Matthew 11
1 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 Now when
John had
heard in the
prison the
works of
Christ, he
sent two of
his disciples, 3 And
said unto
him, Art thou he that should
come,
or do we
look for
another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Go and
shew John again those things
which ye do
hear and see:
5 The
blind receive their
sight,
and the
lame walk, the
lepers are
cleansed,
and the
deaf hear, the
dead are raised
up,
and the
poor have the gospel preached to
them.
6 And blessed is he,
whosoever shall not be
offended in me. 7 And as they
departed,
Jesus began to
say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went
ye out
into the
wilderness to
see? A
reed shaken with the
wind? 8 But what went ye
out for to
see? A
man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that
wear soft clothing
are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye
out for to
see? A
prophet? yea, I
say unto
you, and more than a
prophet. 10 For this is he,
of whom it is
written,
Behold,
I send my messenger before thy face, which shall
prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I
say unto
you, Among them that are
born of
women there
hath not risen a greater
than John the
Baptist: notwithstanding he that is
least in the
kingdom of
heaven is greater
than he. 12 And from the
days of
John the
Baptist until now the
kingdom of
heaven suffereth
violence,
and the
violent take it by
force.
13 For all the
prophets and the
law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye
will receive it,
this is Elias, which was
for to
come.
15 He that
hath ears to
hear, let him
hear.
16 But whereunto shall I
liken this generation? It
is like unto
children sitting in the
markets, and calling unto
their fellows, 17 And saying, We have
piped unto
you, and ye
have not danced; we have
mourned unto
you, and ye
have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking,
and they
say, He
hath a
devil. 19 The
Son of
man came eating and drinking,
and they
say,
Behold a
man gluttonous, and a
winebibber, a
friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom is
justified of her children. 20 Then began
he to
upbraid the
cities wherein most of
his mighty
works were
done,
because they
repented not: 21 Woe unto
thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty
works, which were
done in you, had been
done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long
ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I
say unto
you, It shall
be more
tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon at the
day of
judgment, than for
you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought
down to hell: for if the mighty
works, which have been
done in thee, had been
done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this
day. 24 But I
say unto
you, That it shall
be more
tolerable for the
land of
Sodom in the
day of
judgment, than for
thee. 25 At that time Jesus answered and
said, I
thank thee, O
Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because thou hast
hid these
things from the
wise and prudent, and hast
revealed them unto
babes. 26 Even
so, Father: for so it
seemed good in
thy sight. 27 All
things are
delivered unto
me of my Father: and no
man knoweth the
Son, but the
Father; neither knoweth any
man the
Father, save the
Son, and
he to whomsoever the
Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy
laden, and
I will
give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I
am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall
find rest unto
your souls. 30 For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light.