but you did not cry."

18For when John came, he did not eat or drink, and they said, "He has a demon in him." 19And the Son of Man came, eating and drinking, and they said, "Behold, a man who loves to eat and drink wine, and is friends with tax collectors and sinners." But wisdom is justified by its works[119]."

Woe to the unrepentant

20Then Jesus rebuked the cities in which he had performed many of his miracles for not repenting: 21"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If in Tyre, in Sidon, they had seen the miracles that have happened among you, they would have repented long ago, dressed in sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on their heads. 22 And I say unto you, Sidon and Tyre shall have it easier on the Day of Judgment than unto you. 23And you, Capernaum, think that they will exalt you to heaven? No. You will be cast down to hell. For if in Sodom the miracles that were done in you were performed, it would stand even now; 24I say to you, it will be easier for the land of Sodom on the Day of Judgment than for you."

Christ's Attention to the Small and the Simple

25Then Jesus said: "Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden all these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them as simple as children. 26Yes, Father, for it has pleased Thee!

27All things have been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. neither does anyone know the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son wants to reveal.

28Come to me, all you who bear a heavy burden of labor and care, and I will give you rest. 29Take upon you the yoke of my commandments, and learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy to bear, and my burden is light."

The Question of the Sabbath

12 It came to pass that Jesus was passing through the sown fields on the Sabbath day. His disciples, being hungry, began to pluck the ears of grain and eat the grain. 2The Pharisees saw this and said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what you cannot do on the Sabbath."

3He asked them, "Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? 4 How did he enter God's house and eat the bread that is laid before God, bread that was not to be eaten by him or by those who were with him, but only by the priests? 5Or have you not read in the Law that the priests themselves break the Sabbath in the Temple on the Sabbath, but this is not imputed to them? 6But I say to you, there is something more here than the Temple! 7 If you had understood the meaning of the words of the Scriptures, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice,"[121] you would not have condemned the innocent. 8For the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath."

9Jesus left the place and came to their synagogue. 10There was a man with a withered hand. Jesus was asked to accuse Him: "Is it permissible to heal on the Sabbath?"

11He answered: "If one of you has a single sheep falling into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not pull it out? 12Is a man not more precious than a sheep?! Therefore, it is possible to do good on the Sabbath."

E-13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" 14 And the Pharisees, when they came out of the synagogue, began to decide how they should deal with Jesus.