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Text -- Matthew 11:1-21 (NET)
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11:1 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples , he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns .
Jesus and John the Baptist
11:2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:
11:3 “Are you the one who is to come , or should we look for another ?”
11:4 Jesus answered them , “Go tell John what you hear and see :
11:5 The blind see , the lame walk , lepers are cleansed , the deaf hear , the dead are raised , and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
11:6 Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me .”
11:7 While they were going away , Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John : “What did you go out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken by the wind ?
11:8 What did you go out to see ? A man dressed in fancy clothes ? Look , those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings !
11:9 What did you go out to see ? A prophet ? Yes , I tell you , and more than a prophet .
11:10 This is the one about whom it is written : ‘Look , I am sending my messenger ahead of you , who will prepare your way before you .’
11:11 “I tell you the truth , among those born of women , no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist . Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is .
11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence , and forceful people lay hold of it .
11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.
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 .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PAPYRUS |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
John |
CHRONOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Impenitence |
Elijah |
John the Baptist |
Unbelief |
MIRACLE |
Gospel |
Reed |
Prophecy |
GAMES |
Chorazin |
Lord's Prayer |
Miracles |
Poor |
SALVATION |
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NET Notes -> Mat 11:1; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:2; Mat 11:3; Mat 11:4; Mat 11:4; Mat 11:5; Mat 11:6; Mat 11:7; Mat 11:7; Mat 11:8; Mat 11:8; Mat 11:8; Mat 11:9; Mat 11:10; Mat 11:10; Mat 11:11; Mat 11:11; Mat 11:12; Mat 11:12; Mat 11:13; Mat 11:15; Mat 11:16; Mat 11:16; Mat 11:17; Mat 11:17; Mat 11:18; Mat 11:19; Mat 11:19; Mat 11:19; Mat 11:19; Mat 11:19; Mat 11:20; Mat 11:21; Mat 11:21; Mat 11:21; Mat 11:21; Mat 11:21; Mat 11:21
NET Notes: Mat 11:1 Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “i...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:2 Grk “sending by his disciples he said to him.” The words “a question” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
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NET Notes: Mat 11:3 Aspects of Jesus’ ministry may have led John to question whether Jesus was the promised stronger and greater one who is to come that he had prea...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:4 What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19;...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:5 Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between th...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:7 There is a debate as to whether one should read this figuratively (“to see someone who is easily blown over?”) or literally (Grk “to...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:9 John the Baptist is “more” because he introduces the one (Jesus) who brings the new era. The term is neuter, but may be understood as masc...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:10 The quotation is primarily from Mal 3:1 with pronouns from Exod 23:20. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvati...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:11 After John comes a shift of eras. The new era is so great that the lowest member of it (the one who is least in the kingdom of God) is greater than th...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:12 Or “the kingdom of heaven is forcibly entered and violent people take hold of it.” For a somewhat different interpretation of this passage...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:15 The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let hi...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:16 Grk “who call out to one another, saying.” The participle λέγουσιν (legousin) is redundant in cont...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:17 The verb ἐθρηνήσαμεν (eqrhnhsamen) refers to the loud wailing and lamenting used to mourn the...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:18 John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.
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NET Notes: Mat 11:19 Most witnesses (B2 C D L Θ Ë1 33 Ï lat) have “children” (τέκνων, teknwn) here instead of R...
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NET Notes: Mat 11:20 The Greek word here is πόλις (polis) which can be translated “city” or “town.” “Cities” w...
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