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Matthew 11

Matthew 11 — Overview

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

, John sends his disciples to Christ; , Christ’s testimony concerning John; , The perverse judgment of the people; , Christ upbraids Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; , and praising his Father’s wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple, .

he calls to him all such as feel the burden of their sins.

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