²⁰Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent: ²¹“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²²Nevertheless I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon on the day of judgment than for you! ²³And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today. ²⁴Nevertheless I tell you that it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!”

A Yoke That Is Easy

²⁵At that time Jesus answered and^* said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.^f ²⁶Yes, Father, for to do so was your gracious will.^g ²⁷All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom^h the Son wants to reveal him.^* ²⁸Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”

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Matthew 11:25: At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children…

Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
fOr perhaps “to the childlike,” or “to the innocent”
gLiterally “was pleasing before you”
hLiterally “to whomever”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation