Matthew 11:11-19

English Standard Version

¹¹Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²^(A)From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence,^[a] 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 accept it, he is ^(C)Elijah who is to come. ¹⁵^(D)He who has ears to hear,^[b] let him hear.

¹⁶“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

¹⁷“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

¹⁸For John came ^(E)neither eating ^(F)nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came ^(G)eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^(H)a friend of ^(I)tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”^[c]