1158 | Matthew 11:23 day of judg ment than for you . 23 And you , Ca per na um , will you be lift ed to the heavens ? No , you will go down to Hades . a For if the mir a cles that were performed in you had been per formed in Sod om , it would have re mained to this day . 24 But I tell you that it will be more bear able for Sod om on the day of judgment than for you .”
The Father Revealed in the Son
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At that time Jesus said , “ I praise you , Fa ther , Lord of heav en and earth , because you have hid den these things from the wise and learned , and re vealed them to lit tle chil dren . 26 Yes , Fa ther , for this is what you were pleased to do .
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“ All things have been com mit ted to me by my Fa ther . No one knows the Son ex cept the Fa ther , and no one knows the Fa ther ex cept the Son and those to whom the Son choos es to re veal him .
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“ Come to me , all you who are wea ry and bur dened , and I will give you rest .
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me , for I am gen tle and hum ble in heart , and you will find rest for your souls . 30 For my yoke is easy and my bur den is light .”
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sab bath . His disci ples were hun gry and be gan to pick some heads of grain and eat them .
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When the Phar i sees saw this , they said to him , “ Look ! Your dis ci ples are do ing what is un law ful on the Sab bath .”
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He an swered , “ Haven ’ t you read what Da vid did when he and his com panions were hun gry ? 4 He en tered the house of God , and he and his com pan ions ate the con se crat ed bread — which was not law ful for them to do , but only for the priests .
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Or haven ’ t you read in the Law that the priests on Sab bath duty in the tem ple des e crate the Sab bath and yet are in no cent ? 6 I tell you that some thing great er than the tem ple is here . 7 If you had known what these words mean , ‘ I desire mercy , not sacrifice ,’ b you would not have con demned the in no cent . 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sab bath .”
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Go ing on from that place , he went into their syn a gogue , 10 and a man with a shriv eled hand was there . Look ing for a rea son to bring charges against Jesus , they asked him , “ Is it law ful to heal on the Sab bath ?”
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He said to them , “ If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath , will you not take hold of it and lift it out ? 12 How much more valu able is a per son than a sheep ! There fore it is law ful to do good on the Sab bath .”
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Then he said to the man , “ Stretch out your hand .” So he stretched it out and it was com plete ly re stored , just as sound as the oth er . 14 But the Phar i sees went out and plot ted how they might kill Jesus .
God ’ s Chosen Servant
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Aware of this , Jesus with drew from that place . A large crowd fol lowed him , and he healed all who were ill . 16 He warned them not to tell oth ers about him .
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This was to ful fill what was spo ken through the proph et Isa iah :
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“ Here is my servant whom I have chosen , the one I love , in whom I delight ;
I will put my Spirit on him , and he will proclaim justice to the nations .
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He will not quarrel or cry out ; no one will hear his voice in the streets .
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A bruised reed he will not break , and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out , till he has brought justice through to victory .
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In his name the nations will put their hope .” c
a 23 That is , the realm of the dead b 7 Hosea 6:6 c 21 Isaiah 42:1-4