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Questions from John the Baptist

11 [a](A)Now it happened that when Jesus had finished [b]giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there (B)to teach and [c]preach in their cities.

(C)Now when (D)John in prison heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are You (E)the One who is to come, or shall we look for someone else?” And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: (F)the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the (G)poor have the [d]gospel preached to them. And blessed is he [e]who (H)does not [f]take offense at Me.”

Jesus’ Tribute to John the Baptist

Now as these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into (I)the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? [g]But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ [h]palaces! [i]But what did you go out to see? (J)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it [j]is written,

(K)Behold, I send My messenger [k]ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is [l]least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 (L)And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven [m]suffers violence, and violent men [n]take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is (M)Elijah who [o]was to come. 15 (N)He who has ears to hear, [p]let him hear.

16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children, 17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not [q]mourn.’ 18 For John came neither (O)eating nor (P)drinking, and they say, ‘(Q)He has a demon!’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [r]drunkard, (R)a friend of tax collectors and [s]sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated [t]by her deeds.”

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His [u](S)miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21 (T)Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, (U)Bethsaida! For if the [v]miracles had occurred in (V)Tyre and (W)Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in [w](X)sackcloth and ashes. 22 Nevertheless I say to you, (Y)it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in (Z)the day of judgment than for you. 23 And (AA)Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will (AB)descend to (AC)Hades; for if the [x]miracles had occurred in (AD)Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. 24 Nevertheless I say to you that (AE)it will be more tolerable for the land of (AF)Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”

Come to Me

25 (AG)At that [y]time Jesus said, “I praise You, (AH)Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that (AI)You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. 26 Yes, (AJ)Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 (AK)All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father (AL)except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

28 (AM)Come to Me, all [z]who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and (AN)learn from Me, for I am [aa]gentle and humble in heart, and (AO)you will find rest for your souls. 30 For (AP)My yoke is [ab]easy and My burden is light.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:1 Lit And
  2. Matthew 11:1 Or commanding
  3. Matthew 11:1 Or proclaim
  4. Matthew 11:5 Or good news
  5. Matthew 11:6 Lit whoever
  6. Matthew 11:6 Or stumble over Me
  7. Matthew 11:8 Or Well then,
  8. Matthew 11:8 Lit houses
  9. Matthew 11:9 Or Well then,
  10. Matthew 11:10 Lit has been written
  11. Matthew 11:10 Lit before your face
  12. Matthew 11:11 Or less
  13. Matthew 11:12 Or is forcibly entered
  14. Matthew 11:12 Or seize it for themselves
  15. Matthew 11:14 Or is going to come
  16. Matthew 11:15 Or hear!, listen!; Gr imperative
  17. Matthew 11:17 Lit beat the breast
  18. Matthew 11:19 Or wine-drinker
  19. Matthew 11:19 Irreligious Jews
  20. Matthew 11:19 Or from
  21. Matthew 11:20 Or works of power
  22. Matthew 11:21 Or works of power
  23. Matthew 11:21 Symbols of mourning
  24. Matthew 11:23 Or works of power
  25. Matthew 11:25 Or occasion
  26. Matthew 11:28 Or who work to exhaustion
  27. Matthew 11:29 Lit lowly
  28. Matthew 11:30 Or comfortable, pleasant

Yato naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma cawan̈ iscuywom yakˈaˈ iskˈambebal tet Comam Jesús

11  Lahwi yalnicano Comam Jesús ischejbanil ebnaj cablahon̈wan̈ iscuywom, isto Comam cuywal; yecˈ Comam yalnocˈo Istzotiˈ Comam Dios yul hunun con̈ob ayco yin̈ ishoyanil bay ay Comam.

Yin̈ huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ ayicto naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma yul preso. Yabe naj iskˈumal yin̈ tzettaj chiswatxˈe Comam Cristo. Ischejnito naj cawan̈ ebnaj iscuywom iskˈambeno tet Comam:

―¿Ham hach tiˈ Cristo echmabil yul juhan̈, mato chijechmahan̈ yul hunuxa naj? ẍi ebnaj.

