3767, can I compareG3666 theG3588 menG444 of thisG3778 generationG1074? WhatG5101 are theyG1510 likeG3664? 32They areG1510 likeG3664 childrenG3813 sittingG2521 inG1722 the marketplaceG58 andG2532 calling outG4377 to one anotherG240G3739G3004:

33ForG1063 JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910 cameG2064 neitherG3361 eatingG2068 breadG740 norG3383 drinkingG4095 wineG3631, andG2532 you sayG3004, ‘He hasG2192 a demonG1140!’ 34TheG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 cameG2064 eatingG2068 andG2532 drinkingG4095, andG2532 you sayG3004, ‘LookG2400 at this gluttonG5314 andG2532 drunkardG3630, a friendG5384 of tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268!’ 35ButG2532 wisdomG4678 is vindicatedG1344 byG575 allG3956 herG846 childrenG5043.”