AndΚαὶit happenedἐγένετοwhenὅτεJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςhad finishedἐτέλεσενinstructingδιατάσσωνhisαὐτοῦtwelveτοῖς δώδεκαdisciples,μαθηταῖςthat he moved onμετέβηfrom thereἐκεῖθενtoτοῦteachδιδάσκεινandκαὶproclaimκηρύσσεινinἐνtheirαὐτῶνtowns.ταῖς πόλεσιν
NowδὲJohn,Ὁ Ἰωάννηςhearingἀκούσαςinἐνprisonτῷ δεσμωτηρίῳof the worksτὰ ἔργαof the Messiah,τοῦ χριστοῦsent wordπέμψαςthroughδιὰhisαὐτοῦdisciplesτῶν μαθητῶν
and saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“AreεἶyouΣὺthe one who is coming,ὁ ἐρχόμενοςorἢshould we wait forπροσδοκῶμενanother?”ἕτερον
AndκαὶJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςansweredἀποκριθεὶςand saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“GoΠορευθέντεςand reportἀπαγγείλατεto JohnἸωάννῃwhatἃyou hearἀκούετεandκαὶsee:βλέπετε
the blindτυφλοὶreceive their sightἀναβλέπουσινandκαὶthe lameχωλοὶwalk,περιπατοῦσινlepersλεπροὶare cleansedκαθαρίζονταιandκαὶthe deafκωφοὶhear,ἀκούουσινandκαὶthe deadνεκροὶare raised,ἐγείρονταιandκαὶthe poorπτωχοὶhave good news proclaimed to them.εὐαγγελίζονται
Andκαὶhappyμακάριόςisἐστινwhoeverὃς ἐὰνdoes notμὴstumbleσκανδαλισθῇoverἐνme.”ἐμοί
As theseΤούτωνwere going away,πορευομένωνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςbeganἤρξατοto speakλέγεινto the crowdsτοῖς ὄχλοιςaboutπερὶJohn:Ἰωάννου“WhatΤίdid you go outἐξήλθατεintoεἰςthe wildernessτὴν ἔρημονto look at?θεάσασθαιA reedκάλαμονshakenσαλευόμενονbyὑπὸthe wind?ἀνέμου
Butἀλλὰwhatτίdid you go outἐξήλθατεto see?ἰδεῖνA manἄνθρωπονdressedἠμφιεσμένονinἐνsoft clothes?μαλακοῖςLook,ἰδοὺthose whoοἱwearφοροῦντεςsoft clothesτὰ μαλακὰareεἰσίνinἐνthe housesτοῖς οἴκοιςof kings.τῶν βασιλέων
Butἀλλὰwhatτίdid you go outἐξήλθατεto see?ἰδεῖνA prophet?προφήτηνYes,ναίI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνandκαὶmoreπερισσότερονthan a prophet.προφήτου
Thisοὗτόςis the oneἐστινaboutπερὶwhomοὗit is written,γέγραπται‘Look,ἸδοὺIἐγὼam sendingἀποστέλλωmyμουmessengerτὸν ἄγγελόνahead ofπρὸyou,σουwhoὃςwill prepareκατασκευάσειyourσουwayτὴν ὁδόνbeforeἔμπροσθένyou.’σου
TrulyἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνamongἐνthose bornγεννητοῖςof womenγυναικῶνthere has notοὐκarisenἐγήγερταιanyone greaterμείζωνthan JohnἸωάννουthe Immerser;τοῦ βαπτιστοῦyetδὲthe leastὁ μικρότεροςinἐνthe kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳof heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνisἐστινgreaterμείζωνthan he.αὐτοῦ
Andδὲfromἀπὸthe daysτῶν ἡμερῶνof JohnἸωάννουthe Immerserτοῦ βαπτιστοῦuntilἕωςnowἄρτιthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνsuffers violence,βιάζεταιandκαὶviolent peopleβιασταὶseizeἁρπάζουσινit.αὐτήν
Forγὰρallπάντεςthe prophetsοἱ προφῆταιandκαὶthe lawὁ νόμοςprophesiedἐπροφήτευσανuntilἕωςJohn;Ἰωάννου
andκαὶifεἰyou are willingθέλετεto accept it,δέξασθαιheαὐτόςisἐστινElijahἨλίαςwhoὁis toμέλλωνcome.ἔρχεσθαι
The one whoὁhasἔχωνears,ὦταlet him hear.ἀκουέτω
Butδὲto whatΤίνιshall I compareὁμοιώσωthisταύτηνgeneration?τὴν γενεὰνIt isἐστὶνlikeὁμοίαchildrenπαιδίοιςsittingκαθημένοιςinἐνthe marketplaces,ταῖς ἀγοραῖςwhoἃcall outπροσφωνοῦνταto the others,τοῖς ἑτέροις
