Matthew:11:2-30
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While in prison ,
John heard news of what Christ was doing .
He sent his disciples .
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They asked Jesus : »
Are you the Expected One or should we look for another ?«
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And Jesus answered : »
Go tell John the things you hear and see .
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The blind receive their sight .
The lame walk !
The lepers are cleansed ,
and the deaf hear .
The dead are raised up ,
and the poor have good news preached to them .
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Blessed and happy is he who is not offended by me .«
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When these men left ,
Jesus spoke to the crowds about John . »
What did you go into the wilderness to find ?
Did you look for a reed shaken by the wind ?
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What did you expect to see ,
a man clothed in fancy clothes ?
Those who wear fancy clothes are in king
s houses .
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Did you go to see a prophet ?
Yes ,
I tell you ,
and much more than a prophet !
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This is he of whom it is written :
Behold ,
I send my messenger ahead of you .
He will prepare the way for you .
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I tell you ,
there is none ,
born of women ,
greater then John the Baptist .
Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he .
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From the days of John the Baptist until now ,
the kingdom of heaven has been man
s goal ,
and men of violence have attempted to take it by force .
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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John .
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If you are willing to receive it ,
this is Elijah ,
who is to come .
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He who has ears to hear let him listen !
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Of what shall I compare this generation ?
It is like children sitting in the marketplaces ,
who call to their playmates .
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They say :
We piped for you and you did not dance .
We cried and you did not mourn .
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For John came neither eating nor drinking ,
and they say ,
He has a demon .
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The Son of man came eating and drinking ,
and they say ,
A gluttonous man and a drunkard ,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners !
Wisdom is justified by its actions .«
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Then he denounced the cities where most of his mighty works were done ,
because they did not repent .
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Woe to you ,
Chorazin !
Woe to you ,
Bethsaida !
If the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon that were done in you ,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes .
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I say to you ,
It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of Judgment than for you .
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Will you ,
Capernaum ,
be exalted into heaven ?
You will go down into the grave .
If the mighty works had been done in Sodom ,
which were done in you ,
it would have remained until this day .
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But I say to you ,
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment ,
than for you .«
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Then Jesus prayed : »
I thank you ,
O Father ,
Lord of heaven and earth .
You have hidden these things from the wise and understanding ,
and have revealed them to children . (
Acts strkjv @
2:36 )
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Yes ,
Father ,
for it was very pleasing in your sight .
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All things have been delivered to me from my Father .
Only the Father knows the Son ,
and only the Son knows the Father .
The Son tells others about the Father so that they can know him too .
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Come unto me ,
all you who labor and are heavily burdened ,
and I will give you rest .
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Take my yoke upon you ,
and learn from me .
I am meek and humble in heart .
You will have a restful life ,
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for my yoke is easy and my burden is light .«
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