New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 11:7-15

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.

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