< Matthew 11 >

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished directing His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
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.
2 And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 said to Him, “Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
and said to him: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?
4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Having gone, declare to John the things that you hear and see,
And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you hear and see.
5 blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them;
6 and blessed is he who may not be stumbled in Me.”
and blessed is he that shall find in me no cause of offense.
7 And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out to the wilderness to view? A reed shaken by the wind?
As these were going away, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those wearing the soft things are in the kings’ houses.
But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings houses.
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,
But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
10 for this is he of whom it has been written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.
For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Truly I say to you, there has not risen, among those born of women, [one] greater than John the Immerser, but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
Verily, I say to you, Among those born of women, there has not risen a greater than John the Immerser. But the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Immerser until now, the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and violent men seize it by force,
From the days of John the Immerser till now, the kingdom of heaven is taken by violence, and men of violence seize upon it eagerly.
13 for all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John;
14 and if you are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.
15 he who is having ears to hear—let him hear.
He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
16 And to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others,
But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their companions,
17 and saying, We piped to you, and you did not dance, we lamented to you, and you did not strike the breast.
and saying: We have played on the pipe for you, and you have not danced; we have wailed for you, and you have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon;
For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon.
19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners; and wisdom was justified of her children.”
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.
20 Then He began to reproach the cities in which were done most of His mighty works, because they did not convert.
Then he began to reprove 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! Because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had converted;
Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been clone in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than for you.
But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, will be brought down to Hades, because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it had remained to this day; (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, that hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than to you.”
But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 At that time Jesus answering said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that You hid these things from wise and understanding ones, and revealed them to babies.
At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things were delivered to Me by My Father, and none know the Son, except the Father, nor does any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may resolve to reveal [Him].
All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
28 Come to Me, all you laboring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest;
Come to me, all you that are weary, and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 take up My yoke on you, and learn from Me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest to your souls,
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.
30 for My yoke [is] easy, and My burden is light.”
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

< Matthew 11 >