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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 11 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Matthew 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/10.htm" title="Matthew 10">◄</a> Matthew 11 <a href="../matthew/12.htm" title="Matthew 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>WHEN Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed from that place to teach and to preach in their cities.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>But when John heard in prison of the works of Christ, he sent by his disciples, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect another? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>Jesus answered and said, Go and describe to John the things which you see and hear. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>The blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the poor are given hope. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>And blessed is he who does not stumble on account of me.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>When they went away, Jesus began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed which is shaken by the wind? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>If not so, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Behold those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ houses. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>And if not so, What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare the way before you.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>Truly I say to you, that among those who are born of women, there has never risen one who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet even the least person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been administered by force, and only those in power control it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>And if you wish, accept it, that he is Elijah who was to come. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>He who has ears to hear, let him hear.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like boys who sit in the street and call to their friends. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>And say, We have sung to you, but you would not dance; and we have wailed to you but you did not mourn. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they said he is crazy. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>The Son of man came, eating and drinking, and they said, Behold, a glutton and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. And yet wisdom is justified by its works.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>Then Jesus began to reproach the cities in which his many works were done, and which did not repent. And he said, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the works which were done in you, they might have repented in sackcloth and ashes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>But I say to you, It will be easier for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>And you, Capernaum, which have exalted yourself up to heaven, shall be brought down to Sheol; for if in Sodom had been done the works which were done in you, it would be standing to this day. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>But I say to you, It will be easier for the land of Sodom in the judgment day, than for you.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>At that time, Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the men of understanding, and you have revealed them to children. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>O yes, my Father, for such was your will. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>Everything has been delivered to me by my Father, and no man knows the Son except the Father, nor does any man know the Father but the Son, and he to whomever the Son wishes to reveal.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>Come to me, all you who are tired out and carrying burdens, and I will give you rest. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-29.htm#aramaic"><b>29</b></a></span>Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am genial and meek in my heart, and you will find rest to your souls. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/11-30.htm#aramaic"><b>30</b></a></span>For my yoke is very pleasant, and my burden is light.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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