And it was that when Y'shua finished instructing his twelve disciples, he moved from there to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

Now Yochanan, when he heard in the house of prisoners the works of the Mashiyach, sent by the hand of his disciples,

and said to him: Are you the one who is coming, or are we waiting for another?

Y'shua answered and said to them: Go, tell Yochanan the things that you hear and see:

the blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise, and the poor are given good news:

and blessed is the one who is not stumbled in me.

And when they went, Y'shua began to say to the crowds about Yochanan: What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

And if not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Look, those who wear soft robes are in the houses of kings.

And if not, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

For this is he of whom it is written: Look, I send my messenger before your face, that he may prepare the way before you.

Amen I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than Yochanan the Immerser; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of Yochanan the Immerser until now, the kingdom of heaven is driven by force, and the forceful seize it.

For all the prophets and the Torah prophesied until Yochanan.

And if you are willing, receive that this is Eliyahu who was about to come.

Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in the marketplace and call to their companions,

and say, We sang to you, and you did not dance; we wailed to you, and you did not lament.

For Yochanan came, not eating and not drinking, and they say, A demon is in him.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Look, a gluttonous man and a wine drinker, and a friend of tax collectors and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her works.

Then Y'shua began to reproach the cities in which his many mighty works were done, and they did not repent.

And he was saying, Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Beth-Tsayda! For if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tsur and Tsidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.

But I say to you, that for Tsur and Tsidon it will be more comfortable in the day of judgment than for you.

And you, Kfar-Nachum, who were lifted up to heaven, will be brought down to Sheol. For if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have stood to this day.

But I say to you, that for the land of Sodom it will be more comfortable in the day of judgment than for you.

At that time Y'shua answered and said: I thank you, my Father, Master of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and the knowing, and revealed them to little children.

Yes, my Father, for so was the will before you.

Everything has been handed over to me by my Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father. Also no one knows the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal him.

Come to me, all you who are weary and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, that I am gentle and humble in my heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

for my yoke is pleasant and my burden is light.