Matthew:11
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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 .
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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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Jesus answered and said unto them ,
Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see :
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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 .
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And blessed is he ,
whosoever shall not be offended in me .
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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 ?
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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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But what went ye out for to see ?
A prophet ?
yea ,
I say unto you ,
and more than a prophet .
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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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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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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John .
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And if ye will receive it ,
this is Elias ,
which was for to come .
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He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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But whereunto shall I liken this generation ?
It is like unto children sitting in the markets ,
and calling unto their fellows ,
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And saying ,
We have piped unto you ,
and ye have not danced ;
we have mourned unto you ,
and ye have not lamented .
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For John came neither eating nor drinking ,
and they say ,
He hath a devil .
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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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Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done ,
because they repented not :
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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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But I say unto you ,
It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment ,
than for you .
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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 .
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But I say unto you ,
That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment ,
than for thee .
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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 .
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Even so ,
Father :
for so it seemed good in thy sight .
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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 .
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Come unto me ,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden ,
and I will give you rest .
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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 .
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For my yoke is easy ,
and my burden is light .