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Matthew - ch 11 v 1 - 20
- And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.
- But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,
- and said to him, Art thou the coming one? or are we to wait for another?
- And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.
- Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:
- and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.
- But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?
- But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.
- But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:
- this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
- Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
- But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it.
- For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.
- And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.
- He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
- But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,
- say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
- For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
- The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: -- and wisdom has been justified by her children.
- Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.
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