New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 7:19-50

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.

31“To whatτίνιtiniG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,and whatτίνιtiniG5101are they likeὅμοιοι;homoioiG3664?

32They are likeὅμοιοίhomoioiG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813who sitκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521in the marketG58placeG58and callπροσφωνοῦσινprosphōnousinG4377to oneG240anotherG240,and they sayλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘We playedG832the fluteG832for you, and you did not danceὠρχήσασθε·ōrchēsastheG3738;we sangG2354a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354,and you did not weepἐκλαύσατε.eklausateG2799.’

33For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068noμὴmēG3361breadἄρτονartonG740and drinkingπίνωνpinōnG4095noμήτεmēteG3383wineοἶνον,oinonG3631,and you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘He hasἔχει.echeiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!’

34The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068and drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,and you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a gluttonousφάγοςphagosG5314manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444and adrunkardοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’

35YetκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344by allπάντωνpantōnG3956her childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.”

36NowδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330was requestingἨρώταĒrōtaG2065Him todineG2068with him, and He enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the Pharisee’sΦαρισαίουPharisaiouG5330houseοἶκονoikonG3624and reclinedκατεκλίθη.kateklithēG2625at the table.

37And there was a womanγυνὴgunēG1135in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172whoἥτιςhētisG3748was asinnerἁμαρτωλός.hamartōlosG268;and when she learnedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921that He was recliningκατάκειταιkatakeitaiG2621at the tablein the Pharisee’sΦαρισαίου,PharisaiouG5330houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,she broughtκομίσασαkomisasaG2865an alabasterἀλάβαστρονalabastronG211vialG211of perfumeμύρουmurouG3464,

38and standingστᾶσαstasaG2476behindὀπίσωopisōG3694Himat His feetπόδαςpodasG4228,weepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799,she beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to wetβρέχεινbrecheinG1026His feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her tearsδάκρυσινdakrusinG1144,and kept wipingἐξέμασσενexemassenG1591them with the hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359of her headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,and kissingκατεφίλειkatephileiG2705His feetπόδαςpodasG4228and anointingἤλειφενēleiphenG218them with the perfumeμύρῳ.murōG3464.

39NowδὲdeG1161when the PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330who had invitedκαλέσαςkalesasG2564Him sawG3708this, he saidλέγων·legōnG3004to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, “IfεἰeiG1487thisG3778manG3778werea prophetπροφήτης,prophētēsG4396He would knowἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whoτίςtisG5101and whatG4217sortG4217of personG4217thisG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135is whoἥτιςhētisG3748is touchingἅπτεταιhaptetaiG681Him, that she is asinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268.”

40And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him,“SimonΣίμων,SimōnG4613,I haveἔχωechōG2192somethingτιtiG5100to sayG3004to you.” And herepliedφησίν.phēsinG5346, “SayG3004it, TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320.”

41“A moneylenderδανιστῇdanistēaG1157hadἦσανēsanG1510twoδύοduoG1417debtorsχρεοφειλέταιchreopheiletaiG5533:oneεἷςheisG1520owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784fiveπεντακόσια,pentakosiaG4001hundredG4001denariiδηνάριαdēnariaG1220,and the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.

42When theywere unableμὴ ἐχόντωνmē echontōnG3361 G2192to repayἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,he graciouslyG5483forgaveἐχαρίσατο.echarisatoG5483them bothἀμφοτέροιςamphoteroisG297.SoοὖνounG3767whichτίςtisG5101of them will loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25him moreG4183?”

43SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “I supposeὑπολαμβάνωhupolambanōG5274the one whomᾧhōG3739he forgaveἐχαρίσατο.echarisatoG5483moreG4183.”And He saidG3004to him,“You have judgedἔκρινας.ekrinasG2919correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723.”

44TurningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762towardπρὸςprosG4314the womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,He saidἔφη·ephēG5346to SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613,“Do you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991thisG3778womanγυναῖκα;gunaikaG1135?I enteredεἰσῆλθόνeisēlthonG1525your houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614; yougaveἔδωκας·edōkasG1325Me noοὐκoukG3756waterὕδωρhudōrG5204for My feetπόδαςpodasG4228,but she has wetἔβρεξένebrexenG1026My feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her tearsδάκρυσινdakrusinG1144and wipedἐξέμαξεν.exemaxenG1591them with her hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359.

45Yougaveἔδωκας·edōkasG1325Me noG3756kissφίλημάphilēmaG5370;but she, sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the time I cameεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525in, has not ceasedδιέλιπενdielipenG1257to kissκαταφιλοῦσάkataphilousaG2705My feetπόδας.podasG4228.

46You did not anointἤλειψας·ēleipsasG218My headκεφαλήνkephalēnG2776with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637,but she anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218My feetπόδαςpodasG4228with perfumeμύρῳmurōG3464.

47For thisοὗhouG3739reasonχάριν,charinG5484I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, her sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266,which are manyπολλαί,pollaiG4183,have been forgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863,for she lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25muchπολύ·poluG4183;but he whoᾧhōG3739is forgivenἀφίεται,aphietaiG863littleὀλίγονoligonG3641,lovesἀγαπᾷ.agapaG25littleὀλίγονoligonG3641.”

48ThenG2532He saidG3004to her, “Your sinsἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaiG266have been forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863.”

49ThoseοἱhoiG3588who were recliningσυνανακείμενοιsunanakeimenoiG4873at the tablewith Him beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, “WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778manwhoὃςhosG3739evenG2532forgivesἀφίησιν;aphiēsinG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?”

50And He saidG3004to the womanγυναῖκα·gunaikaG1135, “Your faithπίστιςpistisG4102has savedσέσωκένsesōkenG4982you;goπορεύουporeuouG4198in peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.”

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