New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 7:19-28

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.”

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