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Texts -- Matthew 11:14-30 (NET)

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11:14 And if you are willing to accept it , he is Elijah , who is to come . 11:15 The one who has ears had better listen ! 11:16 “To what should I compare this generation ? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another , 11:17 ‘We played the flute for you , yet you did not dance ; we wailed in mourning , yet you did not weep .’ 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking , and they say , ‘He has a demon !’ 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking , and they say , ‘Look at him , a glutton and a drunk , a friend of tax collectors and sinners !’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds .”
Woes on Unrepentant Cities
11:20 Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles , because they did not repent . 11:21 “Woe to you , Chorazin ! Woe to you , Bethsaida ! If the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes . 11:22 But I tell you , it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you ! 11:23 And you , Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven ? No , you will be thrown down to Hades ! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom , it would have continued to this day . 11:24 But I tell you , it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you !”
Jesus’ Invitation
11:25 At that time Jesus said , “I praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent , and revealed them to little children . 11:26 Yes , Father , for this was your gracious will . 11:27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father . No one knows the Son except the Father , and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him. 11:28 Come to me , all you who are weary and burdened , and I will give you rest . 11:29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me , because I am gentle and humble in heart , and you will find rest for your souls . 11:30 For my yoke is easy to bear , and my load is not hard to carry .”

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  • 'Ku Disalibkan dengan Tuhanku [KJ.404] ( Dying with Jesus / Moment by Moment )
  • 'Ku Mengasihi Yesus, Tuhanku [KJ.305]
  • Ajaib Benar Anugerah [KJ.40] ( Amazing Grace )
  • Anak Maria dalam Palungan [KJ.112]
  • Apapun Juga Menimpamu [KJ.438] ( Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide / God Will Take Care of You )
  • Berlutut di PalunganMu [KJ.115]
  • Bila Topan K'ras Melanda Hidupmu [KJ.439] ( Count Your Blessings / When upon Life's Billows )
  • Di Malam Sunyi Bergema [KJ.96]
  • Hai Jangan Sendirian [KJ.352]
  • Hai Kamu Sekalian yang Berdahaga [KJ.146a]
  • Hai Kamu Sekalian yang Berdahaga [KJ.146b]
  • Kau yang Lama Dinantikan [KJ.76]
  • Kristus Sudah Bangkit [KJ.196]
  • Marilah Datang kepadaKu [KJ.359]
  • Muliakan Allah yang Esa [KJ.45]
  • O Hari Istirahat [KJ.20] ( O Day of Rest and Gladness )
  • O Yesus Kristus, T'rang Baka [KJ.140]
  • Puji Tuhan, Haleluya [KJ.391]
  • Pujilah Sumber Hidupmu [KJ.314]
  • Sang Maha Tabib T'lah Dekat [KJ.149]
  • Segala Benua dan Langit Penuh [KJ.281]
  • Semua yang Letih Lesu [KJ.358]
  • Serahkan pada Tuhan [KJ.417]
  • Suara Yesus Kudengar [KJ.144a] ( I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say )
  • Suara Yesus Kudengar [KJ.144b] ( I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say )
  • Sungguh Lembut Tuhan Yesus Memanggil [KJ.353]
  • Terbukalah Sorga [KJ.41]
  • Tuhan Tidak Lupa [KJ.390]
  • Yesus Kawan yang Sejati [KJ.453] ( What a Friend We Have in Jesus )
  • Yesus Memanggil [KJ.355]
  • Yesus, Kau Kehidupanku [KJ.179]
  • [Mat 11:28] All Ye Who Seek For Sure Relief
  • [Mat 11:28] Alleluia, Fairest Morning
  • [Mat 11:28] Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid?
