Thematic Bible
Matthew 11:1 (show verse)
When Jesus had closed this charge to His disciples, He left there to teach and preach in their towns.
Matthew 11:2 (show verse)
Now when John in prison heard of the doings of the Christ, he sent this message by his disciples:
Matthew 11:3 (show verse)
"Are you the One who was to come, or should we keep on looking for a different one?"
Matthew 11:4 (show verse)
And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:
Matthew 11:5 (show verse)
the blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.
Matthew 11:6 (show verse)
And happy is the man who finds no cause for stumbling over me."
Matthew 11:7 (show verse)
But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?
Matthew 11:8 (show verse)
If not, what did you go out there to see? A man dressed in silks and satins? No, people who dress in that way are found in the palaces of kings.
Matthew 11:9 (show verse)
If not, why did you go out there? To see a prophet?
Matthew 11:10 (show verse)
This is the man of whom the Scripture says, "'Attention! I am sending my messenger on before you; He will prepare the road ahead of you.'
Matthew 11:11 (show verse)
"I solemnly say to you, of all men born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has ever appeared; and yet the one who is least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:12 (show verse)
And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.
Matthew 11:13 (show verse)
For up to the days of John all the prophets, and even the law, prophesied about it,
Matthew 11:14 (show verse)
and if you are willing to accept it, John himself is the Elijah who was to come.
Matthew 11:15 (show verse)
Let him who has ears listen!
Matthew 11:16 (show verse)
"But to what can I compare the leaders of this age? They are like little children sitting in the market places and calling to their fellows in the game,
Matthew 11:17 (show verse)
"'We played the wedding march for you, but you did not dance. We sang the funeral dirge, but you did not beat your breasts.'
Matthew 11:18 (show verse)
For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'
Matthew 11:19 (show verse)
The Son of Man came eating and drinking with others, and they say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, a chum of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!' And yet wisdom is vindicated by her doings!"
Matthew 11:20 (show verse)
Then He began to censure the cities in which His many, many wonder-works had been done, because they did not repent.
Matthew 11:21 (show verse)
"A curse on you, Chorazin! A curse on you, Bethsaida! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:22 (show verse)
Moreover, I tell you, on the day of judgment the punishment will be lighter for Tyre and Sidon than for you!
Matthew 11:23 (show verse)
And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven? No, you belong to the regions of the dead! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today.
Matthew 11:24 (show verse)
But I tell you, on the day of judgment the punishment will be lighter for the land of Sodom than for you!"
Matthew 11:25 (show verse)
At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children.
Matthew 11:26 (show verse)
Yes, Father, I thank You that Your good pleasure made it so.
Matthew 11:27 (show verse)
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one but the Father perfectly knows the Son, and no one but the Son perfectly knows the Father, and the one to whom the Son chooses to make Him known.
Matthew 11:28 (show verse)
Come to me, all of you who toil and carry burdens, and I, yes, I, will lead you into rest.
Matthew 11:29 (show verse)
Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
Matthew 11:30 (show verse)
for the yoke I offer is easy to wear, and the load I ask is light to bear