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And when Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to
ateach and to preach in their cities.
E.
The King's poise and attitude toward every situation
11:2-30
1.
Strengthening His imprisoned forerunner
vv. 2-6
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aNow when John heard in the
bprison of the
cworks of the Christ, he sent
word through his disciples
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And said to Him,
1Are You the
aComing One, or should we expect
2another?
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And Jesus answered and said to them, Go, report to John the things that you hear and see:
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The 1ablind receive their sight and the
2lame walk; the
3blepers are cleansed and the
4deaf hear; and the
5dead are raised and the
6cpoor have the gospel announced to them;
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And blessed is he who is not
1astumbled because of Me.
2.
Appraising His forerunner
vv. 7-15
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And as these went away, Jesus began to
1say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the
awilderness to
2look at? A
3breed shaken by the wind?
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But what did you go out to
1see? A
2man arrayed in soft
aclothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.
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But why did you go out? To see a
aprophet? Yes, I say to you, and
1much more than a prophet.
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This is he concerning whom it is written,
a"Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.''
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Truly I say to you, Among those born of women there has not arisen one greater than John the Baptist, yet he who is
1least 2in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
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But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by
1aviolence, and violent men seize it.
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For all the
aprophets and the law prophesied
1until John;
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And if you are willing to receive
1it, he is
2aElijah, who is to come.
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He who has
aears to hear, let him hear.
3.
Lamenting and reproaching the stubborn and unrepentant generation
vv. 16-24
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But to what shall I liken this
ageneration? It is like little children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to the others
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And say, We have played the flute to you, and you did not dance; we have
1sung a dirge, and you did not mourn.
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For John came
1neither aeating nor
bdrinking; and they say, He has a
2cdemon.
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The aSon of Man came
1beating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a
2friend of
ctax collectors and sinners. Yet
3dwisdom is justified by her
4works.
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Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His
aworks of power took place, because they did not repent:
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aWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you,
bBethsaida! For if the works of power which took place in you had taken place in
cTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
dsackcloth and
eashes.
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But I say to you, It will be
1amore tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
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And you,
aCapernaum, who have been
bexalted to heaven,
cto 1dHades you will be brought down. For if the works of power which took place in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
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But I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of
aSodom in the day of judgment than for you.
4.
Acknowledging the Father's will with extolment
vv. 25-27
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aAt that time Jesus
1answered and said, I
2extol You, Father,
3bLord of heaven and of earth, because You have hidden
4these things from the
5wise and intelligent and have revealed them to
6infants.
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Yes, Father, for thus it has been well-pleasing
1in Your sight.
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1aAll things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one fully
2bknows the Son except the Father; neither does anyone fully
cknow the Father except the Son and him to whom the Son wills to
dreveal Him.
5.
Calling the burdened to rest and the way to rest
vv. 28-30
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aCome to Me all who
1btoil and are burdened, and I will give you
2rest.
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1Take My
2yoke upon you and
alearn from Me, for I am
3bmeek and lowly in heart, and you will find
crest for your
4souls.
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For My
1yoke is
2aeasy and My burden is light.