  • [Mat 11:28] Beautiful Words Of Jesus
  • [Mat 11:28] “come”
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Oh, Come To Me
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Said Jesus’ Sacred Voice
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Sinner, Come
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Master
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Savior
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Savior Now
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me (jones)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me (norton)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, And Rest
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, When Shadows Darkly Gather
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (dix)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (crosby)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Sinners, Poor And Needy
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Souls By Sin Afflicted
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come
  • [Mat 11:28] Harbor Bell, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Hark, The Gentle Voice
  • [Mat 11:28] His Yoke Is Easy
  • [Mat 11:28] I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
  • [Mat 11:28] Jesus Calls Thee
  • [Mat 11:28] Jesus Understands
  • [Mat 11:28] Just As Thou Art
  • [Mat 11:28] Long Did I Toil
  • [Mat 11:28] O God, Whose Smile Is In The Sky
  • [Mat 11:28] O What A Savior
  • [Mat 11:28] Only Trust The Savior’s Promise
  • [Mat 11:28] Savior Calls, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Savior For Me, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Still Out Of Christ
  • [Mat 11:28] Weary Of Earth, And Laden With My Sin
  • [Mat 11:28] When I Get To The End Of The Way
  • [Mat 11:28] Where He Leads I’ll Follow
  • [Mat 11:28] Who Is This Of Whom Ye Tell?
  • [Mat 11:28] Why Not Say Yes Tonight?
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Come? (crosby)
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Come? (reynolds)
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Go?
  • [Mat 11:29] Come Unto Me (peterson)
  • [Mat 11:29] God’s Glory Is A Wondrous Thing
  • [Mat 11:29] Jesu, Meek And Lowly
  • [Mat 11:29] Jesus, Meek And Gentle
  • [Mat 11:29] Welcome Here
  • [Mat 11:30] Help Us, O Lord, Thy Yoke To Wear

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What if God Had an Answering Machine?; Matthew 11:28; Promises From God; Rest in Six Aspects; The Invitations of Christ; Twelve Promises; Disclosure of Something Unknown; Called From and To; The Invitations of Christ; Promises Don't Break by Leaning on them

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • This is the most positively stated of the Ten Commandments. Only one other commandment appears in the affirmative, namely, the fifth. The fourth commandment is a charge to refresh oneself physically and spiritually. The Hebre...
  • On the basis of all that precedes Solomon exhorted his sons to live by his words and thereby gain wisdom. Again wisdom leads to life, but those who lack wisdom begin to die."Many have equated wisdom in this chapter with Jesus...
  • Though his view of and awareness of God are very much behind what Agur said in the rest of this chapter, his counsel deals primarily with practical prudence from this point on.30:10 It is unwise to meddle in the domestic affa...
  • In contrast to Ahaz, who refused to listen to and obey God, the Lord would raise up a faithful king who would be born and reign in the future (the Millennium). This pericope climaxes the present section (7:1-9:7) dealing with...
  • 6:16 Yahweh commanded the Judahites to compare the paths in which they could walk. Then they should ask their leaders to direct them in the good old paths, the teachings of the Mosaic Covenant. Then they should walk in those ...
  • Having given a true prophecy about the future, Jeremiah proceeded to announce God's judgment on the false prophets who were misleading His people with false prophecies (cf. v. 1). This section consists of six different messag...
  • 3:22 While Ezekiel was among the exiles in Tel-abib, the Lord directed him to go out to the nearby plain where the Lord promised to speak with him (cf. ch. 1; Acts 9:6; Gal. 1:16-17).3:23 Ezekiel obeyed the Lord. While he was...
  • 16:44-47 Other people would quote the proverb, "Like mother, like daughter,"in regard to Jerusalem. She was like her Hittite "mother"who was also idolatrous and selfish. And she was like her older (larger) sister, Samaria, an...
  • Like all the writing prophets, Malachi's chief revelation was the person and work of Yahweh. He presented Israel's God as sovereign over Israel and the whole world and as very patient with His wayward people.Malachi also used...
  • The final three verses of the book, which are also the final message in the Old Testament, are sufficiently different from what immediately precedes to indicate another message from Malachi. Essentially Malachi said, Be prepa...
  • Matthew often grouped his material into sections so that three, five, six, or seven events, miracles, sayings, or parables appear together.27Jewish writers typically did this to help their readers remember what they had writt...
