New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 11:2-19

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.”

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.”

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