New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 11

John’s Questions

1WhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055givingG1299instructionsG1299to His twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,He departedμετέβηmetebēG3327from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321andpreachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784in their citiesπόλεσινpolesinG4172.

2NowδὲdeG1161whenJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,whileἐνenG1722imprisonedδεσμωτηρίῳdesmōtēriōG1201,heardἀκούσαςakousasG191of the worksἔργαergaG2041of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992wordby his disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101

3and saidG3004to Him, “Are You theExpectedἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064One, orἢēG2228shall we lookπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328for someoneG2087elseG2087?”

4JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and reportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518to JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491whatἃhaG3739you hearἀκούετεakoueteG191and seeβλέπετε·blepeteG991:

5theblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receiveἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308sightG308and thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thelepersλεπροὶleproiG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511and thedeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453up, and thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434have thegospelG2097preachedG2097to them.

6And blessedμακάριόςmakariosG3107is hewhoὃςhosG3739does nottakeG4624offenseG4624at Me.”

Jesus’ Tribute to John

7As theseΤούτωνToutōnG3778men were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198away,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491,“WhatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out intothe wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563shakenσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531by the windἀνέμουanemouG417?

8But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294in softμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothing?ThoseG3588who wearφοροῦντεςphorountesG5409softμαλακὰmalakaG3120clothingare in kings’βασιλέωνbasileōnG935palacesοἴκοιςoikoisG3624!

9But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, and one who is moreG4053than a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.

10ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739itis writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649My messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32ahead of You,WhoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680Your wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715You.’

11TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, amongG1722those bornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there has not arisenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453anyonegreaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ·baptistouG910!YetδὲdeG1161the oneG3739who isleastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than he.

12From the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the BaptistβαπτιστοῦbaptistouG910untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772suffersG971violenceG971,and violentG973menG973takeG726it by forceG726.

13For allπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and the LawνόμοςnomosG3551prophesiedἐπροφήτευσαν.eprophēteusanG4395untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491.

14And ifεἰeiG1487you are willingθέλετεtheleteG2309to acceptδέξασθαι,dexasthaiG1209it,John himselfαὐτόςautosG846isElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243whowas to comeἔρχεσθαι.erchesthaiG2064.

15He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191,let him hearG191.

16“But to whatΤίνιTiniG5101shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666thisταύτην;tautēnG3778generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?It is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521in the marketG58placesG58,whoἃhaG3739callπροσφωνοῦνταprosphōnountaG4377out to the otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087children,

17and sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘We playedG832the fluteG832for you, and you did not danceὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ōrchēsastheG3738;we sangG2354a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354, and you did notmournἐκόψασθε.ekopsastheG2875.’

18For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,and they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘He hasἔχει.echeiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!’

19The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cameἦλθενēlthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068and drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,and they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a gluttonousφάγοςphagosG5314manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444and adrunkardοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’YetG2532wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344by her deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.”

The Unrepenting Cities

20ThenΤότεToteG5119He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to denounceὀνειδίζεινoneidizeinG3679the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172in whichαἷςhaisG3739mostG4183of HismiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411were doneἐγένοντοegenontoG1096,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not repentμετενόησαν·¶metenoēsanG3340.

21“WoeΟὐαίOuaiG3759to you, ChorazinΧοραζίν,ChorazinG5523!WoeοὐαίouaiG3759to you,BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaG966!For ifεἰeiG1487themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411had occurredἐγένοντοegenontoG1096inTyreΤύρῳTurōG5184andSidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605which occurredγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096in you, they would have repentedμετενόησαν.metenoēsanG3340longπάλαιpalaiG3819agoG3819insackclothσάκκῳsakkōG4526and ashesσποδῷspodōG4700.

22NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,it will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for TyreΤύρῳTurōG5184and SidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605in thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for you.

23And you,CapernaumG2746,will not be exaltedὑψωθήσῃ;hupsōthēsēG5312to heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, will you? You willdescendκαταβήσῃ,katabēsēG2597toHadesᾅδουhadouG86;for ifεἰeiG1487themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411had occurredἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096inSodomΣοδόμοιςSodomoisG4670which occurredγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096in you, it would have remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306to thisG4594dayσήμερον.sēmeronG4594.

24NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatit will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for the landγῇgēaG1093ofSodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670in thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920,thanἢēG2228for you.”

Come to Me

25At thattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004,“I praiseἐξομολογοῦμαίexomologoumaiG1843You,FatherπάτερpaterG3962,LordκύριεkurieG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and earthγῆς,gēsG1093, thatYou have hiddenἔκρυψαςekrupsasG2928theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778from thewiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680and intelligentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908and have revealedἀπεκάλυψαςapekalupsasG601them to infantsνηπίοις.nēpioisG3516.

26YesναὶnaiG3483,Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962,for thisG3779wayG3779was well-pleasingεὐδοκίαeudokiaG2107in Your sightἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715.

27AllG3956thingsΠάνταPantaG3956have been handedG3860overG3860to Me by My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962;and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207exceptG1508the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962;norοὐδὲoudeG3761does anyoneτιςtisG5100knowἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921the FatherπατέραpateraG3962exceptG1508the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,and anyone to whomᾧhōG3739the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207willsβούληταιboulētaiG1014to revealἀποκαλύψαι.¶apokalupsaiG601Him.

28“ComeΔεῦτεDeuteG1205to Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956who are wearyκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872and heavy-ladenπεφορτισμένοι,pephortismenoiG5412,and I will giveG373you restἀναπαύσωanapausōG373.

29TakeἄρατεarateG142My yokeζυγόνzugonG2218upon you andlearnμάθετεmatheteG3129from Me, for I amεἰμιeimiG1510gentleG4239and humbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011in heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588, andyou will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372for your soulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

30ForMy yokeζυγόςzugosG2218iseasyχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543and My burdenφορτίονphortionG5413is lightἐλαφρόνelaphronG1645.”

John’s Questions

Jesus’ Tribute to John

The Unrepenting Cities

Come to Me

Commentaries on Matthew 11