Matthew 11

Matthew 11 is the eleventh chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galileia.

Text

• Originally written in Koine Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic
• Some ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 70 (3rd century; extant: verses 26-27)
  • Codex Vaticanus (~325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (~330-360; complete)
  • Papyrus 62 (4th century; extant: verses 25-30; also contains verses 25-29 in Coptic language)
  • Papyrus 19 (4th/5th century; extant: verses 1-5)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. 400)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; complete)
  • Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
  • Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (~ 6th century; extant: verses 4-30)
  • Codex Sinopensis (~ 6th century; extant: verses 5-12)
• This chapter is divided into 30 verses.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Matthew 11:1 = Ministry of Jesus (continuation of Matthew 10:34-42) (Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-19; Luke 12:2-9)
• Matthew 11:2-19 = Messengers from John the Baptist (Luke 7:18-35)
• Matthew 11:20–24 = Cursing Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum (Luke 10:13-15)
• Matthew 11:25–30 = Praising the Father (Luke 10:21-22)

Old manuscripts

Papyrus 62 (4th century)

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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 1 3 5 7
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 2 4 6 8
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 9 11 13 15
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 10 12 14 16
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 17 19 21 23
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 18 20 22 24
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  Mat 11.25-30 recto 25
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  Mat 11.25-30 verso 26

See also

• John the Baptist
• Related Bible parts: Matthew 10, Mark 13, Luke 7, Luke 10, Luke 12, Luke 21

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