Matthew 11:7-12 Τούτων (As these) δὲ (now) πορευομένων (were going away), ἤρξατο (began) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγειν (to speak) τοῖς (to the) ὄχλοις (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (went you out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by the) ἀνέμου (wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)?

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ Τούτων (As these) δὲ (now) πορευομένων (were going away), ἤρξατο (began) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγειν (to speak) τοῖς (to the) ὄχλοις (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (went you out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by the) ἀνέμου (wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)? ⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (did you go out) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ἄνθρωπον (A man) ἐν (in) μαλακοῖς (delicate clothing) ἠμφιεσμένον (having been dressed)? ἰδοὺ (Behold), οἱ (those) τὰ (-) μαλακὰ (delicate clothing) φοροῦντες (wearing), ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οἴκοις (houses) τῶν (-) βασιλέων (of kings) ‹εἰσίν› (are). ⁹ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (did you go out), προφήτην (a prophet) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ναί (Yes), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), καὶ (and one) περισσότερον (more excellent) προφήτου (than a prophet). ¹⁰ οὗτός (For this) ἐστιν (is he) περὶ (concerning) οὗ (whom) γέγραπται (it has been written): ‘Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἐγὼ (I) ἀποστέλλω (send) τὸν (the) ἄγγελόν (messenger) μου (of Me) πρὸ (before) προσώπου (the face) σου (of You), Ὃς (who) κατασκευάσει (will prepare) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (way) σου (of You) ἔμπροσθέν (before) σου (You).’ ¹¹ Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), οὐκ (not) ἐγήγερται (there has risen) ἐν (among those) γεννητοῖς (born) γυναικῶν (of women) μείζων (one greater) Ἰωάννου (than John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist). ὁ (-) δὲ (Yet) μικρότερος (the least) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), μείζων (greater) αὐτοῦ (than he) ἐστιν (is). ¹² ἀπὸ (From) δὲ (then) τῶν (the) ἡμερῶν (days) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist) ἕως (until) ἄρτι (now), ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) βιάζεται (is taken by violence), καὶ (and the) βιασταὶ (violent) ἁρπάζουσιν (claim) αὐτήν (it).