11:1 [] Kai ote eteleiwsen o IhsouV diatattwn eiV touV dwdeka maqhtaV autou, metebh ekeiqen dia na didaskh kai na khrutth en taiV polesin autwn.
11:2 O de IwannhV, akousaV en tw desmwthriw ta erga tou Cristou, epemye duo twn maqhtwn autou,
11:3 kai eipe proV auton× Su eisai o ercomenoV, h allon prosdokwmen;
11:4 Kai apokriqeiV o IhsouV eipe proV autouV× Upagete kai apaggeilate proV ton Iwannhn osa akouete kai blepete×
11:5 tufloi anablepousi kai cwloi peripatousi, leproi kaqarizontai kai kwfoi akouousi, nekroi egeirontai kai ptwcoi euaggelizontai×
11:6 kai makarioV einai ostiV den skandalisqh en emoi.
11:7 [] Enw de outoi anecwroun, hrcisen o IhsouV na legh proV touV oclouV peri tou Iwannou× Ti exhlqete eiV thn erhmon na idhte; kalamon upo anemou saleuomenon;
11:8 Alla ti exhlqete na idhte; anqrwpon endedumenon malaka imatia; idou, oi ta malaka forounteV en toiV oikoiV twn basilewn euriskontai.
11:9 Alla ti exhlqete na idhte; profhthn; nai, saV legw, kai perissoteron profhtou.
11:10 Dioti outoV einai, peri tou opoiou einai gegrammenon× Idou, egw apostellw ton aggelon mou pro proswpou sou, ostiV qelei kataskeuasei thn odon sou emprosqen sou.
11:11 AlhqwV saV legw, metaxu twn gennhqentwn upo gunaikwn den hgerqh megalhteroV Iwannou tou baptistou× plhn o mikroteroV en th basileia twn ouranwn einai megalhteroV autou.
11:12 Apo de twn hmerwn Iwannou tou baptistou ewV tou nun h basileia twn ouranwn biazetai, kai oi biastai arpazousin authn.
11:13 Dioti panteV oi profhtai kai o nomoV ewV Iwannou proefhteusan.
11:14 Kai an qelhte na decqhte touto, autoV einai o HliaV, ostiV emelle na elqh.
11:15 O ecwn wta dia na akouh aV akouh.
11:16 [] Alla me ti na omoiwsw thn genean tauthn; einai omoia me paidaria kaqhmena en taiV agoraiV kai fwnazonta proV touV suntrofouV autwn,
11:17 kai legonta× Aulon saV epaixamen, kai den ecoreusate, saV eqrhnwdhsamen, kai den eklausate.
11:18 Dioti hlqen o IwannhV mhte trwgwn mhte pinwn, kai legousi× Daimonion ecei.
11:19 Hlqen o UioV tou anqrwpou trwgwn kai pinwn, kai legousin× Idou, anqrwpoV fagoV kai oinopothV, filoV telwnwn kai amartwlwn. Kai edikaiwqh h sofia apo twn teknwn authV.
11:20 Tote hrcise na oneidizh taV poleiV en aiV egeinan ta pleiotera qaumata autou, dioti den metenohsan×
11:21 Ouai eiV se, Corazin, ouai eiV se, Bhqsaidan× dioti ean ta qaumata ta genomena en umin eginonto en th Turw kai Sidwni pro pollou hqelon metanohsei en sakkw kai spodw.
11:22 Plhn saV legw eiV thn Turon kai Sidwna elafrotera qelei eisqai h timwria en hmera krisewV para eiV esaV.
11:23 Kai su, Kapernaoum, h uywqeisa ewV tou ouranou, qeleiV katabibasqh ewV adou× dioti ean ta qaumata ta genomena en soi eginonto en SodomoiV, hqelon meinei mecri thV shmeron.
11:24 Plhn saV legw, oti eiV thn ghn twn Sodomwn elafrotera qelei eisqai h timwria en hmera krisewV para eiV se.
11:25 [] En ekeinw tw kairw apokriqeiV o IhsouV eipe× Doxazw se, Pater, kurie tou ouranou kai thV ghV, oti apekruyaV tauta apo sofwn kai sunetwn kai apekaluyaV auta eiV nhpia×
11:26 nai, w Pater, dioti outwV egeinen areston emprosqen sou.
11:27 Panta paredoqhsan eiV eme apo tou PatroV mou× kai oudeiV ginwskei ton Uion ei mh o Pathr× oude ton Patera ginwskei tiV eimh o UioV kai eiV ontina qelei o UioV na apokaluyh auton.
11:28 Elqete proV me, panteV oi kopiwnteV kai pefortismenoi, kai egw qelw saV anapausei.
11:29 Arate ton zugon mou ef' umaV kai maqete ap' emou, dioti praoV eimai kai tapeinoV thn kardian, kai qelete eurei anapausin en taiV yucaiV umwn×
11:30 dioti o zugoV mou einai kaloV kai to fortion mou elafron.