New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 11:12-24
121From the daysG2250 of JohnG2491 the BaptistG910 untilG2193 nowG737 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 2suffersG971 violenceG971, and violentG973 menG973 3takeG726 it by forceG726. 13For allG3956 the prophetsG4396 and the LawG3551 prophesiedG4395 untilG2193 JohnG2491. 14And ifG1487 you are willingG2309 to acceptG1209 it, John himselfG846 is 4ElijahG2243 who 5was to comeG2064. 156He who hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, 7let him hearG191.
16“But to whatG5101 shall I compareG3666 thisG3778 generationG1074? It is likeG3664 childrenG3813 sittingG2521 in the marketG58 placesG58, whoG3739 callG4377 out to the otherG2087 children, 17and sayG3004, ‘We playedG832 the fluteG832 for you, and you did not danceG3738; we sangG2354 a dirgeG2354, and you did not 8mournG2875.’ 18For JohnG2491 cameG2064 neitherG3383 9eatingG2068 norG3383 10drinkingG4095, and they sayG3004, ‘11He hasG2192 a demonG1140!’ 19The SonG5207 of ManG444 cameG2064 eatingG2068 and drinkingG4095, and they sayG3004, ‘BeholdG2400, a gluttonousG5314 manG444 and a 12drunkardG3630, 13a friendG5384 of taxG5057 collectorsG5057 and 14sinnersG268!’ YetG2532 wisdomG4678 is vindicatedG1344 by her deedsG2041.”
20ThenG5119 He beganG757 to denounceG3679 the citiesG4172 in whichG3739 mostG4183 of His 1516miraclesG1411 were doneG1096, becauseG3754 they did not repentG3340. 21“17WoeG3759 to you, ChorazinG5523! WoeG3759 to you, 18BethsaidaG966! For ifG1487 the 19miraclesG1411 had occurredG1096 in 20TyreG5184 and 21SidonG4605 which occurredG1096 in you, they would have repentedG3340 longG3819 agoG3819 in 2223sackclothG4526 and ashesG4700. 22NeverthelessG4133 I sayG3004 to you, 24it will be moreG414 tolerableG414 for TyreG5184 and SidonG4605 in 25the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920 thanG2228 for you. 23And you, 26CapernaumG2746, will not be exaltedG5312 to heavenG3772, will you? You will 27descendG2597 to 28HadesG86; for ifG1487 the 29miraclesG1411 had occurredG1096 in 30SodomG4670 which occurredG1096 in you, it would have remainedG3306 to thisG4594 dayG4594. 24NeverthelessG4133 I sayG3004 to you that 31it will be moreG414 tolerableG414 for the landG1093 of 32SodomG4670 in the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920, thanG2228 for you.”
Notes
- 1. Matthew 11:12 Luke 16:16 ↩
- 2. Matthew 11:12 Or is forcibly entered ↩
- 3. Matthew 11:12 Or seize it for themselves ↩
- 4. Matthew 11:14 Mal 4:5; Matt 17:10-13; Mark 9:11-13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21 ↩
- 5. Matthew 11:14 Or is going to come ↩
- 6. Matthew 11:15 Matt 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8; 14:35; Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 ↩
- 7. Matthew 11:15 Or hear! Or listen! ↩
- 8. Matthew 11:17 Lit beat the breast ↩
- 9. Matthew 11:18 Matt 3:4 ↩
- 10. Matthew 11:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
- 11. Matthew 11:18 Matt 9:34; John 7:20; 8:48f, 52; 10:20 ↩
- 12. Matthew 11:19 Or wine-drinker ↩
- 13. Matthew 11:19 Matt 9:11; Luke 5:29-32; 15:2 ↩
- 14. Matthew 11:19 I.e. irreligious Jews ↩
- 15. Matthew 11:20 Or works of power ↩
- 16. Matthew 11:20 Luke 10:13-15 ↩
- 17. Matthew 11:21 Matt 11:21-23: Luke 10:13-15 ↩
- 18. Matthew 11:21 Mark 6:45; 8:22; Luke 9:10; John 1:44; 12:21 ↩
- 19. Matthew 11:21 Or works of power ↩
- 20. Matthew 11:21 Matt 11:22; 15:21; Mark 3:8; 7:24, 31; Luke 4:26; 6:17; Acts 12:20; 27:3 ↩
- 21. Matthew 11:21 Matt 11:22; 15:21; Mark 3:8; 7:24, 31; Luke 4:26; 6:17; Acts 12:20; 27:3 ↩
- 22. Matthew 11:21 I.e. symbols of mourning ↩
- 23. Matthew 11:21 Rev 11:3 ↩
- 24. Matthew 11:22 Matt 10:15; 11:24 ↩
- 25. Matthew 11:22 Matt 10:15; 12:36; Rev 20:11, 12 ↩
- 26. Matthew 11:23 Matt 4:13 ↩
- 27. Matthew 11:23 Is 14:13, 15; Ezek 26:20; 31:14; 32:18, 24 ↩
- 28. Matthew 11:23 Matt 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27, 31; Rev 1:18; 6:8; 20:13f ↩
- 29. Matthew 11:23 Or works of power ↩
- 30. Matthew 11:23 Matt 10:15 ↩
- 31. Matthew 11:24 Matt 10:15; 11:22 ↩
- 32. Matthew 11:24 Matt 10:15 ↩
Commentaries on Matthew 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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