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CHAPTER 11

After

Jesus

had finished

instructing

His

twelve

disciples,

He went on

from there

to teach

and

preach

in

the nearby

towns.

Meanwhile,

John

heard

in

prison

about the

works

of

Christ,

and he sent

two

of his

disciples

to ask

Him,

“Are

You

the

One who was to come,

or

should we look for

someone else?”

Jesus

replied,

“Go back

and report

to John

what

you hear

and

see:

The blind

receive sight,

the lame

walk,

the lepers

are cleansed,

the deaf

hear,

the dead

are raised,

and

good news is preached

to the poor.

Blessed

is

the one who

does not fall away

on account of

Me.”

As John’s disciples

were leaving,

Jesus

began

to speak

to the

crowds

about

John:

“What

did you go out

into

the

wilderness

to see?

A reed

swaying

in

the wind?

What

then

did you go out

to see?

A man

dressed

in

fine clothes?

Look,

those

who wear

fine clothing

are found

in

kings’

palaces.

What

then

did you go out

to see?

A prophet?

Yes,

I tell

you,

and

more

than a prophet.

This

is the one

about

whom

it is written:

‘Behold,

I

will send

My

messenger

ahead of You,

who

will prepare

Your

way

before

You.’

Truly

I tell

you,

among those

born

of women

there has risen

no

one greater

than John

the

Baptist.

Yet even

the

least

in

the

kingdom

of

heaven

is

greater

than he.

From

the

days

of John

the

Baptist

until

now,

the

kingdom

of

heaven

has been subject to violence,

and

the violent

lay claim

to it.

For

all

the

prophets

and

the

Law

prophesied

until

John.

And

if

you are willing

to accept it,

he

is

the Elijah

who was

to come.

He who

has

ears,

let him hear.

To what

can I compare

this

generation?

They are

like

children

sitting

in

the

marketplaces

and

calling out

to others:

‘We played the flute

for you,

and

you did not dance;

we sang a dirge,

and

you did not mourn.’

For

John

came

neither

eating

nor

drinking,

and

they say,

‘He has

a demon!’

The

Son

of Man

came

eating

and

drinking,

and

they say,

‘Look

at this

glutton

and

drunkard,

a friend

of tax collectors

and

of sinners!’

But

wisdom

is vindicated

by

her

actions."

Then

Jesus began

to denounce

the

cities

in

which

most

of His

miracles

had taken place,

because

they did not repent.

“Woe

to you,

Chorazin!

Woe

to you,

Bethsaida!

For

if

the

miracles

that

were performed

in

you

had happened

in

Tyre

and

Sidon,

they would have repented

long ago

in

sackcloth

and

ashes.

But

I tell

you,

it will be

more bearable

for Tyre

and

Sidon

on

the day

of judgment

than

for you.

And

you,

Capernaum,

will you be lifted up

to

heaven?

No, you will descend

to

Hades!

For

if

the

miracles

that

were performed

in

you

had happened

in

Sodom,

it would have remained

to

this

day.

But

I tell

you

that

it will be

more bearable

for Sodom

on

the day

of judgment

than

for you.”

At

that

time

Jesus

declared,

“I praise

You,

Father,

Lord

of heaven

and

earth,

because

You have hidden

these things

from

the wise

and

learned,

and

revealed

them

to little children.

Yes,

Father,

for

this

was

well-pleasing

in Your sight.

All things

have been entrusted

to Me

by

My

Father.

No one

knows

the

Son

except

the

Father,

and

no one

knows

the

Father

except

the

Son

and

those to whom

the

Son

chooses

to reveal Him.

Come

to

Me,

all

you who

are weary

and

burdened,

and I

will give you rest.

Take

My

yoke

upon

you

and

learn

from

Me;

for

I am

gentle

and

humble

in

heart,

and

you will find

rest

for

your

souls.

For

My

yoke

is easy

and

My

burden

is

light.”

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