  • I. The introduction of the King 1:1-4:11A. The King's genealogy 1:1-17B. The King's birth 1:18-25C. The King's childhood 2:1-231. The prophecy about Bethlehem 2:1-122. The prophecies about Egypt 2:13-183. The prophecies about...
  • Matthew continued to stress God's predictions about and His protection of His Messiah to help his readers recognize Jesus as the promised King.2:13 For the second time in two chapters we read that an angel from the Lord appea...
  • Matthew concluded his selective account of the events in Jesus' childhood that demonstrated His messiahship and illustrated various reactions to Him with Jesus' return to Israel.2:19-20 God's sovereign initiative is again the...
  • It was common when Jesus lived for forerunners to precede important individuals to prepare the way for their arrival. For example, when a king would visit a town in his realm his emissaries would go before him to announce his...
  • Comparison of John's Gospel and Matthew's shows that Jesus ministered for about a year before John the Baptist's arrest. John had criticized Herod Antipas for having an adulterous relationship with his brother Philip's wife (...
  • This pericope describes the character of the kingdom's subjects and their rewards in the kingdom.236"Looked at as a whole . . . the Beatitudes become a moral sketch of the type of person who is ready to possess, or rule over,...
  • Chapters 11-13 record Israel's rejection of her Messiah and its consequences. Opposition continued to build, but Jesus announced new revelation in view of hardened unbelief."The Evangelist has carefully presented the credenti...
  • Even John the Baptist had doubts about whether Jesus was really the promised Messiah."Matthew includes the record of this interrogation for at least two reasons. First, the questioning of Jesus by John, a representative of th...
  • John had borne witness to Jesus, and now Jesus bore witness to John. In doing so Jesus pointed to Himself as the person who would bring in the kingdom.11:7-8 As John's disciples were leaving, Jesus took the opportunity to spe...
  • These verses further explain John the Baptist's crucial place in God's kingdom program.11:12-13 These verses record Jesus' description of the condition of the kingdom when He spoke these words. The days of John to the present...
  • Jesus proceeded to describe the Jews' reaction to John and Himself more fully to clarify their opposition.11:16-17 The generation Jesus spoke of consisted of the Jews to whom He offered the kingdom (cf. vv. 20-24; 12:39, 41-4...
  • One indication of Israel's opposition to her King was the antagonism she displayed toward John and Jesus' methods (vv. 2-19). Another was her indifference to Jesus' message. Jesus and His disciples had preached and healed thr...
  • This invitation is a sign of Israel's rejection of her King since with it Jesus invited those who had believed in Him to separate themselves from unbelieving Israel and to follow Him. In verses 20-24 Jesus addressed the conde...
  • The immediate connection between this section and what precedes is twofold. The first is the theme of rising opposition (11:2-13:53), and the second is the heavy yoke of Pharisaic tradition that made the Israelites weary and ...
  • Matthew concluded the two accounts of the Pharisees' conflict with Jesus over Sabbath observance. He did so with a summary of His ministry that shows He fulfilled messianic prophecy. Jesus' tranquillity and gentleness in this...
  • 12:22 "Then"(Gr. tote) does not demand a close chronological connection with what precedes (cf. 2:7; 11:20). The Greek text describes the man's afflictions in terms that show that his demon possession produced his blindness a...
  • "The die is cast. The religious leaders have openly declared their opposition to their Messiah. The people of Israel are amazed at the power of Jesus and His speech, but they fail to recognize Him as their King. Not seeing th...
  • Matthew linked this parabolic teaching with the controversy in chapter 12 by using the phrase "on that day"(NASB) or "that same day"(NIV, Gr. en te hemera ekeine). These parables were a response to Israel's rejection of her K...
  • Matthew leaves the reader with the impression from this concluding transition, as well as from the structure of the discourse, that Jesus related all the preceding parables at one time. This was apparently the case. Jesus now...
  • 16:1 Matthew introduced the Pharisees and Sadducees with one definite article in the Greek text. Such a construction implies that they acted together. That is remarkable since they were political and theological enemies (cf. ...
