New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 11:13-21

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.”

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.

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