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1وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلَ يَسُوعُ أَمْرَهُ لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ الاِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ لِيُعَلِّمَ وَيَكْرِزَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ.2أَمَّا يُوحَنَّا فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِأَعْمَالِ المَسِيحِ أَرْسَلَ اثْنَيْنِ مِنْ تَلاَمِيذِهِ،3وَقَالَ لَهُ: أَنْتَ هُوَ الآتِي أَمْ نَنْتَظِرُ آخَرَ؟4فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمَا: اذْهَبَا وَأَخْبِرَا يُوحَنَّا بِمَا تَسْمَعَانِ وَتَنْظُرَانِ:5اَلْعُمْيُ يُبْصِرُونَ وَالْعُرْجُ يَمْشُونَ وَالْبُرْصُ يُطَهَّرُونَ وَالصُّمُّ يَسْمَعُونَ وَالمَوْتَى يَقُومُونَ وَالمَسَاكِينُ يُبَشَّرُونَ.6وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ لاَ يَعْثُرُ فِيَّ.

7وَبَيْنَمَا ذَهَبَ هَذَانِ ابْتَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَقُولُ لِلْجُمُوعِ عَنْ يُوحَنَّا: مَاذَا خَرَجْتُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ لِتَنْظُرُوا؟ أَقَصَبَةً تُحَرِّكُهَا الرِّيحُ؟8لَكِنْ مَاذَا خَرَجْتُمْ لِتَنْظُرُوا؟ أَإِنْسَاناً لاَبِساً ثِيَاباً نَاعِمَةً؟ هُوَذَا الَّذِينَ يَلْبَسُونَ الثِّيَابَ النَّاعِمَةَ هُمْ فِي بُيُوتِ المُلُوكِ.9لَكِنْ مَاذَا خَرَجْتُمْ لِتَنْظُرُوا؟ أَنَبِيّاً؟ نَعَمْ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ، وَأَفْضَلَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ.10فَإِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي كُتِبَ عَنْهُ: "هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُ أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ مَلاَكِي الَّذِي يُهَيِّئُ طَرِيقَكَ قُدَّامَكَ".11اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَمْ يَقُمْ بَيْنَ المَوْلُودِينَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يُوحَنَّا المَعْمَدَانِ، وَلَكِنَّ الأَصْغَرَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ.12وَمِنْ أَيَّامِ يُوحَنَّا المَعْمَدَانِ إِلَى الآنَ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ يُغْصَبُ، وَالْغَاصِبُونَ يَخْتَطِفُونَهُ.13لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالنَّامُوسَ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا تَنَبَّأُوا.14وَإِنْ أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَقْبَلُوا: فَهَذَا هُوَ إِيلِيَّا المُزْمِعُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ.15مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ فَلْيَسْمَعْ.

16وَبِمَنْ أُشَبِّهُ هَذَا الْجِيلَ؟ يُشْبِهُ أَوْلاَداً جَالِسِينَ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ يُنَادُونَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِمْ17وَيَقُولُونَ: زَمَّرْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَرْقُصُوا، نُحْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَلْطِمُوا.18لأَنَّهُ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا لاَ يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْرَبُ، فَيَقُولُونَ: فِيهِ شَيْطَانٌ.19جَاءَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ، فَيَقُولُونَ: هُوَذَا إِنْسَانٌ أَكُولٌ وَشِرِّيبُ خَمْرٍ، مُحِبٌّ لِلْعَشَّارِينَ وَالْخُطَاةِ، وَالْحِكْمَةُ تَبَرَّرَتْ مِنْ بَنِيهَا.

يسوع يوبّخ المدن العاصية

20حِينَئِذٍ ابْتَدَأَ يُوَبِّخُ المُدُنَ الَّتِي صُنِعَتْ فِيهَا أَكْثَرُ قُوَّاتِهِ لأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَتُبْ:21وَيْلٌ لَكِ، يَا كُورَزِين،ُ وَيْلٌ لَكِ، يَا بَيْتَ صَيْدَا. لأَنَّهُ لَوْ صُنِعَتْ فِي صُورَ وَصَيْدَاءَ الْقُوَّاتُ المَصْنُوعَةُ فِيكُمَا لَتَابَتَا قَدِيماً فِي المُسُوحِ وَالرَّمَادِ.22وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ صُورَ وَصَيْدَاءَ تَكُونُ لَهُمَا حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ احْتِمَالاً يَوْمَ الدِّينِ مِمَّا لَكُمَا.23وَأَنْتِ، يَا كَفْرَنَاحُومَ المُرْتَفِعَةَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، سَتُهْبَطِينَ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، لأَنَّهُ لَوْ صُنِعَتْ فِي سَدُومَ الْقُوَّاتُ المَصْنُوعَةُ فِيكِ لَبَقِيَتْ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.24وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ أَرْضَ سَدُومَ تَكُونُ لَهَا حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ احْتِمَالاً يَوْمَ الدِّينِ مِمَّا لَكِ.

يسوع يمجد الله وينادي المتْعَبِين الى راحته

25فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ: أَحْمَدُكَ، أَيُّهَا الآبُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، لأَنَّكَ أَخْفَيْتَ هَذِهِ عَنِ الْحُكَمَاءِ وَالْفُهَمَاءِ وَأَعْلَنْتَهَا لِلأَطْفَالِ.26نَعَمْ، أَيُّهَا الآبُ، لأَنْ هَكَذَا صَارَتِ المَسَرَّةُ أَمَامَكَ.27كُلُّ شَيْءٍ قَدْ دُفِعَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَبِي، وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَعْرِفُ الاِبْنَ إِلاَّ الآبُ، وَلاَ أَحَدٌ يَعْرِفُ الآبَ إِلاَّ الاِبْنُ وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الاِبْنُ أَنْ يُعْلِنَ لَهُ.28تَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ، يَا جَمِيعَ المُتْعَبِينَ وَالثَّقِيلِي الأَحْمَالِ، وَأَنَا أُرِيحُكُمْ.29اِحْمِلُوا نِيرِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنِّي، لأَنِّي وَدِيعٌ وَمُتَوَاضِعُ الْقَلْبِ، فَتَجِدُوا رَاحَةً لِنُفُوسِكُمْ.30لأَنَّ نِيرِي هَيِّنٌ وَحِمْلِي خَفِيفٌ.

1And 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.2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.7And 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?8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.11Verily 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.12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:21Woe unto thee, 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 in sackcloth and ashes.22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.25At that time Jesus answered and said, 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.26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.