23. People of Capernaum, do you think you will be honoured in heaven? You will go down to hell! If the miracles that took place in your town had happened in Sodom, that town would still be standing.
24. So I tell you that on the day of judgment the people of Sodom will get off easier than you.
25. At that moment Jesus said:My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people.
26. Yes, Father, that is what pleased you.
27. My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.
28. If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.