Matthew:11

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* After finishing his instructions to his twelve disciples , Jesus left that place , in order to teach and to preach in the neighboring cities . * But when Johnheard , in the prison , what the Christ was doing , he sent by some of his disciples to ask him , * "Are you the Coming One , or are we to look for someone else ?" * "Go and tell John ," was Jesus answer , "what you hear and see ; * "the lame are walking , the lepers are cleansed , the deaf are hearing , the dead are being raised up , and the gospel is being preached to the poor . * "And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me ." * As these men started to go away , Jesus began to speak to the throngs , about John . * "What did you go out into the desert to behold ?" he asked ; "A reed shaken by the wind ? If not , what did you go out to see ? A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold , those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings palaces ! * "But why did you go ? To see a prophet ? I tell you , yes , and more than a prophet ; * "for this is he of whom it is written . "Behold , I send my messenger before my face , And he will prepare thy road for thee . * "In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than Johnthe Baptist ; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he . * "From the days of Johnthe Baptist until now , the kingdom of heaven suffers violence , and the violent take it by storm . * "For the prophets and the Law prophesied until John ; * "and , if you are willing to receive it , he is the Elijah who was to come . * "Let all who have ears , listen ! * "To what shall I compare this generation ? It is like little children sitting in the market-place , who call to the other children , * "saying . We have piped to you and you have not danced ; We have wailed , but you have not beaten your breasts . * "For Johncame neither eating nor drinking , and they said , He has a demon ; * and the Son of man came eating and drinking , and they say , Lo , a glutton and a wine-drinker , a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners ! Nevertheless , Wisdom is justified by her deeds ." * Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done , because they had not repented . * "Woe unto you , Chorazin ! Woe unto you , Bethsaida ! Because if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented , long ago , in sackcloth and ashes . * "Moreover , I tell you it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of Judgment , than for you . * "And you too , Capernaum ! Will you be exalted even to heaven ? You shall go down to the Place of Death ! For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which have been done in you , it would have remained until this day . * "I tell you , it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment , than for you ." * At that time Jesus answered and said . "I praise thee , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and wary , and hast revealed them to the children . * "Even so , Father , for so it seemed good in thy sight . * "Everything has been handed over to me by my Father ; neither does any one know the Son , except the Father , nor any one know the Father except the Son , and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him . * "Come unto me , all who labor and are heavy laden , and I will give you rest . * "Take my yoke upon you and learn of 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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