⁸Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. ⁹Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee. ¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power; ¹²To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. ¹³Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. ¹⁴Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

¹⁶But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows ¹⁷and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. ¹⁹The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

²⁵At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: ²⁶yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. ²⁷All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. ²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.