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Matthew 11 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus answers John the Baptist's question, rebukes unrepentant cities, and invites the weary to come and find rest. Below is a research summary for Matthew 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 37
- classic sermon excerpts
- 10
- preachers & commentators
Matthew 11 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 5 | father, parent |
| οὐρανός | ouranós | G3772 | 4 | air, heaven, sky |
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 4 | child, foal, son |
| μαλακός | malakós | G3120 | 2 | effeminate, soft |
| ἀνεκτός | anektóteros | G414 | 2 | more tolerable |
| δύναμις | dýnamis | G1411 | 3 | ability, abundance, meaning, might |
| ζυγός | zygós | G2218 | 2 | pair of balances, yoke |
How preachers through history handled this text
37 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It becomes children to be grateful. When we come to God as a Father, we must remember that he is Lord of heaven and earth, which obliges us to come to him with reverence as to the sovereign Lord of all; yet with confidence, as one able to defend us from evil, and to supply us with all good. Our blessed Lord added a remarkable declaration, that the Father had delivered into his hands all power, authority, and judgment. We are indebted to Christ for all the revelation we have of God the Father's will and love, ever since Adam sinned. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 11:25–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Galilee 1— Matt 11:1
- Bethsaida 1— Matt 11:21
- Chorazin— Matt 11:21
- Sidon— Matt 11:21
- Tyre— Matt 11:21
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