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Chapter 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, |
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| And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we
look for another? |
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4 | Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John
again those things which ye do hear and see: |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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20 | Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
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| 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. |
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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.
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| 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. |