  • 16:13 The district of Caesarea Philippi lay 25 miles north of Galilee. Its inhabitants were mainly Gentiles. Herod Philip II, the tetrarch of the region, had enlarged a smaller town on the site at the foot of Mt. Hermon.619He...
  • 16:18 "I say to you"(cf. 5:18, 20, 22, 28, 32, 34, 39, 44; 8:10) may imply that Jesus would continue the revelation the Father had begun. However the phrase occurs elsewhere where that contrast is not in view. Undoubtedly it ...
  • 18:1-2 The writer introduced and concluded this discourse, as he did the others, with statements suggesting that Jesus delivered this address on one specific occasion (cf. 5:1; 7:28-29). The last two discourses in Matthew wer...
  • The major sub-theme of this discourse is offenses (Gr. skandalon, stumbling blocks). The humble disciple will be careful not to put a stumbling block in the path of another disciple as that one proceeds toward the kingdom.18:...
  • The three parables in this series are similar to three concentric circles in their scope. The scope of the parable of the two sons encompassed Israel's leaders (21:28-32). The parable of the wicked tenant farmers exposed the ...
  • "But"introduces the transition from the words to the disciples that preceded (vv. 1-12). The scribes and Pharisees had taken the exact opposite position on Jesus' person than the disciples had. Consequently their futures woul...
  • Jesus concluded the Olivet Discourse with further revelation about the judgment that will take place at the end of the present age when He returns. He had referred to it often in the discourse, but now He made it a special su...
  • 26:6-7 This event evidently happened on the previous Saturday evening (John 12:1).971The reference to two days before the Passover in verse 2 dates the plot to seize Jesus, not the anointing in Simon's house.972Apparently He ...
  • Matthew omitted Jesus' hearing before Annas (John 18:12-14, 19-23). Quite possibly Annas lived in one wing of the same building in which the Sanhedrin met.102826:57 Josephus wrote that the building in which the Sanhedrin norm...
  • Whereas the chief priests used bribe money to commission the soldiers to spread lies, the resurrected Jesus used the promise of His power and presence to commission His disciples to spread the gospel.1091This is the final add...
  • Abbott-Smith, G. A. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1937.Albright, W. F. and Mann, C. S. Matthew. The Anchor Bible series. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971.Alford, Henry. The Greek Testa...
  • 1:8-9 Zechariah was serving God faithfully by discharging some temple function as a member of his priestly division. There were so many priests then that the great privilege of offering incense on the golden incense altar in ...
  • The theme of discipleship training continues in this section of verses. The 70 disciples that Jesus sent out contrast with the three men Luke just finished presenting (9:57-62). This was a second mission on which Jesus sent a...
  • This incident followed the preceding one immediately (v. 21). The subject of joy continues, and the section on the responsibilities and rewards of discipleship reaches its climax here. Jesus expressed His joy to the Father in...
  • The response of the Samaritans to Jesus was considerably more positive than the response of the Jews had been (1:11; 2:23-25). This would prove true as Jesus' ministry continued to progress.4:39 Harvesting followed the arriva...
  • 7:14 Toward the middle of the week Jesus began teaching publicly in the temple. This verse sets the scene for what follows immediately.7:15 It was quite common for Jewish males to read and write. The people do not appear to h...
  • Jesus proceeded to expound further on some of the themes that He had introduced in His teaching on the vine and the branches (vv. 1-8). The subject moves generally from the believing disciple's relationship with God to his or...
  • Jesus had discussed the Father's unity with the Son, the Son's unity with His disciples, and the disciples' unity with one another, as recorded in this chapter. It was natural then that He should also address the disciples' r...
  • 17:1 "These things Jesus spoke"(NASB, Gr. tauta elalesen Iesous) clearly connects what follows with what Jesus had just been saying (cf. 14:25; 16:1, 4, 25, 33). Lifting up the eyes to heaven indicated prayer, as did Jesus' w...
  • 15:6 Evidently a large group of people observed the meeting that the church convened to debate the issue (vv. 12, 22).60915:7-9 First, spokesmen for each side presented arguments pro and con. Then Peter rose and reminded thos...
