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CHILDREN IN THE MARKETPLACE

Passage: Matthew 11:16~24

Key verse: 16

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^(A) nor drinking,^(B) 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.’^(C) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Woe on Unrepentant Towns^(D)

²⁰Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. ²¹“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!^(E) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,^(F) they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.^(G) ²²But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.^(H) ²³And you, Capernaum,^(I) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.^[a]^(J) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”^(K)

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Footnotes

Matthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead

1. Children in the marketplace (16-19)

There was a children's song which fit the rebellious spirit of the times. The music of the flute was an invitation to dance--but rebellious children didn't dance. A dirge is a call to mourn--but rebellious children didn't respond. The people of Jesus' day were like this. John lived a humble, austere life that challenged the corrupt culture. People who did not want to repent said he had a demon. Jesus hobnobbed with sick and sinful people to minister to them. But people criticized him, and rejected God's blessing.

2. Woe to the unrepentant (20-24)

The cities of Israel in which Jesus worked were so privileged--but the people in them did not repent; they did not welcome Jesus. However, outsiders who received the gospel and repented would be saved. Privileges don't save; Jesus does.

Prayer: Lord, take away my proud mind and give me a humble heart that always welcomes Jesus.

One Word: Hear God's word; repent and welcome Jesus

Daily Bread

CHILDREN IN THE MARKETPLACE

Passage: Matthew 11:16~24

Key verse: 16

Woe on Unrepentant Towns^(D)

Footnotes

Cross references

Daily Bread Data Base

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Daily Bread

CHILDREN IN THE MARKETPLACE

Passage: Matthew 11:16~24

Key verse: 16

Woe on Unrepentant Towns(D)

Footnotes

Cross references

Daily Bread Data Base

Bible Resource Data Base

UBF Daily Bread App

Woe on Unrepentant Towns^(D)