1 Jesus told His 12 friends what to do. Then He went to teach and help in many towns. ♂️️ 2 John was in jail. He heard what Jesus did. He sent his friends to ask Jesus. ➡️♂️ 3 John’s friends asked Jesus if He is the One, or if they should look for a new man. ❓ 4 Jesus said, <jesus>Go and tell John what you hear and see.</jesus> ️ 5 Jesus said, <jesus>Blind people see. People who could not walk now walk. People with sick skin get clean. People who could not hear now hear. Dead people live. Poor people hear good news.</jesus> ➡️♂️⚰️⬆️ 6 Jesus said, <jesus>Happy is the one who is not upset with Me.</jesus> ❤️ 7 As they left, Jesus talked to the crowd about John and said, <jesus>What did you go out in the wild to see?</jesus> 8 Jesus said, <jesus>Did you go to see a man in soft nice clothes? People like that live in a king’s house.</jesus> 9 Jesus said, <jesus>Did you go to see a man from God? Yes. John was more than that.</jesus> ✨ 10 Jesus said, <jesus>John is the one in the book: I send My helper first. He will make the road ready for You.</jesus> ️✨ 11 Jesus said, <jesus>No one born is bigger than John. But the small one in God’s home is bigger than John.</jesus> ⬆️➡️⬆️ 12 Jesus said, <jesus>From John’s time till now, bad men push to grab God’s home. They try to take it.</jesus> ⏳ 13 Jesus said, <jesus>The men from God and the rule book told about this until John.</jesus> 14 Jesus said, <jesus>If you will hear it, John is like Elijah who was to come.</jesus> ➡️♂️♂️ 15 Jesus said, <jesus>If you have ears, listen.</jesus> ➡️ 16 Jesus said, <jesus>This time is like kids in the town who call to friends.</jesus> ️ 17 Jesus said, <jesus>We played music, you did not dance. We sang a sad song, you did not cry.</jesus> 18 Jesus said, <jesus>John did not eat and drink like you, and you said, “He has a bad spirit.”</jesus> ️ 19 Jesus said, <jesus>Jesus came eating and drinking, and you said, “Look, He eats too much and drinks. He is a friend of tax men and bad people.” But God’s way is shown to be right by what people do.</jesus> ✅ 20 Then Jesus spoke strong to the towns where He did big works, because they did not say sorry. ⚠️️ 21 Jesus said, <jesus>Sad for you, Chorazin! Sad for you, Bethsaida! If the big works in you were in Tyre and Sidon, they would say sorry long ago.</jesus> ️↩️ 22 Jesus said, <jesus>It will be easier for Tyre and Sidon on the big judge day than for you.</jesus> ⚖️ 23 Jesus said, <jesus>And you, Capernaum, will you go up high? No. You will go down low. If the big works in you were in Sodom, that town would still be here.</jesus> ⬆️❌⬇️️ 24 Jesus said, <jesus>It will be easier for Sodom on the big judge day than for you.</jesus> ⚖️ 25 At that time Jesus prayed, <jesus>Thank You, Father, Boss of sky and land. You hid this from smart big people. You showed it to little kids.</jesus> ️ 26 Jesus said, <jesus>Yes, Father. This made You happy.</jesus> ✅ 27 Jesus said, <jesus>My Father gave Me all things. No one knows the Son but the Father. No one knows the Father but the Son, and the ones the Son shows Him to.</jesus> ✨ 28 Jesus said, <jesus>Come to Me, all of you who work hard and feel heavy. I will give you rest.</jesus> ➡️ 29 Jesus said, <jesus>Take My way. Learn from Me. I am gentle and not proud. You will find rest in your hearts.</jesus> ️ 30 Jesus said, <jesus>My way is easy. My load is light.</jesus> ✨