New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 11:9-17

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.’

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