12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,d and violent people have been raiding it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.a 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.b 15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.c

16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

17 “ ‘We played the pipe for you,

and you did not dance;

we sang a dirge,

and you did not mourn.’

18 For John came neither eatingd nor drinking,e and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’f But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Woe on Unrepentant Towns

11:21–23pp—Lk 10:13–15

20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!g For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,h they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.i 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.j 23 And you, Capernaum,k will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.e l For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”m

The Father Revealed in the Son

11:25–27pp—Lk 10:21,22

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,n Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.o 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.