Matthew 11
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he passed on from thence, to be teaching and proclaiming in their cities.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished teaching His twelve disciples, He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples,
And John hearing in the prison the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples,
3 said unto him, Art, thou, the coming one? or, a different one, are we to expect?
said to Him, Art thou He who is coming, or must we expect another?
4 And, answering, Jesus said unto them—Go report unto John what ye do hear and see: —
Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim unto John the things which you hear and see.
5 The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear, —and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings;
The blind are looking up, and the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are having the gospel preached unto them:
6 And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find cause of stumbling, in me.
and blessed is he, whosoever may not be offended in me.
7 But, as these were going their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John, —What went ye forth into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken?
And they departing, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out in the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?
8 But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft clothing, arrayed? Lo! they who soft clothing do wear, are in the houses of kings.
But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold those wearing soft raiment are in the houses of the kings.
9 But why went ye forth? A prophet, to see? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet:
10 This, is he, concerning whom it is written, —Lo! I, send my messenger before thy face, who shall make ready thy way before thee!
for this is he, concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before my face, who will prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily, I say unto you—There hath not arisen, among such as are born of women, a greater than John the Immerser, —yet, he that is less in the kingdom of the heavens, is, greater than he.
Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
12 But, from the days of John the Immerser, until even now, the kingdom of the heavens, is being invaded, and, invaders, are, seizing upon it.
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.
13 For, all the prophets and the law, until John, did prophesy;
For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John.
14 And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah—the one destined to come.
And if you wish to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
15 He that hath ears, let him hear!
Let the one having ears to hear, hear.
16 But, unto what, shall I liken this generation? It is, like, unto children, sitting the market-places, who, calling unto the others,
But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, and calling to their comrades, and saying,
17 say, We played the flute to you, and ye danced not, —we sang a lament, and ye beat not the breast.
We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we mourned unto you, and you did not lament.
18 For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say—A demon, he hath!
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, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine-drinker! a friend of, tax-collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous and wine-drinking man, a friend of publicans and sinners. Wisdom is truly justified by her children.
20 Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not: —
Then He began to upbraid the cities in which the most mighty works of His were performed, because they did not repent.
21 Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented.
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! because if the mighty works which were wrought in you had been in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 Moreover, I say unto you, For Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the day of judgment, than for you.
Moreover I say unto you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
23 And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shall be cast down to Hades: because if the mighty works which were wrought in thee had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 Moreover, I say unto you—For the land of Sodom, more tolerable, will it be in a day of judgment, than, for thee.
Moreover I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 In that season, answered Jesus, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, —in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;
At that time Jesus responding said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and reveal them unto babes.
26 Yea, O Father! That, so, it hath become, a delight, before thee.
Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight.
27 All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, fully knoweth the Son, save the rather, neither doth any one fully know, the Father, save, the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son, may be minded, to reveal, him.
All things were delivered unto me by my Father: and no one perfectly knows the Son, except the Father; neither does any one perfectly know the Father, except the Son; and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.
28 Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:
Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, —because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; because I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For, my yoke, is easy, and, my burden, light.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
