^11:1 And it happened when Jesus had completed commanding his twelve disciples, he went-away from there to teach and to preach in their cities.

     {Mat 11:2-30 & Luk 7:18-35 Galilee.}

     ^11:2 Now after John heard the works of the Christ while in the prison, he sent two of his disciples ^11:3 and said to him, Are you the one coming, or should we expect another one?

     ^11:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, After traveling back, report^° to John what you^° hear and see: ^11:5 the blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor are proclaimed the good-news. ^11:6And whoever is not offended at me is fortunate.

     ^11:7 Now while these disciples are traveling on, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you^° go forth into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ^11:8But what did you^° go forth to see? A man who has been dressed-up in soft garments? Behold, the ones wearing soft garments are in the royal houses. ^11:9But why did you^° go forth? To see a prophet? I am saying to you^°, Yes, and one who is more-than a prophet. ^11:10For^* this is he, concerning whom it has been written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will be preparing your way before you.’ {Mal 3:1}^11:11 Assuredly I am saying to you^°, A greater man has not been raised up among those born of women than John the Immerser^*. But he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. ^11:12But from the days of John the Immerser^* until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers-violently and the violent ones seize it. ^11:13For^* all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ^11:14And if you^° are willing to accept it, he himself is Elijah, who is the one about to come. ^11:15He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

     ^11:16 But to what will be similar to this generation? It is similar to children sitting in the marketplaces and summoning their comrades ^11:17and saying, We piped to you^° and you^° did not dance. We mourned for you^° and yet you^° did not grieve for yourselves. ^11:18For^* John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, He has a demon. ^11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they say, Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom was made righteous from her children.

     ^11:20 Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his miracles happened, because they did not repent. ^11:21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles which happened in Tyre and Sidon, the ones which happened in you^°, they would have repented long-ago in sackcloth and ashes. ^11:22However I say to you^°, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you^°. ^11:23And you, Capernaum, the one which was exalted to the heaven, you will be descending as-far-as Hades, because if the miracles which happened in Sodom, the ones that happened in you, they would have remained till this day. ^11:24 However I say to you^°, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.

     ^11:25 Jesus answered and said at that time, I profess you, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that you hid these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. ^11:26 Yes, Father, because thus it became a delight before you. ^11:27All things were given to me by my Father and no one fully-knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone fully-know the Father, except the Son and he to whomever the Son wills to reveal him. ^11:28Come-here^° to me, all the ones laboring and have been loaded down, and I will be giving-rest to you^°. ^11:29Take^° my yoke upon you^° and learn^° from me, because I am meek and humble in heart and you^° will be finding rest for your^° souls. ^11:30For^* my yoke is easy and my load is light.