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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. {suffereth...: or, is gotten by force, and they that thrust men}

Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

For my yoke {is} easy, and my burden is light.

Come unto me, all {ye} that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

And if ye will receive {it}, this is Elias, which was for to come.

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and {he} to whomsoever the Son will reveal {him}.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Matthew 12

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold {water} only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.