Art Thou He that should come,
or do we look for another? Go and shew John again
those things which you do hear and see. 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 unto them. And blessed is he, whosoever
shall not be offended in Me. What went ye out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye
out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft
clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye
out for to see? A prophet, yea, I say unto you
and more than a prophet. For John is he of whom
it is written. Behold, send My messenger before
Thy face who shall prepare Thy way before Thee. Verily, I say unto you, among
them that are born of women there has not risen enough
a greater prophet than John the Baptist. Notwithstanding, he that is
least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffered
violence, and the violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John, and if ye will receive it, he is
Elias which was for to come. He who hath ears to hear,
let him hear. But where unto shall I liken
this generation? It is liken to children sitting
in the markets and calling unto their fellows and
saying, we have piped unto you, and ye have not danced. We have mourned unto you, and
ye have not lamented. For John came neither
eating nor drinking. And they say, behold,
he hath a devil. 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. 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. But I say unto you, it shall be
more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment
than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted unto heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works, which
have think in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day. For I say unto you, it shall be
more tolerable for the and of Sodom than the day of
judgment, than for thee. I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because Thou has hid these things from
the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father, for so it
seemed good in Thy sight. 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, come unto Me. All ye who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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. For My yoke is easy, and
My burden is light.
