New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 11:16-24

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.

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.”

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