Istakˈwi Comam:

―As halwe tet naj Juan tuˈ yin̈ sunil tzet maxeyabe yeb yin̈ tzet maxeyila. Halwe tet naj tato haˈ mac maẍticˈa chu yilni hajlocanocan̈ sat, haxa mac maẍticˈa chu yeqˈui, belwican̈. Haˈ mac ayco lepra yin̈ xin an̈chacanoj, haˈ mac maẍticˈa chabe, hajlo istxiquin. Aypaxo camom hulcan̈ iscˈul, cat xin yallaxpaxo Tzotiˈ yet colbanile tet anma machi bay chicawxi iscˈul. ¡Sakˈal yet mac mach chicabcon yanma win̈an! quexchi, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

Hayet lahwi ispaxto ebnaj xin, yichico Comam yalni tet anma yin̈ tzet yelapno ye naj Juan, yalni Comam hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Nawetij tzet quexbey heyilaˈ bey txˈotxˈ desierto, ¿tom haˈ huneˈ teˈ ah chˈecˈ kˈelah yu jakˈekˈ? ¿Mato hunu naj caw nanxa yoc xil iskˈap ayco quexbey heyilaˈ? ¡Machoj! Yuto ebnaj caw nanxa islow yehico xil iskˈap yuln̈e yatut ebnaj rey ay ebnaj. ¿Mac quexbey heyilaˈ? Wal xin huneˈ ischejab Comam Dios quexbey heyilaˈ. Yin̈ caw yeli huneˈ ischejab Comam Dios quexbey heyilaˈ tuˈ caw ecˈbalto yelapno ye ismunil naj sata ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios ecˈlena yet payat. 10 Yin̈ naj Juan tzˈibn̈ebilcano yul Yum Comam Dios bay chal hacaˈ tiˈ:

Haninan chinchejtojan inchejaban babel tasataj, yun̈e iswatxˈen habeh yalan̈to maẍto chachapni, ẍiayoj.

11 Yin̈ caw yeli chiwalan teyet, xol sunil anma yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ machi hunu mac ecˈbal yelapno yiban̈ naj Juan tuˈ. Yajaˈ wal mac chioc yul iskˈab Comam Dios xin waxan̈ca caw comonn̈e yeqˈui, ecˈbal sakˈal yet sata naj Juan.

12 Yet taxticˈa yichiti naj Juan tuˈ yanican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma masanta tinan̈, yin̈ isyaˈtajil choc anma yul iskˈab Comam Dios, yajaˈ han̈cˈan̈e mac chihti yanma yin̈, haˈ chitzujcha apno yu yoc yul iskˈab Comam. 13 Sunil tzet yal ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios yet payat yeb sunil tzet yal isley naj Moisés yalan̈to maẍto chiichico ismunil naj Juan, ton̈e bina yin̈ tzet chu yoc anma yul iskˈab Comam Dios. 14 Ta cheyoche cheyayto yul heyanma yin̈ tzet chiwaltiˈan, txumchaojabilo heyu tato haˈ naj Juan tuˈ, haˈ naj hacaˈ naj Elías echmabil yul heyu. 15 Maquex cheyabe huneˈ tiˈ akˈwe heyanma hetxumniloj.

16 Anma ay yul huneˈ tiempohal tiˈ, cˈul inlahbanan yeb niẍte unin chiay tzˈon̈no yul txon̈bal cat issajchi, cat yahwi tet niẍte yet uninal, chalni: 17 “Naban̈e jeta cobahan̈ jokˈtzenan̈ teˈ suˈ, yuto mach quexcan̈alwi. Naban̈e jacojan̈ bit caw biscˈulal yoqui, yuto mach quexokˈpaxoj,” ẍi niẍte unin tuˈ. 18 Chiwalan huneˈ tiˈ, yuto yet yul naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma mach waˈ naj yeb anma, yuxin hallaxi tato ayco ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ naj. 19 Haxa Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, chinwaˈan yeb anma yuxin chihallax win̈an hacaˈ tiˈ: “Wal naj Jesús tiˈ waˈon̈eticˈa chu naj yeb ucˈu vinon̈eticˈa chu naj, yamigo isba naj yeb ebnaj txˈoj chiswatxˈe yeb ebnaj ikˈomilo tohlabal chˈen chito bey Roma,” ẍi anma win̈an. Yajaˈ wal anma ayco ishelanil Comam Dios yin̈ haban isyenilo isba yin̈ tzettaj iscˈulal chi‑la‑iswatxˈe, ẍi Comam.

