Matthew 11:11-19

New King James Version

¹¹“Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²^(A)And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. ¹³^(B)For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ¹⁴And if you are willing to receive it, he is ^(C)Elijah who is to come. ¹⁵^(D)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

¹⁶^(E)“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, ¹⁷and saying:

‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not ^[a]lament.’

¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a ^[b]winebibber, ^(F)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ^(G)But wisdom is justified by her ^[c]children.”