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Luke 7:24-33

24τῶνtōnG3588And whenδὲdeG1161the messengersἀγγέλων τοὺςangelōn tousG3588G32of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491were departedἈπελθόντωνApelthontōnG565,he beganG756to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the peopleὄχλους τὴνochlous tēnG3588G3793concerningπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491,WhatτίtiG5101went ye outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048for to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563shakenσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531withὑπὸhupoG5259the windἀνέμουanemouG417?
25ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101went ye outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831for to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444clothedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294inἐνenG1722softμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120raimentἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440?BeholdG3708,they whichοἱhoiG3588areἐνenG1722gorgeouslyἐνδόξῳendoxōG1741apparelledἱματισμῷhimatismōG2441,andκαὶkaiG2532liveὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225delicatelyτρυφῇtruphēaG5172,areεἰσίν.eisinG1510inἐνenG1722kings’ courtsτοῖςtoisG3588G934.
26ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101went ye outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831for to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YeaναὶnaiG3483,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532much more thanG4053a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.
27ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510he,ofπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,BeholdG3708,IG1473sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649myG1473messengerτὸν ἄγγελόνton angelonG3588G32beforeπρὸproG4253thyσουsouG4771faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383,whichὃςhosG3739shall prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680thyσουsouG4771wayτὴν ὁδόνtēn hodonG3588G3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715theeσου.¶souG4771.
28G3588ForG1063I sayΛέγωLegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,AmongἐνenG1722those that are bornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there isἐστιν.estinG1510notοὐδείςoudeisG3762a greaterG3173prophetG4396thanG3173JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the BaptistG3588G910:butδὲdeG1161he that is leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398inἐνenG1722the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG3588G932of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316isἐστιν.estinG1510greater thanG3173heαὐτοῦautouG846.
29AndκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleὁ λαὸςho laosG3588G2992that heardἀκούσαςakousasG191him,andκαὶkaiG2532the publicansοἱ τελῶναιhoi telōnaiG3588G5057,justifiedἐδικαίωσανedikaiōsanG1344Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,being baptizedβαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentesG907with the baptismτὸ βάπτισμαto baptismaG3588G908of JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491.
30οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532lawyersνομικοὶnomikoiG3544rejectedἠθέτησανēthetēsanG114the counselτὴν βουλὴνtēn boulēnG3588G1012of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316againstεἰςeisG1519themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,beingG907notμὴmēG3361baptizedG907ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
31AndG1161the LordG3588G2962saidG3004,WhereuntoτίνιtiniG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall I likenὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG3588G444of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG3588G1074?andκαὶkaiG2532to whatτίνιtiniG5101are theyεἰσὶνeisinG1510likeὅμοιοι;homoioiG3664?
32They areεἰσινeisinG1510likeὅμοιοίhomoioiG3664unto childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813τοῖςtoisG3588sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722the marketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58,andG2532callingπροσφωνοῦσινprosphōnousinG4377one to anotherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240,andG2532sayingλέγει·legeiG3004,We have pipedηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenG832unto youG4771,andG2532ye haveG3738notοὐκoukG3756dancedὠρχήσασθε·ōrchēsastheG3738;we have mournedἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354to youG4771,andG2532ye haveG2799notοὐκoukG3756weptG2799.
33ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the Baptistὁ βαπτιστὴςho baptistēsG3588G910cameἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064neitherG3383eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068breadἄρτονartonG740norG3383drinkingπίνωνpinōnG4095wineοἶνον,oinonG3631;andκαὶkaiG2532ye sayλέγετε·legeteG3004,He hathἔχει.echeiG2192a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.
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