--- title: "Matthew 11 - Study King James Bible with the fourfold gospel" description: "Read Matthew 11 with the fourfold gospel commentary. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now whe" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11" --- [ Read](/kjv/matthew/11)[ Commentary](/study/matthew/11)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/matthew/11) Audio 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is *he*, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 7 ¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft *clothing* are in kings’ houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is *he*, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive *it*, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 ¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 20 ¶ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 ¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and *he* to whomsoever the Son will reveal *him.* 28 ¶ Come unto me, all *ye* that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke *is* easy, and my burden is light. [Matthew 10](/study/matthew/10) [Matthew 12](/study/matthew/12) ## Commentary To verse 1 LXI. THIRD CIRCUIT OF GALILEE. THE TWELVE INSTRUCTED AND SENT FORTH. aMATT. IX. 35-38; X. 1, 5-42; XI. 1; bMARK VI. 6-13; cLUKE IX. 1-6. b**6 And he** a**Jesus** b**went about** a**all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner sickness and all manner of sickness.** [In the first circuit of Galilee some of the twelve accompanied Jesus as disciples (see [Mark 16:15](/kjv/mark/16/15)). As Jesus himself was sent only to the Jews, so during his days on earth he sent his disciples only to them.] **7 As ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.** [It was set up about a year later, on the day of Pentecost, under the direction of the Holy Spirit-- [Acts 2:1-4](/kjv/acts/2/1-4).] **8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.** [Here is the true rule of giving. Paul repeats it at [1 Corinthians 16:2](/kjv/1-corinthians/16/2). If we would obey this rule, we would make this a happy world.] **** c**3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey,** a**9 Get you no gold, nor silver,** c**nor money;** a**nor brass in your purses;** c**neither staff, nor wallet,** a**for** ***your*** **journey,** c**nor bread, neither have two coats.** a**nor shoes, nor staff: for the workman is worthy of his food.** [The prohibition is against securing these things before starting, and at their own expense. It is not that they would have no need for the articles mentioned, but that "the laborer is worthy of his food," and they were to depend on the people for whose benefit they labored, to furnish what they might need. This passage is alluded to by Paul ( [1 Corinthians 9:14](/kjv/1-corinthians/9/14)). To rightly understand this prohibition we must remember that the apostles were to make but a brief tour of a few weeks, and that it was among their own countrymen, among a people habitually given to hospitality; moreover, that the apostles were imbued with powers which would win for them the respect of the religious and the gratitude of the well-to-do. The special and temporary commission was, therefore, never intended as a rule under which we are to act in preaching the gospel in other ages and in other lands.] **** b**10 And he said unto them** a**11 And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.** [The customs of the East gave rise to this rule. The ceremonies and forms with which a guest was received were tedious and time-consuming vanities, while the mission of the apostles required haste.] **12 And as ye enter** [364] **come into an house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.** [The form of salutation on entering a house was, "Peace to this house." The apostles are told to salute each house, and are assured that the peace prayed for shall return to them if the house is not worthy; that is, they shall receive, in this case, the blessing pronounced on the house.] b**Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence. {**c**4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.}** b**11 And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not** [Jesus here warns them that their experiences would not always be pleasant]**,** **** a**14 And whosoever** c**as many as** a**shall** c**receive you not,** a**nor hear your words,** b**as ye go forth thence,** a**out of that house or that city** [The word "house" indicates a partial and the word "city" a complete rejection]**,** **{**c**when you depart from that city,}** b**shake off the dust that is under your feet {**a**of your feet.}** c**from your feet** b**for a testimony unto them.** c**against them.** [The dust of heathen lands as compared with the land of Israel was regarded as polluted and unholy ( [Amos 2:7](/kjv/amos/2/7), [Ezekiel 27:30](/kjv/ezekiel/27/30)). The Jew, therefore, considered himself defiled by such dust. For the apostles, therefore, to shake off the dust of any city of Israel from their clothes or feet was to place that city on a level with the cities of the heathen, and to renounce all further intercourse with it.] **** a**15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.** [For comment on similar remarks, see [2 Samuel 12:20](/kjv/2-samuel/12/20), [Matthew 6:16](/kjv/matthew/6/16), [Matthew 6:17](/kjv/matthew/6/17)). When an apostle stood over a sick man to heal him by a touch or a word, he was about to send him out of his sick chamber, and just before the word was spoken, the oil was applied. It was, therefore, no more than a token or symbol that the man was restored to his liberty, and was from that moment to be confined to his chamber no longer. Comp. [James 5:14](/kjv/james/5/14). This practice bears about the same relation to the Romish practice of extreme unction as the Lord’s Supper does to the mass, or as a true baptism does to the sprinkling of an infant.] [FFG 362-369] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11","name":"Matthew 11 - Study King James Bible with the fourfold gospel","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Matthew 11 with the fourfold gospel commentary. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now whe","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel","name":"the fourfold gospel"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew","name":"Matthew"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/the-fourfold-gospel/matthew/11","name":"11"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```