1After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.stylusIsaiah 61:1, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 61:3, Luke 4:152Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciplesstylusMark 6:17, Mark 6:17, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 4:123to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”stylusJohn 11:27, Malachi 3:1, John 11:27, Malachi 3:1, Deuteronomy 18:154Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:stylus5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.stylusIsaiah 35:4, Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 61:16Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”stylusIsaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, 1 Corinthians 2:147As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?stylusJames 1:6, James 1:6, John 5:35, John 5:35, Genesis 49:48Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.stylusMatthew 3:4, Matthew 3:4, 2 Kings 1:8, Zechariah 13:4, Isaiah 20:29What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.stylusLuke 1:76, Luke 1:76, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:2410This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’stylusMalachi 3:1, Malachi 3:1, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 4:511Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.stylusLuke 7:28, Luke 7:28, Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 3:8, John 1:1512From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.stylusLuke 16:16, Luke 16:16, Luke 13:24, Luke 13:24, Ephesians 6:1113For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.stylusMatthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Romans 3:2114And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.stylusMalachi 4:5, Malachi 4:5, Mark 9:11, Mark 9:13, Mark 9:1115He who has ears, let him hear.stylusMatthew 13:9, Luke 8:8, Matthew 13:9, Luke 8:8, Mark 4:2316To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:stylusLuke 7:31, Luke 7:35, Luke 7:31, Luke 7:35, Lamentations 2:1317‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’stylusIsaiah 28:9, Isaiah 28:13, Isaiah 28:9, Isaiah 28:13, Isaiah 30:2918For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’stylusLuke 1:15, Matthew 3:4, Luke 1:15, Matthew 3:4, John 8:4819The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”stylusMatthew 9:10, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 9:10, Matthew 9:11, Luke 15:120Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.stylusLuke 10:13, Luke 10:15, Luke 10:13, Luke 10:15, Jeremiah 8:621“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.stylusEzekiel 3:6, Ezekiel 3:7, Ezekiel 3:6, Ezekiel 3:7, Acts 12:2022But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.stylusMatthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:3623And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.stylusJohn 4:46, John 4:54, Isaiah 14:13, Isaiah 14:15, John 4:4624But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”stylusMatthew 10:15, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:22, Lamentations 4:625At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.stylusMatthew 21:16, Matthew 21:16, Psalms 8:2, Psalms 8:2, Matthew 16:1726Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.stylus2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Timothy 1:9, Job 33:13, Ephesians 1:11, Isaiah 46:1027All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.stylusJohn 14:6, John 14:9, John 14:6, John 14:9, Matthew 28:1828Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.stylusMatthew 11:29, Matthew 11:29, John 7:37, John 7:37, John 6:3729Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.stylusJeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:16, 1 John 2:6, 1 John 2:6, Philippians 2:730For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”stylus1 John 5:3, 1 John 5:3, John 16:33, John 16:33, Philippians 4:13