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Matthew 11

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns. ⓐ

² When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples ⓑ

³ and asked Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” ⓒ

⁴ Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

⁵ the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, [1] the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news. ⓓ

⁶ And if anyone is not offended because of Me, he is blessed.” ⓔ

⁷ As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind? ⓕ

⁸ What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear soft clothes are in kings’ palaces.

⁹ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet. ⓖ

¹⁰ This is the one it is written about: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You; [2] he will prepare Your way before You. ⓗ [3]

¹¹ “I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, [4] but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

¹² From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, [5] and the violent have been seizing it by force.

¹³ For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John;

¹⁴ if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come. ⓘ

¹⁵ Anyone who has ears [6] should listen! ⓙ

¹⁶ “To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

¹⁷ We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn! [7]

¹⁸ For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ⓚ

¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, ⓛ a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ⓜ Yet wisdom is vindicated [8] by her deeds.” [9]

²⁰ Then He proceeded to denounce the towns where most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent:

²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! ⓝ Woe to you, Bethsaida! ⓞ For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, ⓟ they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

²² But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment ⓠ than for you.

²³ And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. ⓡ For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

²⁴ But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, ⓢ “I praise [10] You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants. ⓣ

²⁶ Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure. [11]

²⁷ All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows [12] the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires [13] to reveal Him. ⓤ

²⁸ “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ⓥ

²⁹ All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, ⓦ because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. ⓧ

³⁰ For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

#	HCSB
1	When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns. ⓐ
2	When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples ⓑ
3	and asked Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” ⓒ
4	Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:
5	the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, [1] the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news. ⓓ
6	And if anyone is not offended because of Me, he is blessed.” ⓔ
7	As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind? ⓕ
8	What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear soft clothes are in kings’ palaces.
9	But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet. ⓖ
10	This is the one it is written about: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You; [2] he will prepare Your way before You. ⓗ [3]
11	“I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, [4] but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12	From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, [5] and the violent have been seizing it by force.
13	For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John;
14	if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come. ⓘ
15	Anyone who has ears [6] should listen! ⓙ
16	“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:
17	We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn! [7]
18	For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ⓚ
19	The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, ⓛ a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ⓜ Yet wisdom is vindicated [8] by her deeds.” [9]
20	Then He proceeded to denounce the towns where most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent:
21	“Woe to you, Chorazin! ⓝ Woe to you, Bethsaida! ⓞ For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, ⓟ they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!
22	But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment ⓠ than for you.
23	And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. ⓡ For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
24	But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
25	At that time Jesus said, ⓢ “I praise [10] You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants. ⓣ
26	Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure. [11]
27	All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows [12] the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires [13] to reveal Him. ⓤ
28	“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ⓥ
29	All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, ⓦ because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. ⓧ
30	For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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