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 when Jesus had made an end of giving orders to his twelve disciples, He departed from thence to teach and 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 heard in prison of the works of Christ,
3 said to Him, “Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
he sent two of his disciples to ask Him, Art thou He who was to come, or are we to expect another?
4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Having gone, declare to John the things that you hear and see,
And Jesus said to them in answer, Go and tell John the things which ye 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 are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them:
6 and blessed is he who may not be stumbled in Me.”
and happy is the man who shall not be offended at any thing in me.
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?
And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert 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 went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings.
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,
But what did ye indeed go out to see? a prophet? Yes, verily, and one superior to 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.
For I assure you that in the whole human race there hath not risen a greater than John the baptist: though the lest 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,
and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.
13 for all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
For all the prophets, and the law, did no more than prophesy, till John came:
14 and if you are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.
15 he who is having ears to hear—let him hear.
He that hath 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 compare this generation? they are like children sitting in the market-places,
17 and saying, We piped to you, and you did not dance, we lamented to you, and you did not strike the breast.
and calling to their companions, and saying "We have sung and ye have not danced; we have mourned, and ye 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 as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:
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 came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified 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 began He to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were wrought; 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;
Wo unto thee, Chorazin; wo unto thee, Bethsaida: for if the miracles wrought among 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.
therefore I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, 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, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been wrought in thee, had been wrought in Sodom, it would have remained unto 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.”
Moreover I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, 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.
And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:
26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.
even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."
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 are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.
28 Come to Me, all you laboring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest;
Come unto me therefore all ye who are labouring and oppressed, and I will give you ease.
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 but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart, ) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls:
30 for My yoke [is] easy, and My burden is light.”
for my yoke is easy, and my burthen is light.
