Matthew 11:1 ¶ When Yeshua had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and proclaim in their cities.
Matthew 11:2 ¶ Now when Yochanan heard in the prison the works of Messiah, he sent two of his disciples
3 and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
Matthew 11:4 ¶ Yeshua answered them, “GoandtellYochananthethingswhichyouhearandsee:5theblindreceivetheirsight,thelamewalk,thelepersarecleansed,thedeafhear,{Isaiah 61:1-4}6Blessedishewhofindsnooccasionforstumblinginme.”
Matthew 11:7 ¶ As these went their way, Yeshua began to say to the multitudes concerning Yochanan, “Whatdidyougooutintothewildernesstosee?Areedshakenbythewind?8Butwhatdidyougoouttosee?Amaninsoftclothing?Behold,thosewhowearsoftclothingareinkings’houses.9Butwhydidyougoout?Toseeaprophet?Yes,Itellyou,andmuchmorethanaprophet.10Forthisishe,ofwhomitiswritten,‘Behold,Isendmymessengerbeforeyourface,whowillprepareyourwaybeforeyou.’{Malachi 3:1}11MostcertainlyItellyou,amongthosewhoarebornofwomentherehasnotarisenanyonegreaterthanYochanantheImmerser;yethewhoisleastintheKingdomofHeavenisgreaterthanhe.12FromthedaysofYochanantheImmerseruntilnow,theKingdomofHeavensuffersviolence,andtheviolenttakeitbyforce.{or, plunder it.}13ForalltheProphetsandtheTorahprophesieduntilYochanan.14Ifyouarewillingtoreceiveit,thisisElijah,whoistocome.15Hewhohasearstohear,lethimhear.
Matthew 11:16 ¶ “ButtowhatshallIcomparethisgeneration?Itislikechildrensittinginthemarketplaces,whocalltotheircompanions17andsay,‘Weplayedthefluteforyou,andyoudidn’tdance.Wemournedforyou,andyoudidn’tlament.’18ForYochanancameneithereatingnordrinking,andtheysay,‘Hehasademon.’19TheSonofMancameeatinganddrinking,andtheysay,‘Behold,agluttonousmanandadrunkard,afriendoftaxcollectorsandsinners!’Butwisdomisjustifiedbyherchildren.”{NU reads “actions” instead of “children”}
Matthew 11:20 ¶ Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
21“Woetoyou,Chorazin!Woetoyou,Bethsaida!ForifthemightyworkshadbeendoneinTyreandSidonwhichweredoneinyou,theywouldhaverepentedlongagoinsackclothandashes.22ButItellyou,itwillbemoretolerableforTyreandSidononthedayofjudgmentthanforyou.23You,Capernaum,whoareexaltedtoheaven,youwillgodowntoSheol.{or, Hell}ForifthemightyworkshadbeendoneinSodomwhichweredoneinyou,itwouldhaveremaineduntiltoday.24ButItellyouthatitwillbemoretolerableforthelandofSodomonthedayofjudgment,thanforyou.”
Matthew 11:25 ¶ At that time, Yeshua answered, “Ithankyou,Father,Lordofheavenandearth,thatyouhidthesethingsfromthewiseandunderstanding,andrevealedthemtoinfants.26Yes,Father,forsoitwaswell-pleasinginyoursight.27AllthingshavebeendeliveredtomebymyFather.NooneknowstheSon,excepttheFather;neitherdoesanyoneknowtheFather,excepttheSonandhetowhomtheSondesirestorevealhim.
Matthew 11:28 ¶ “Cometome,allyouwholaborandareheavilyburdened,andIwillgiveyourest.29Takemyyokeuponyouandlearnfromme,forIamgentleandhumbleinheart;andyouwillfindrestforyoursouls.30Formyyokeiseasy,andmyburdenislight.”