saying,λέγουσιν‘We played the fluteΗὐλήσαμενfor you,ὑμῖνandκαὶyou did notοὐκdance;ὠρχήσασθεwe sang a dirge,ἐθρηνήσαμενandκαὶyou did notοὐκbeat your breasts.’ἐκόψασθε
ForγὰρJohnἸωάννηςcameἦλθενneitherμήτεeatingἐσθίωνnorμήτεdrinking,πίνωνandκαὶthey say,λέγουσιν‘He hasἔχειa demon.’Δαιμόνιον
The Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουcameἦλθενeatingἐσθίωνandκαὶdrinking,πίνωνandκαὶthey say,λέγουσιν‘Look,Ἰδοὺa manἄνθρωποςwho is a gluttonφάγοςandκαὶa drunkard,οἰνοπότηςa friendφίλοςof tax collectorsτελωνῶνandκαὶsinners!’ἁμαρτωλῶνAndκαὶwisdomἡ σοφίαwas declared righteousἐδικαιώθηbyἀπὸherαὐτῆςworks.”τῶν ἔργων
ThenΤότεhe beganἤρξατοto reproachὀνειδίζεινthe townsτὰς πόλειςinἐνwhichαἷςmostαἱ πλεῖσταιof hisαὐτοῦmiraclesδυνάμειςhad been done,ἐγένοντοbecauseὅτιthey had notοὐchanged their minds.μετενόησαν
“WoeΟὐαίto you,σοιChorazin!ΧοραζίνWoeοὐαίto you,σοιBethsaida!ΒηθσαϊδάForὅτιifεἰthe miraclesαἱ δυνάμειςthatαἱwere doneγενόμεναιinἐνyouὑμῖνhad been doneἐγένοντοinἐνTyreΤύρῳandκαὶSidon,Σιδῶνιthey would haveἂνchanged their mindsμετενόησανlong agoπάλαιinἐνsackclothσάκκῳandκαὶashes.σποδῷ
ButπλὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνit will beἔσταιmore bearableἀνεκτότερονfor TyreΤύρῳandκαὶSidonΣιδῶνιonἐνthe dayἡμέρᾳof judgmentκρίσεωςthanἢfor you.ὑμῖν
Andκαὶyou,σύCapernaum,Καφαρναούμyou will notμὴbe exaltedὑψωθήσῃtoἕωςheaven,οὐρανοῦwill you?μὴToἕωςHadesᾅδουyou will go down;καταβήσῃforὅτιifεἰthe miraclesαἱ δυνάμειςthatαἱwere doneγενόμεναιinἐνyouσοίhad been doneἐγενήθησανinἐνSodom,Σοδόμοιςit would haveἂνremainedἔμεινενuntilμέχριthis day.τῆς σήμερον
ButπλὴνI tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιit will beἔσταιmore bearableἀνεκτότερονfor the landγῇof SodomΣοδόμωνonἐνthe dayἡμέρᾳof judgmentκρίσεωςthanἢfor you.”σοί
AtἘνthatἐκείνῳtimeτῷ καιρῷJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςrespondedἀποκριθεὶςand said,εἶπεν“I praiseἘξομολογοῦμαίyou,σοιFather,πάτερLordκύριεof heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦandκαὶearth,τῆς γῆςbecauseὅτιyou hidἔκρυψαςthese thingsταῦταfromἀπὸthe wiseσοφῶνandκαὶthe intelligentσυνετῶνandκαὶrevealedἀπεκάλυψαςthemαὐτὰto little children.νηπίοις
Yes,ναίFather,ὁ πατήρforὅτιsoοὕτωςit wasἐγένετοwell-pleasingεὐδοκίαbeforeἔμπροσθένyou.σου
All thingsΠάνταhave been handed overπαρεδόθηto meμοιbyὑπὸmyμουFather,τοῦ πατρόςandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςknowsἐπιγινώσκειthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνexceptεἰ μὴthe Father,ὁ πατήρnorοὐδὲdoes anyoneτιςknowἐπιγινώσκειthe Fatherτὸν πατέραexceptεἰ μὴthe Sonὁ υἱὸςandκαὶanyone to whomᾧ ἐὰνthe Sonὁ υἱὸςchoosesβούληταιto reveal him.ἀποκαλύψαι
ComeΔεῦτεtoπρόςme,μεallπάντεςyou whoοἱare wearyκοπιῶντεςandκαὶburdened,πεφορτισμένοιand Iκἀγὼwill giveἀναπαύσωyouὑμᾶςrest.ἀναπαύσω
Takeἄρατεmyμουyokeτὸν ζυγόνuponἐφ’youὑμᾶςandκαὶlearnμάθετεfromἀπ’me,ἐμοῦforὅτιI amεἰμιgentleπραΰςandκαὶhumbleταπεινὸςin heart,τῇ καρδίᾳandκαὶyou will findεὑρήσετεrestἀνάπαυσινfor yourταῖς ὑμῶνsouls.ψυχαῖς
Forγὰρmyμουyokeὁ ζυγόςiseasy,χρηστὸςandκαὶmyμουburdenτὸ φορτίονisἐστινlight.”ἐλαφρόν