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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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Matthew 11 New American 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="/bmcc/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/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</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 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">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch47011" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn47011" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span id="v47011001" class="ver">1</span>When Jesus finished giving these commands to his twelve disciples,<a id="rfn47011001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011001-1">*</a> he went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns.</p> <h1 class="bksect">IV. <span class="ac">Opposition from Israel</span></h1> <p class="paft"><span class="hemb">The Messengers from John the Baptist.</span> <span id="v47011002" class="ver">2</span><a id="rfn47011002-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011002-1">*</a> <a id="ren47011002-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011002-a">a</a> When John heard in prison<a id="rfn47011002-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011002-2">*</a> of the works of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to him <span id="v47011003" class="ver">3</span><a id="rfn47011003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011003-1">*</a> with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” <span id="v47011004" class="ver">4</span>Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: <span id="v47011005" class="ver">5</span><a id="rfn47011005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011005-1">*</a> the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.<a id="ren47011005-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011005-b">b</a> <span id="v47011006" class="ver">6</span>And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.”</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">Jesus’ Testimony to John.<a id="rfn47011007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011007-1">*</a></span> <span id="v47011007" class="ver">7</span>As they were going off, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?<a id="ren47011007-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011007-c">c</a> <span id="v47011008" class="ver">8</span>Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine clothing? Those who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces. <span id="v47011009" class="ver">9</span>Then why did you go out? To see a prophet?<a id="rfn47011009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011009-1">*</a> Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. <span id="v47011010" class="ver">10</span>This is the one about whom it is written:</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;</p> <p class="sl1l">he will prepare your way before you.’<a id="ren47011010-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011010-d">d</a></p> </div> <p class="pcon"><span id="v47011011" class="ver">11</span>Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.<a id="rfn47011011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011011-1">*</a> <span id="v47011012" class="ver">12</span>From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence,<a id="rfn47011012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011012-1">*</a> and the violent are taking it by force.<a id="ren47011012-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011012-e">e</a> <span id="v47011013" class="ver">13</span>All the prophets and the law<a id="rfn47011013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011013-1">*</a> prophesied up to the time of John. <span id="v47011014" class="ver">14</span>And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is to come.<a id="ren47011014-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011014-f">f</a> <span id="v47011015" class="ver">15</span>Whoever has ears ought to hear.</p> <p><span id="v47011016" class="ver">16</span><a id="ren47011016-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011016-g">g</a> “To what shall I compare this generation?<a id="rfn47011016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011016-1">*</a> It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, <span id="v47011017" class="ver">17</span>‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ <span id="v47011018" class="ver">18</span>For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’<a id="ren47011018-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011018-h">h</a> <span id="v47011019" class="ver">19</span>The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”<a id="ren47011019-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011019-i">i</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">Reproaches to Unrepentant Towns.</span> <span id="v47011020" class="ver">20</span><a id="ren47011020-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011020-j">j</a> Then he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. <span id="v47011021" class="ver">21</span>“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon,<a id="rfn47011021-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011021-1">*</a> they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.<a id="ren47011021-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011021-k">k</a> <span id="v47011022" class="ver">22</span>But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <span id="v47011023" class="ver">23</span><a id="rfn47011023-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011023-1">*</a> And as for you, Capernaum:</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">‘Will you be exalted to heaven?<a id="ren47011023-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011023-l">l</a></p> <p class="sl1l">You will go down to the netherworld.’</p> </div> <p class="pcon">For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. <span id="v47011024" class="ver">24</span>But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”<a id="ren47011024-m" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011024-m">m</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Praise of the Father.</span> <span id="v47011025" class="ver">25</span><a id="ren47011025-n" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011025-n">n</a> At that time Jesus said in reply,<a id="rfn47011025-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011025-1">*</a> “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. <span id="v47011026" class="ver">26</span>Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. <span id="v47011027" class="ver">27</span>All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.<a id="ren47011027-o" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011027-o">o</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Gentle Mastery of Christ.</span> <span id="v47011028" class="ver">28</span><a id="rfn47011028-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011028-1">*</a> “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,<a id="rfn47011028-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011028-2">*</a> and I will give you rest. <span id="v47011029" class="ver">29</span><a id="rfn47011029-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47011029-1">*</a> <a id="ren47011029-p" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47011029-p">p</a> Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. <span id="v47011030" class="ver">30</span>For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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