Matthew 11:11-19

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¹¹Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,^[a] and violent people have been raiding it. ¹³For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.^(A) ¹⁴And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.^(B) ¹⁵Whoever has ears, let them hear.^(C)

¹⁶“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

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

¹⁸For John came neither eating^(D) nor drinking,^(E) and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’^(F) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

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Psalm 69:1-18

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Psalm 69^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

¹Save me, O God,
    for the waters^(A) have come up to my neck.^(B)
²I sink in the miry depths,^(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
³I am worn out calling for help;^(D)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(E)
    looking for my God.
⁴Those who hate me^(F) without reason^(G)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,^(H)
    those who seek to destroy me.^(I)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

⁵You, God, know my folly;^(J)
my guilt is not hidden from you.^(K)

⁶Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
⁷For I endure scorn^(L) for your sake,^(M)
    and shame covers my face.^(N)
⁸I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(O)
⁹for zeal for your house consumes me,^(P)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(Q)
¹⁰When I weep and fast,^(R)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹when I put on sackcloth,^(S)
    people make sport of me.
¹²Those who sit at the gate^(T) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(U)

¹³But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(V)
in your great love,^(W) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
¹⁴Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(X)
¹⁵Do not let the floodwaters^(Y) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(Z)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(AA)

¹⁶Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;^(AB)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
¹⁷Do not hide your face^(AC) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,^(AD) for I am in trouble.^(AE)
¹⁸Come near and rescue me;
    deliver^(AF) me because of my foes.