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2 Now when John had heard in the prison
the works of Christ, he sent two of his
disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that
should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Go and shew John again those things which
ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the
poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not
be offended in me.
7 And as they departed, Jesus began to
say unto the multitudes concerning John,
What went ye out into the wilderness to
see? A reed shaken with the Wind?
8 But what went ye out for to see? A
man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they
that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
9 But what went ye out for to see? A
prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more
than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
which shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them
that are born of women there hath not risen
a greater than John the Baptist: notwith-
standing he that is least in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law pro-
phesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias,
which was for to come.
15. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But whereunto shall I liken this gene-
ration? It is like unto children sitting in the
markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped unto you,
and ye have not danced; we have mourned
unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 The Son of man came eating and drink-
ing, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous,
and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
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LUKE VII.
18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all
these things.
19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples
sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should
come? or look we for another?
20 When the men were come unto him, they said,
John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art
thou he that should come? or look We for another?
21 And in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto
many that were blind he gave sight.
22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your
way, and tell John what things ye have seen and
heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are
raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.
24. And when the messengers of John were departed,
he began to speak unto the people concerning John,
What went ye out into the Wilderness for to see? A
reed shaken With the Wind?
25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed
in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously
apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea,
I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send
my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare
thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born
of women there is not a greater prophet than John
the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of
God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the bap-
tism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of
him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 They are like unto children sitting in the market-
place, and calling one to another, and saying, We
have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we
have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread
nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34. The Son of man is come eating and drinking;
and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a wine-
bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
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