The Strand Study Bible

MATTHEW 11:1

MATTHEW 11:24

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9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, 5 and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, 6 Be- hold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which 7 was for to come. 15 8 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their 9 fellows, 17 And saying, 10 We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; 11 we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The 12 SON OF MAN came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, 13 a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. Severe judgment for unbelief 20 14 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty 15 works were done, because they repented not: 21 Woe unto thee, 16 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 17 in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, 18 It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the 19 DAY OF JUDGMENT , than for you. P 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, 20 which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That 21 it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the 12 DAY OF JUDGMENT , than for thee . P

1. Mt 4:12 & 14:1-3 2. or, “the Christ” - Deut 18:15-18 3. Isa 53:4 & Mt 8:14-17 4. Isa 61:1 & Lk 4:18-19 5. Lk 1:76 6. Quoted from the OT - Mal 3:1 7. or, “was prophesised” - Mal 4:5-6 8. Mk 7:16 & Lk 8:8 & 14:35 & Rev 2:7, 11,17,29 & 3:6,13,22 & 13:9 9. or, “peers” 10. that is, “We tried to reach you with the Gospel by being jovial” 11. that is, “We tried to reach you with the Gospel by being serious” 12. Dan 7:13-14 13. Mt 9:10 & Lk 7:34

Matthew 11 CHRIST’S third tour of Galilee Date - AD 30

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. READ NEXT - Matthew 14:1 - 18:35 The disciples of John question CHRIST (S/A - Lk 7:18-35) 2 1 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 2 HE that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 3 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, 4 and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he , whosoever shall not be offended in me.

14. Lk 10:13-15 15. or, “miracles” 16. Mt 14:13-21 17. Jonah 3:5-6 18. Mt 10:15 19. Fulfilled - Rev 20:11-15 (Christ’s White Throne Judgment) 20. Lk 4:33-41 & 5:17-26 & 7:1-10 & 8:40-56 & Mt 9:27-34 21. Mt 10:15

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John’s disciples come to Galilee to see Jesus Map #14 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

11:6 In essence, what our Lord was saying to John was, “I know you sacrificed an entire lifetime for Me, and now you find your- self awaiting martyrdom in jail. However, faith in my Word, not in my ways, John, is what matters to Me. You either get to know