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John Sends Men to Ask Jesus a Question(Lk. 7:18-35)

¹When Jesus finished these instructions for his twelve followers, he left there. He went to the towns in Galilee to teach the people and tell them God's message.
²When John was in prison, he heard about the things that were happening - things the Messiaha would do. So he sent some of his followers to Jesus. ³They asked him, "Are you the one we have been expecting, or should we wait for someone else?"
⁴Jesus answered, "Go tell John what you have heard and seen: ⁵The blind can see. The crippled can walk. People with leprosyb are healed. The deaf can hear. The dead are brought back to life. And the Good Newsc is being told to the poor. ⁶Great blessings belong to those who don't have a problem accepting me."
⁷When John's followers left, Jesus began talking to the people about John. He said, "What did you people go out to the desert to see? Someone who is weak, like a stem of grassd blowing in the wind? ⁸Really, what did you expect to see? Someone dressed in fine clothes? Of course not. People who wear fine clothes are all in kings' palaces. ⁹So what did you go out to see? A prophete? Yes, John is a prophete. But I tell you, he is more than that. ¹⁰This Scripturef was written about him:

'Listen! I will send my messenger ahead of you.
He will prepare the way for you.'g

¹¹"The truth is that John the Baptizerh is greater than anyone who has ever come into this world. But even the least important person in God's kingdomi is greater than John. ¹²Since the time John the Baptizer came until now, God's kingdom has been going forward stronglyj. And people have been trying to take control of it by force. ¹³Before John came, the Law of Mosesk and all the prophets told about the things that would happen. ¹⁴And if you believe what they said, then John is Elijahl. He is the one they said would come. ¹⁵You people who hear me, listen!
¹⁶"What can I say about the people who live today? What are they like? The people today are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group of children calls to the other group,

¹⁷'We played flute music for you, but you did not dance;
we sang a funeral song, but you were not sad.'

¹⁸Why do I say people are like that? Because John came, not eating like other people or drinking wine, and people say, 'He has a demonm inside him.' ¹⁹The Son of Mann came eating and drinking, and people say, 'Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He's a friend of tax collectorso and other sinners.' But wisdom is shown to be right by what it does."

Jesus Warns People Who Refuse to Believe(Lk. 10:13-15) ²⁰Then Jesus criticized the cities where he did most of his miraclesp. He criticized these cities because the people there did not change their lives and stop sinning. ²¹Jesus said, "It will be bad for you Chorazinq! It will be bad for you Bethsaidar! I did many miracles in you. If these same miracles had happened in Tyres and Sidont, the people there would have changed their lives a long time ago. They would have worn sackclothu and put ashes on themselves to show that they were sorry for their sins. ²²But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be worse for you than for Tyre and Sidon.
²³"And you, Capernaumv, will you be lifted up to heaven? No! You will be thrown down to the place of death. I did many miracles in you. If these same miracles had happened in Sodomw, the people there would have stopped sinning, and it would still be a city today. ²⁴But I tell you, it will be worse for you in the day of judgment than for Sodom."

Jesus Offers Rest to His People(Lk. 10:21-22) ²⁵Then Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I am thankful that you have hidden these things from those who are so wise and so smart. But you have shown them to people who are like little children. ²⁶Yes, Father, you did this because it's what you really wanted to do.
²⁷"My Father has given me everything. No one knows the Son - only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father - only the Son knows the Father. And the only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.
²⁸"Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest. ²⁹Accept my teachingx. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. ³⁰Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is light."

^aMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
^bleprosy A very bad skin disease. The word in the text has a broad sense, which may include many different types of skin disease.
^cGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
^d11:7 stem of grass Literally, “reed.”
^eprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
^fScripture Part of the Scriptures or “Holy Writings” - the Old Testament.
^gMalachi 3:1
^hJohn the Baptizer The man God chose to tell people about Christ’s coming and to prepare them by warning them to change their lives and by baptizing them (see “baptize”) as a sign of their decision to change. Read Mt. 3; Mk. 1:1-11; Lk. 1:5-25, 57-80; 3:1-18.
ⁱGod’s kingdom The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.)
^j11:12 has been … strongly Or “has suffered violence.”
^kMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called “the Law of Moses.”
^l11:14 Elijah See Mal. 4:5-6.
^mdemon An evil spirit from the devil.
ⁿSon of Man The name that Jesus most often used for himself. The phrase in Hebrew or Aramaic means “human being” or “mankind,” but in Dan. 7:13-14 it is used of a future savior and king, and this was later understood to be the Messiah, the one God would send to save his people.
^otax collector A Jew hired by the Romans to collect taxes. Tax collectors often cheated, and the other Jews hated them.
^pmiracle An amazing act done by the power of God.
^qChorazin A town by Lake Galilee that Jesus visited during his teaching ministry and where he performed many miracles.
^rBethsaida A town by Lake Galilee that Jesus visited during his teaching ministry and where he performed many miracles.
^sTyre A non-Jewish city on the coast of Phoenicia (modern Lebanon).
^tSidon A non-Jewish city on the coast of Phoenicia (modern Lebanon).
^usackcloth A rough cloth made from animal hair that people sometimes wore to show sadness.
^vCapernaum A town on the northern shore of Lake Galilee where Jesus often spent time and taught.
^wSodom A city that God destroyed, together with the city of Gomorrah, because the people living there were so evil. See Gen. 19.
^x11:29 Accept my teaching Literally, “Take my yoke upon you.” A yoke was put on the neck of a work animal for pulling a load. It was a Jewish symbol for the law. See Acts 15:10; Gal. 5:1.