Luke 7:24-26 Ἀπελθόντων (Having departed) δὲ (then) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (messengers) Ἰωάννου (of John), ἤρξατο (He began) λέγειν (to speak) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (have you gone out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by) ἀνέμου (the wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)?

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ Ἀπελθόντων (Having departed) δὲ (then) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (messengers) Ἰωάννου (of John), ἤρξατο (He began) λέγειν (to speak) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds) περὶ (concerning) Ἰωάννου (John): “Τί (What) ἐξήλθατε (have you gone out) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἔρημον (wilderness) θεάσασθαι (to see)? κάλαμον (A reed) ὑπὸ (by) ἀνέμου (the wind) σαλευόμενον (shaken)? ²⁵ ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (have you gone out) ἰδεῖν (to see)? ἄνθρωπον (A man) ἐν (in) μαλακοῖς (fine) ἱματίοις (clothing) ἠμφιεσμένον (arrayed)? ἰδοὺ (Behold), οἱ (those) ἐν (in) ἱματισμῷ (clothing) ἐνδόξῳ (splendid) καὶ (and) τρυφῇ (in luxury) ὑπάρχοντες (living), ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) βασιλείοις (palaces) εἰσίν (are). ²⁶ Ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) ἐξήλθατε (have you gone out) ἰδεῖν (to see)? προφήτην (A prophet)? ναί (Yes), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), καὶ (and one) περισσότερον (more excellent) προφήτου (than a prophet).