Matthew 11 is the eleventh chapter in the

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in the

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section of the Christian

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. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in

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Text

The original text was written in

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

. This chapter is divided into 30 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: *

Papyrus 70 Papyrus 70 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓70, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 2:13-16; 2:22-3:1; 11:26-27; 12:4-5; ...

(3rd century; extant verses 26-27) *

Codex Vaticanus The Codex Vaticanus ( The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Vat. gr. 1209), designated by siglum B or 03 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 1 ( von Soden), is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old ...

(325-350) *

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...

(330-360; complete) *

Papyrus 62 Papyrus 62 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓62, known also as ‘‘Papyrus Osloensis’’, is a copy of the New Testament and Septuagint in Greek-Coptic. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew and Book of Daniel. Th ...

(4th century; extant verses 25-30; also contains verses 25-29 in the

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) * Papyrus 19 (4th/5th century; extant verses 1–5) * Codex Bezae (~400) * Codex Washingtonianus (~400) *

Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus The Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (Paris, National Library of France, Greek 9) designated by the siglum C or 04 {in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 3 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a ma ...

(~450; complete) *

Codex Purpureus Rossanensis The Rossano Gospels, designated by 042 or Σ (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 18 ( Soden), held at the cathedral of Rossano in Italy, is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript Gospel Book written following the reconquest of the Italian penins ...

(6th century) *

Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus, designated by N or 022 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 19 ( Soden), is a Greek New Testament codex containing the four Gospels. It has been paleographically dated to the 6th century. Codex Petropolitanus Pu ...

(6th century; extant verses 4-30) *

Codex Sinopensis The Sinope Gospels, designated by O or 023 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 21 ( Soden), also known as the Codex Sinopensis, is a fragment of a 6th-century illuminated Greek Gospel Book. Along with the Rossano Gospels, the Sinope Gospels has ...

(6th century; extant verses 5-12)

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to the other

gospels Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

): * Matthew 11:1 = Ministry of Jesus (continuation of Matthew 10:34- 42) (; ; ) * Matthew 11:2- 19 =

Messengers from John the Baptist The messengers who came from John the Baptist to Jesus are referred to in and in the New Testament. Their deputation to meet with Jesus is recounted after the Baptism of Jesus, when John is in prison in the fort of Machaerus and hears of the wo ...

() * Matthew 11:20– 24 = Cursing Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum () * Matthew 11:25– 30 = Praising the Father () The

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organises this chapter as follows: * = John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus * = Woe to the Impenitent Cities * = Jesus gives True Rest

John the Baptist sent messengers to Jesus

Verses 2 to 6 relate to John the Baptist's enquiry about Jesus, relayed by his messengers. Verses 7 to 19 recount Jesus' assessment of John's ministry.

Verses 2–3

:''Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,'' :''And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?'' Some translations use descriptive words to refer to the expected

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: "the one who is to come" (

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, New Heart English Bible), or "the one we are waiting for" (

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), whereas other translations render the gr, ο ερχομενος, ''ho erchomenos'', as a title: "the Expected One" ( New American Standard Bible), "the Coming One" (

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Verses 20-24

Having set out in verse 1 "to teach and to preach in their cities", verses 20-24 give an account of Jesus' condemnation of the cities of

for their refusal to repent. Jesus worked most of his miracles or "deeds of power" in these cities.

Verse 25

:''At that time, Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.'' German Protestant theologian Karl Theodor Keim called this text a "pearl of the sayings of Jesus".

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has noted with support that

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"often pointed out that the

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must remain attentive to the faith lived by the humble and the small, to whom it pleased the Father to reveal that which He had hidden from the learned and the wise”.

Verse 27

:''All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.'' The

Jerusalem Bible ''The Jerusalem Bible'' (JB or TJB) is an English translation of the Bible published in 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd. As a Catholic Bible, it includes 73 books: the 39 books shared with the Hebrew Bible, along with the seven deuterocanonical ...

suggests that this verse has "a Johannine flavour", observing that "awareness of Christ's divine sonship exists in the deepest stratum of the synoptic tradition as well as in ohn"

Verse 28

:''Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,'' :: ''and I will give you rest.'' "Come unto me" ( gr, δεῦτε πρός με, ''deute pros me''): also in , where the gr, δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, ''deute opiso mou'', is often translated as "follow me".e.g. King James Version, Revised Standard Version In verse 28 there is less thought of the process of coming than in the very similar invitation in .Joseph S. Exell; Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones (Editors). The

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. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890.

Old manuscripts

Papyrus 62 Papyrus 62 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓62, known also as ‘‘Papyrus Osloensis’’, is a copy of the New Testament and Septuagint in Greek-Coptic. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew and Book of Daniel. Th ...
(4th century)

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Uses

Music

The

King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an Bible translations into English, English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and publis ...

of verses 28–30 from this chapter are cited as texts in the English-language

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" by

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(HWV 56).

References

External links

* * King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate''Online Bible'' at GospelHall.org
(ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Multiple bible versions at ''Bible Gateway''
(NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.) {{Matthew 11 Gospel of Matthew chapters Bethsaida Phoenicians in the New Testament Chorazin Capernaum