Huntekˈan con̈ob mach yijemo yin̈ tzet chal Comam Jesús

20 Yet hunel xin oc Comam Jesús yalaˈ istxˈojal huntekˈan con̈ob bay caw txˈiˈal cˈaybalcˈule xaisye Comam, yuto anma ay yul huntekˈan con̈ob tuˈ maẍticˈa chisna isba isbejnicano iswatxˈen istxˈojal, yuxin yal Comam hacaˈ tiˈ:

21 ―Hex ay yul con̈ob Corazín cˈanchˈanex, yeb hex ay yul con̈ob Betsaida, cˈanchˈanexpaxoj, yuto ta yul con̈ob Tiro yeb con̈ob Sidón yelax huntekˈan cˈaybalcˈule chiyelax texol tiˈ, payxam isbejcano anma iswatxˈen istxˈojal, yamahto anma tan̈ yin̈ iswiˈ, yeb yamico anma xil iskˈap chiyenilo biscˈulal. 22 Yajaˈ chiwalan teyet, yet chiapni istzˈayical bay chil Comam Dios yin̈ tzet chielico anma, caw ecˈbalto isyaˈtajil chischah huntekˈan anma tiˈ sata anma ay yul con̈ob Tiro yeb anma ay yul con̈ob Sidón. 23 Haxa hex ay yul con̈ob Capernaum, ham heyalni ta chexilaxcan̈ satcan̈, machoj; wal xin chexkˈojlaxayto xol camom. Yuto ta yul con̈ob Sodoma yelax huntekˈan cˈaybalcˈule chiyelax texol tiˈ, isbejmicano anma yanico ismul, aytomicˈo huneˈ con̈ob tuˈ tinan̈. 24 Yuxin chiwalan teyet yet chilni Comam Dios yin̈ tzet chielico anma, caw ecˈbalto isyaˈtajil chechah sata anma ah Sodoma tuˈ, ẍi Comam.

Haˈ Comam Jesús chon̈akˈni xewoj

25 Hayet huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ txahli Comam Jesús, yalni Comam:

―Mamin, yahawil satcan̈ yeb txˈo txˈotxˈ, chiwakˈan yuchˈandios tawet yuto haweba huntekˈan tiˈ tet ebnaj ay ishelanil yeb tet ebnaj ay iscuyu yul sat anma, hawakˈni yohtan̈elo anma matzet yohtaj. 26 Mamin, hac tuˈ chuhi yuto hac tuˈ el yin̈ hacˈul, ẍi Comam.

27 Lahwi tuˈ yalni Comam tet anma:

―Sunil tzet ye tuˈ ayco yul inkˈaban yu Inmaman. Machi hunu mac ohtan̈einan hanin Cˈahole intiˈan, cachann̈e Inmaman ohtan̈einan. Machi hunu mac ohtan̈e Inmaman, cachann̈e haninan quiniscˈaholtiˈan wohtajan, cat wakˈnihan Inmamtuˈan yohtan̈elo tet mac bay chiwochehan. 28 Maquex sicˈomexxa yu hemunil yeb hex xatibayo heyu yalan̈ yalil heyijatz, titan̈we incˈatan̈an, yuto haninan chexwakˈ xewojan. 29 Ijwe huneˈ ijatz chiwakˈan heyijaˈ. Cuywan̈we wintajan haxinwal chixew heyanma, yuto hanintiˈan cˈulchˈan incˈulal yeb xin ay isnimanil incˈulan. 30 Huneˈ ijatz chiwakˈan heyijaˈ tiˈ mach aloj, mach yaˈtajo heyijenpaxoj, ẍi Comam tet anma.

John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus(A)

11 Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to (B)teach and to preach in their cities.

(C)And when John had heard (D)in prison about the works of Christ, he [a]sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You (E)the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: (F)The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and (G)the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not (H)offended because of Me.”

(I)As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? (J)A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, (K)and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he of whom it is written:

(L)‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 (M)And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 (N)For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is (O)Elijah who is to come. 15 (P)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

16 (Q)“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, 17 and saying:

‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not [b]lament.’

18 For John came neither eating nor 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 [c]winebibber, (R)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ (S)But wisdom is justified by her [d]children.”

Woe to the Impenitent Cities(T)

20 (U)Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago (V)in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say to you, (W)it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, (X)who[e] are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say to you (Y)that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”

Jesus Gives True Rest(Z)

25 (AA)At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that (AB)You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent (AC)and have revealed them to babes. 26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. 27 (AD)All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. (AE)Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. 28 Come to (AF)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you (AG)and learn from Me, for I am [f]gentle and (AH)lowly in heart, (AI)and you will find rest for your souls. 30 (AJ)For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:2 NU sent by his
  2. Matthew 11:17 Lit. beat your breast
  3. Matthew 11:19 wine drinker
  4. Matthew 11:19 NU works
  5. Matthew 11:23 NU will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be
  6. Matthew 11:29 meek