New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Matthew chapter 11

When Jesus finished giving to his , he moved on from there to teach and spread his message in their towns.Now John, hearing in about everything was doing, sent word through his studentsto ask him, “Are you , or should we be looking for someone else?”Jesus answered them, “Go back and report to John what you’re hearing and seeing:Blind people are seeing again, people who couldn’t walk are walking, those with are being made clean, deaf people are hearing, dead people are being raised back to life, and poor people are hearing .And anyone who doesn’t me.As John’s students were leaving, Jesus began talking to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the to see? A ?So what did you go out to see? A man dressed in ? Look, people who wear expensive clothes live in royal palaces.So what did you go out to see? A ? Yes—and I’m telling you, far more than a prophet.This is the one the Scriptures are talking about when they say: ‘Look—I’m sending my ahead of you. He’ll for your arrival.’I’m telling you the truth: among everyone ever born, no one has been greater than . And yet, the least significant person in is greater than he is.From the days of John the Submerger until now, God’s kingdom has been , and forceful people are seizing hold of it.All prophesied leading up to John.And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the .!“What can I compare to? They’re like kids sitting in the calling out to each other:‘We for you and you didn’t dance. We sang funeral songs and you didn’t mourn.’Because John came , and people say, ‘He’s got a .’The came eating and drinking, and people say, ‘Look at this guy—a glutton and a drunk, a friend of and !’ But by what she produces.Then Jesus began to the cities where he’d done most of his , because they hadn’t :“This is going to be , ! This is going to be terrible for you, ! Because if the powerful works done in you had been done in , those people would have completely changed direction long ago, sitting in .But I’m telling you—it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the than for you.And you, —do you think you’ll be lifted up to heaven? You’ll be thrown down to . Because if the powerful works done in you had been done in , it would still be standing today.But I’m telling you—it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”At that time, Jesus said, “I you, Father— of heaven and earth—because you’ve hidden these things from the and revealed them to .Yes, Father, because this is what .“My Father has to me. No one the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son—and anyone the Son chooses to reveal him to.“Come to me, all of you who are and , and I will give you .Put on my and learn from me, because I’m and , and you’ll find .Because my yoke is , and my load is .”