  • Paul began his explanation of the believer's relationship to sin by expounding the implications of our union with Christ (6:1-14). He had already spoken of this in 5:12-21 regarding justification, but now he showed how that u...
  • Paul concluded this first major section of the epistle (1:10-4:21) by reasserting his apostolic authority, which had led to his correcting the Corinthians' shameful conduct and carnal theology. He changed the metaphor again a...
  • Paul began by comparing the way of love and the way of knowledge to show their relative importance.8:1 The key phrase peri de("now concerning"or "now about") as well as a change in subject matter mark off a new section of thi...
  • 6:2 In view of the context probably the burden Paul had in mind was an excessive burden of particular temptation and struggle with the flesh (cf. Rom. 15:1). This could be a burden caused by social, economic, spiritual, or ot...
  • "After centuries of Christian teaching, we scarcely appreciate the revolutionary nature of Paul's views on family life set forth in this passage. Among the Jews of his day, as also among the Romans and the Greeks, women were ...
  • The writer returned again from exhortation to exposition. He now posed the alternatives of rest and peril that confronted the new people of God, Christians.127The writer warned his readers so they would not fail to enter into...
  • Whereas verses 19-21 stress the importance of listening to the Word, verses 22-25 emphasize the necessity of putting the Word into practice, applying it.1:22 Doing the Word of God in this context means persevering in God's wi...
  • The real qualifications of a teacher (v. 1) are wisdom (the ability to view life from God's perspective) and understanding (mental perception and comprehension).145We can perceive understanding in others quite easily, but wis...
  • Peter proceeded to address the situation of Christians working under the authority of others."The unusual fact, unnoticed by most Bible readers, is that he [Peter], along with Paul (1 Cor. 7:21; Eph. 6:5-8; Col. 3:22-25; 1 Ti...
  • 4:21 Furthermore, God commanded us to love both Himself and our brothers, not just Himself (2:3; 3:23-24; 5:3). Here is another false claim (cf. 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9, 22; 5:10)."Much verbal expression of devotion for the per...
  • The Apostle John wrote these opening verses to introduce to his readers the main subject dealt with in this book and his purpose for writing it.1:1 "The revelation of Jesus Christ"is the subject of this book. "Revelation"mean...
  • An invitation preceded the promise, as in all the letters to follow (cf. 1:3). Jesus was the only person to issue this invitation in Scripture. The Gospels also record Him doing so seven times (Matt. 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9...
  • Even though believing Jews will suffer persecution at this time, God will still get His message out. Two witnesses will be especially significant at this time. Valid testimony required two witnesses under the Old Covenant (De...
  • On the one hand, the return of Jesus Christ to the earth is the climax of all that has preceded. On the other, it is the first of seven final things that John saw and recorded. These things were Christ's return, Satan's captu...
  • 20:11 This "And I saw"introduces something else John saw in this vision (cf. 19:11, 17, 19; 20:1, 4, 12; 21:1, 2). The continuation of chronological progression seems clear from the continued use of "And"to introduce new info...
  • 22:8 John resumed addressing the reader, which he had not done since 1:1, 4, and 9. He affirmed the angel's words that the prophecy was genuine. He himself had heard and had seen the things that he had recorded (cf. Dan. 8:15...
  • 22:12 Jesus Christ repeated His promise to return soon (v. 7, cf. 1:3; 22:20)."Nowhere is a date set, nor was there any definite promise that the consummation would occur within the lifetime of the first century Christians. N...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Matthew 9-28
  • Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3. And said unto Him, Art Thou He that should come, or do we look for another? 4. Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John ag...
  • Then began He to upbraid the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, because they repented not.'--Matt. 11:20.THESE words, and the woes which they introduce, are found in another connection in Luke's Gospel. He att...
  • 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.'--Matt. 11:25.WHEN Jesus was about to cure one dumb man, He lifted up His eyes...
  • Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29. 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.'--Matt. 11:28-29.ONE does n...
  • 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. 2. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto Him. Behold, Thy disciples do t...
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