New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 11

John’s Questions

1WhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055givingG1299instructionsG1299to His twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,He wentG3327onG3327fromG1564thereG1564to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321andpreachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784in their citiesπόλεσινpolesinG4172.

2NowδὲdeG1161whilein prisonδεσμωτηρίῳdesmōtēriōG1201,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491heardἀκούσαςakousasG191about the worksἔργαergaG2041of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,and he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992wordby his disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,

3and saidG3004to Him, “Are Youthe Comingἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064One, orἢēG2228are we tolookπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328forG4328someoneG2087elseG2087?”

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

5those who areblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receiveἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308sightG308and those wholimpχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thosewithG3015leprosyG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511and those who aredeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453, and thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434have thegospelG2097preachedG2097to them.

6And blessedμακάριόςmakariosG3107isanyἐὰνeanG1437person whoὃςhosG3739does nottakeG4624offenseG4624at Me.”

Jesus’ Tribute to John

7As theseΤούτωνToutōnG3778disciples of Johnwere goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198away,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757speakingλέγεινlegeinG3004to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:“WhatτίtiG5101did you goG1831outG1831intothe wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563shakenσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531by the windἀνέμουanemouG417?

8But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831outG1831to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294in softμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothing?ThoseG3588who wearφοροῦντεςphorountesG5409softμαλακὰmalakaG3120clothingare in kings’βασιλέωνbasileōnG935palacesοἴκοιςoikoisG3624!

9But whatτίtiG5101did you goἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831outG1831to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, and one who ismoreG4053than a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.

10ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739itis writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649My messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32aheadπρὸproG4253of You,WhoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680Your wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715You.’

11TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, amongG1722those bornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there has not arisenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453anyonegreaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ·baptistouG910!YetδὲdeG1161the one who is leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than he.

12Andfrom the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the BaptistβαπτιστοῦbaptistouG910untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772has been treatedG971violentlyG971,and violentG973menG973takeG726it byG726forceG726.

13For allπάντεςpantesG3956the ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and the LawνόμοςnomosG3551prophesiedἐπροφήτευσαν.eprophēteusanG4395untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491.

14And ifεἰeiG1487you are willingθέλετεtheleteG2309to acceptδέξασθαι,dexasthaiG1209it, JohnhimselfαὐτόςautosG846isElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243whowas to comeἔρχεσθαι.erchesthaiG2064.

15The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191,let him hearG191.

16“But to whatΤίνιTiniG5101shall I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666thisταύτην;tautēnG3778generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?It is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521in the marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58,whoἃhaG3739callπροσφωνοῦνταprosphōnountaG4377outG4377to the otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087children,

17and sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, ‘We playedG832theG832fluteG832for you, and you did not danceὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ōrchēsastheG3738;we sangG2354aG2354songG2354ofG2354mourningG2354, 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 aheavyG3630drinkerG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’ And yetwisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344by her deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.”

The Unrepenting Cities

20ThenΤότεToteG5119He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to reprimandὀνειδίζεινoneidizeinG3679the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172in whichαἷςhaisG3739mostG4183of HismiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411were doneἐγένοντοegenontoG1096,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not repentμετενόησαν·¶metenoēsanG3340.

21“WoeΟὐαίOuaiG3759to you, ChorazinΧοραζίν,ChorazinG5523!WoeοὐαίouaiG3759to you,BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaG966!For ifεἰeiG1487themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411that occurredἐγένοντοegenontoG1096in you had occurredγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096inTyreΤύρῳTurōG5184andSidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605,they would have repentedμετενόησαν.metenoēsanG3340longπάλαιpalaiG3819agoG3819insackclothσάκκῳsakkōG4526and ashesσποδῷspodōG4700.

22NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,it will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for TyreΤύρῳTurōG5184and SidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605on thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for you.

23And you,CapernaumG2746,will not be exaltedὑψωθήσῃ;hupsōthēsēG5312to heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, will you? You will bebroughtG2597downκαταβήσῃ,katabēsēG2597toHadesᾅδουhadouG86!For ifεἰeiG1487themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411that occurredἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096in you had occurredγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096inSodomΣοδόμοιςSodomoisG4670,it would have remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306to thisG4594dayσήμερον.sēmeronG4594.

24NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatit will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for the landγῇgēaG1093ofSodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670on thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920,thanἢēG2228for you.”

Come to Me

25At that timeκαιρῷkairōG2540JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004,“I praiseἐξομολογοῦμαίexomologoumaiG1843You,FatherπάτερpaterG3962,LordκύριεkurieG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and earthγῆς,gēsG1093, thatYou have hiddenἔκρυψαςekrupsasG2928theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778from thewiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680and intelligentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908,and have revealedἀπεκάλυψαςapekalupsasG601them to infantsνηπίοις.nēpioisG3516.

26YesναὶnaiG3483,Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962,for thisG3779wayG3779was wellG2107pleasingG2107in Your sightἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715.

27AllG3956thingsΠάνταPantaG3956have been handedG3860overG3860to Me by My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962;and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207exceptG1508the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962;norοὐδὲoudeG3761does anyoneτιςtisG5100knowἐπιγινώσκειepiginōskeiG1921the FatherπατέραpateraG3962exceptG1508the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,and anyone to whomᾧhōG3739the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207determinesβούληταιboulētaiG1014to revealἀποκαλύψαι.¶apokalupsaiG601Him.

28“ComeΔεῦτεDeuteG1205to Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956who are wearyκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872and burdenedπεφορτισμένοι,pephortismenoiG5412,and I will giveG373you restἀναπαύσωanapausōG373.

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

30ForMy yokeζυγόςzugosG2218is comfortableχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543,and My burdenφορτίονphortionG5413is lightἐλαφρόνelaphronG1645.”

John’s Questions

Jesus’ Tribute to John

The Unrepenting Cities

Come to Me

Commentaries on Matthew 11