Matthew 11:16–30

Rejection by Jesus’ Generation

Luke 7:31–35

^16p“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, ¹⁷and saying:

‘We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

We mourned to you,

And you did not ²lament.’

¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a ³winebibber, ^qa friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ^rBut wisdom is justified by her ⁴children.”

Rejection of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum

Luke 10:12–15

^20sThen He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: ²¹“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago ^tin sackcloth and ashes. ²²But I say to you, ^uit will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. ²³And you, Capernaum, ^vwho ⁵are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. ²⁴But I say to you ^wthat it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”

Invitation to Come to Jesus

^25xAt that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that ^yYou have hidden these things from the wise and prudent ^zand have revealed them to babes. ²⁶Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. ^27aAll things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. ^bNor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. ²⁸Come to ^cMe, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take My yoke upon you ^dand learn from Me, for I am ⁶gentle and ^elowly in heart, ^fand you will find rest for your souls. ^30gFor My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”