Matthew 11 (New American Standard)

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John's Questions

1 ¹When Jesus had finished ^agiving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there ²to teach and ^bpreach in their cities. 2 ³Now when ⁴John, ^cwhile imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to Him, "Are You ⁵the ^dExpected One, or shall we look for someone else ?" 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see : 5 ⁶the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the ⁷POOR HAVE THE ^eGOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. 6 "And blessed is he ^fwho ⁸does not ^gtake offense at Me."

Jesus' Tribute to John

7 As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into ⁹the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken by the wind ? 8 "^hBut what did you go out to see ? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings' ⁱpalaces ! 9 "^jBut what did you go out to see ? ¹⁰A prophet ? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet. 10 "This is the one about whom it ^kis written, '¹¹BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER ^lAHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.' 11 "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist ! Yet the one who is ^mleast in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 "¹²From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven ⁿsuffers violence, and violent men ^otake it by force. 13 "For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 "And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is ¹³Elijah who ^pwas to come. 15 "¹⁴He who has ears to hear, ^qlet him hear. 16 "But to what shall I compare this generation ? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children, 17 and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance ; we sang a dirge, and you did not ^rmourn.' 18 "For John came neither ¹⁵eating nor ¹⁶drinking, and they say, '¹⁷He has a demon !' 19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a ^sdrunkard, ¹⁸a friend of tax collectors and ^tsinners !' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

The Unrepenting Cities

20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His ^u¹⁹miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21 "²⁰Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, ²¹Bethsaida ! For if the ^vmiracles had occurred in ²²Tyre and ²³Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in ^w²⁴sackcloth and ashes. 22 "Nevertheless I say to you, ²⁵it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in ²⁶the day of judgment than for you. 23 "And you, ²⁷Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will ²⁸descend to ²⁹Hades ; for if the ^xmiracles had occurred in ³⁰Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. 24 "Nevertheless I say to you that ³¹it will be more tolerable for the land of ³²Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you."

Come to Me

25 ³³At that ^ytime Jesus said, "I praise You, ³⁴Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that ³⁵You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. 26 "Yes, ³⁶Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 "³⁷All things have been handed over to Me by My Father ; and no one knows the Son except the Father ; nor does anyone know the Father ³⁸except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. 28 "³⁹Come to Me, all ^zwho are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 "Take My yoke upon you and ⁴⁰learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and ⁴¹YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For ⁴²My yoke is ^aaeasy and My burden is light."

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a. Matthew 11:1 - Or "commanding"

b. Matthew 11:1 - Or "proclaim"

c. Matthew 11:2 - Lit "in prison"

d. Matthew 11:3 - Lit "Coming One"

e. Matthew 11:5 - Or "good news"

f. Matthew 11:6 - Lit "whoever"

g. Matthew 11:6 - Or "stumble over Me"

h. Matthew 11:8 - Or "Well then,"

i. Matthew 11:8 - Lit "houses"

j. Matthew 11:9 - Or "Well then,"

k. Matthew 11:10 - Lit "has been written"

l. Matthew 11:10 - Lit "before your face"

m. Matthew 11:11 - Or "less"

n. Matthew 11:12 - Or "is forcibly entered"

o. Matthew 11:12 - Or "seize it for themselves"

p. Matthew 11:14 - Or "is going to come"

q. Matthew 11:15 - Or "hear!" Or "listen!"

r. Matthew 11:17 - Lit "beat the breast"

s. Matthew 11:19 - Or "wine-drinker"

t. Matthew 11:19 - I.e. irreligious Jews

u. Matthew 11:20 - Or "works of power"

v. Matthew 11:21 - Or "works of power"

w. Matthew 11:21 - I.e. symbols of mourning

x. Matthew 11:23 - Or "works of power"

y. Matthew 11:25 - Or "occasion"

z. Matthew 11:28 - Or "who work to exhaustion"

aa. Matthew 11:30 - Or "comfortable", or "pleasant"

1. Matthew 11:1 - Matt 7:28

2. Matthew 11:1 - Matt 9:35; Luke 23:5

3. Matthew 11:2 - Matt 11:2-19: {Luke 7:18-35;} Matt 4:12

4. Matthew 11:2 - Matt 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 9:7ff

5. Matthew 11:3 - Ps 118:26; Matt 11:10; John 6:14; 11:27; Heb 10:37

6. Matthew 11:5 - Is 35:5f; Matt 8:3; 12:13

7. Matthew 11:5 - Is 61:1; Luke 4:18

8. Matthew 11:6 - Matt 5:29; 13:57; 24:10; 26:31; Mark 6:3; John 6:61; 16:1

9. Matthew 11:7 - Matt 3:1

10. Matthew 11:9 - Matt 14:5; 21:26; Luke 1:76; 20:6

11. Matthew 11:10 - Mal 3:1; Mark 1:2

12. Matthew 11:12 - Luke 16:16

13. Matthew 11:14 - Mal 4:5; Matt 17:10-13; Mark 9:11-13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21

14. Matthew 11:15 - 13:9, 43">Matt 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8; 14:35; Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9

15. Matthew 11:18 - Matt 3:4

16. Matthew 11:18 - Luke 1:15

17. Matthew 11:18 - Matt 9:34; John 7:20; 8:48f, 52; 10:20

18. Matthew 11:19 - Matt 9:11; Luke 5:29-32; 15:2

19. Matthew 11:20 - Luke 10:13-15

20. Matthew 11:21 - Matt 11:21-23: {Luke 10:13-15}

21. Matthew 11:21 - Mark 6:45; 8:22; Luke 9:10; John 1:44; 12:21

22. Matthew 11:21 - Matt 11:22; 15:21; Mark 3:8; 7:24, 31; Luke 4:26; 6:17; Acts 12:20; 27:3

23. Matthew 11:21 - Matt 11:22; 15:21; Mark 3:8; 7:24, 31; Luke 4:26; 6:17; Acts 12:20; 27:3

24. Matthew 11:21 - Rev 11:3

25. Matthew 11:22 - Matt 10:15; 11:24

26. Matthew 11:22 - Matt 10:15; 12:36; Rev 20:11, 12

27. Matthew 11:23 - Matt 4:13

28. Matthew 11:23 - Is 14:13, 15; Ezek 26:20; 31:14; 32:18, 24

29. Matthew 11:23 - Matt 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27, 31; Rev 1:18; 6:8; 20:13f

30. Matthew 11:23 - Matt 10:15

31. Matthew 11:24 - Matt 10:15; 11:22

32. Matthew 11:24 - Matt 10:15

33. Matthew 11:25 - Matt 11:25-27: {Luke 10:21, 22}

34. Matthew 11:25 - Luke 22:42; 23:34; John 11:41; 12:27, 28

35. Matthew 11:25 - Ps 8:2; 1 Cor 1:26ff

36. Matthew 11:26 - Luke 22:42; 23:34; John 11:41; 12:27, 28

37. Matthew 11:27 - Matt 28:18; John 3:35; 13:3; 17:2

38. Matthew 11:27 - John 7:29; 10:15; 17:25

39. Matthew 11:28 - Jer 31:25; John 7:37

40. Matthew 11:29 - John 13:15; Eph 4:20; Phil 2:5; 1 Pet 2:21; 1 John 2:6

41. Matthew 11:29 - Jer 6:16

42. Matthew 11:30 - 1 John 5:3

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