New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 7:10-30

10When thoseG3588who had been sentπεμφθέντεςpemphthentesG3992returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290to the houseοἶκονoikonG3624,they foundεὗρονheuronG2147the slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401in goodὑγιαίνοντα.¶hugiainontaG5198healthG5198.

11SoonG1836afterwardsἐνenG1722 G1836He wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to a cityπόλινpolinG4172calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564NainΝαΐν,NainG3484;and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were goingG4848alongG4848with Him,accompaniedG2532by a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793.

12NowδὲdeG1161as He approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448the gateπύλῃpulēG4439of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,a deadτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōsG2348man was being carriedἐξεκομίζετοexekomizetoG1580out, theonlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of his motherμητρὶmētriG3384,and she was a widowχήρα·chēraG5503;and a sizeableἱκανὸςhikanosG2425crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172was with her.

13Whenthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962sawG3708her, He feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697for her, and saidG3004to her, “Do not weepκλαῖε.klaieG2799.”

14And He cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334up and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681the coffinσοροῦ·sorouG4673;and the bearersβαστάζοντεςbastazontesG941cameG2476to a haltG2476.And He saidλέγω,legōG3004,“Youngνεανίσκε,neaniskeG3495manG3495,I sayG3004to you, ariseἐγέρθητι.egerthētiG1453!”

15ThedeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498manG3498satἀνεκάθισενanekathisenG339up and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980. And JesusgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him back to his motherμητρὶmētriG3384.

16FearφόβοςphobosG5401grippedἔλαβενelabenG2983them allπάντας,pantasG3956, and they beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “A greatμέγαςmegasG3173prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396has arisenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453amongἐνenG1722us!” and, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasvisitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992!”

17ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778reportλόγοςlogosG3056concerningπερὶperiG4012Him wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out allὅλῃholēG3650overἐνenG1722JudeaG2453and in allπάσῃpasēG3956the surroundingπεριχώρῳ.¶perichōrōG4066districtG4066.

18The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101of JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to him aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτων.toutōnG3778.

19SummoningG4341twoG1417of his disciplesG3101,JohnG2491sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992them tothe LordκύριονkurionG2962,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Are You theExpectedἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064One, orἢēG2228do we lookπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328for someoneG243elseG243?”

20When the menἄνδρεςandresG435cameΠαραγενόμενοιParagenomenoiG3854to Him, they saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910has sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649us to You, to askG3004, ‘Are You theExpectedἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064One, orἢēG2228do we lookπροσδοκῶμεν;prosdokōmenG4328for someoneG243elseG243?’”

21At thatvery timeὥρᾳhōraG5610HecuredἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183peopleof diseasesνόσωνnosōnG3554andafflictionsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148and evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151;and He gaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483sightβλέπειν.blepeinG991to manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183who wereblindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185.

22And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and reportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518to JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491whatἃhaG3739you have seenG3708and heardἠκούσατε·ēkousateG191: theblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receiveἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308sightG308, thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thelepersλεπροὶleproiG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511, and thedeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453up, thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434have the gospelG2097preachedG2097to them.

23BlessedμακάριόςmakariosG3107is hewhoὃςhosG3739does not takeσκανδαλισθῇskandalisthēaG4624offense at Me.”

24When the messengersἀγγέλωνangelōnG32of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491had leftἈπελθόντωνApelthontōnG565,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004to the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491,“WhatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out into the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563shakenσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531by the windἀνέμουanemouG417?

25But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294in softμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothingἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440?ThoseG3588who are splendidlyἐνδόξῳendoxōG1741clothedἱματισμῷhimatismōG2441and liveὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225in luxuryτρυφῇtruphēaG5172are foundin royalG933palacesG933!

26But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YesναὶnaiG3483,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, and one who is moreG4053than a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.

27ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649My messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32aheadπρὸproG4253of You,WhoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680Your wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715You.’

28I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you, amongG1722those bornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491;yetδὲdeG1161he who isleastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than he.”

29When allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992and the taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this, theyacknowledgedG1344God’sθεὸνtheonG2316justiceG1344,having been baptizedβαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentesG907withthe baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491.

30But the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and thelawyersνομικοὶnomikoiG3544rejectedἠθέτησανēthetēsanG114God’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012for themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,not having been baptizedβαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentesG907by John.

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