Luke 7:24-33

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!’