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14 And if ye are willing to receive [it,] this is Elijah, that is to come.
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And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Whoever has ears, let them hear.
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
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“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
17 and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
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“ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.
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The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
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Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
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But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.
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And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to 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.
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But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
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