Matthew 11

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. ^2aNow when John had heard ^bin the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, ³and said unto him, Art thou ^che that should come, or do we look for another? ⁴Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: ^5dthe blind receive their sight, and ^dthe lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and ^dthe deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and ^ethe poor have the gospel preached to them. ⁶And blessed is he, whosoever shall not ^fbe offended in me.

⁷And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out ^ffinto the wilderness to see? ^gA reed shaken with the wind? ⁸But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. ⁹But what went ye out for to see? ^hA prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰For this is he, of whom it is written, ⁱBehold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ¹¹Verily I say unto you, Among them that are ^kborn of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ^12lAnd from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. ^13lFor all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ¹⁴And if ye will receive it, this is ^mElias, which was for to come. ¹⁵ⁿHe that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

^16oBut whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their ^oofellows, ¹⁷and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have ^pmourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. ¹⁸For John came neither ^qeating nor ^rdrinking, and they say, He hath a devil. ¹⁹The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, ^sa friend of ^sspublicans and sinners. But wisdom ^tis justified ^uof ^vher children.

^20wThen began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. ²¹Woe unto thee, Chorazin, woe unto thee, ^xBethsaida: ^yfor if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in ^zTyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago in ^asackcloth and ^bashes. ^22cBut I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for ^zTyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. ²³And thou, Capernaum, ^dwhich art exalted unto heaven, ^eshalt be brought down to hell: ^yfor if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. ^24cBut I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

^25fAt that time Jesus ^ganswered and said, I thank thee, ^hO Father, Lord of heaven and earth, ⁱbecause thou hast hid these things ^kfrom the wise and prudent, and hast ^mrevealed them unto babes. ²⁶Even so, ^hFather: for so it seemed good in thy sight. ²⁷ⁿAll things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, ^osave the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

²⁸Come unto ^pme, all ye that labour and are ^qheavy laden, and I will give you rest. ^29rTake my yoke upon you, and ^slearn of me; for I am ^tmeek and lowly in heart: and ^uye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For ^xmy yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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