| 1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve
disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. 2 Now
when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his
disciples 3 and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for
another? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the
things which ye hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight, and the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are
raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. 6 And blessed
is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.
7 And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed
shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in king's
houses. 9 But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto
you, and much more than a prophet. 10 This is he, of whom it is
written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not
arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little 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 men of
violence take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied
until John. 14 And if ye are willing to receive it, this is
Elijah, that is 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 marketplaces, who call unto their fellows 17 and say, We
piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
demon. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a
gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And
wisdom is justified by her works.
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 had been done in Tyre and Sidon
which were done in you, 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 in the day of judgment than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt
thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty
works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, 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 season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and
understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: 26 yea, Father, for so it
was well-pleasing in thy sight. 27 All things have been delivered unto me
of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any
know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal
him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor 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.
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