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2 Now when John heard the works of the Christ while in prison, he sent two of his disciples
3 and said to him, Are you the one who is coming, or should we expect a different one?
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, When you travel back, report to John what you hear and see: 5 the blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor have the good-news proclaimed to them. 6 And whoever is not offended at me is fortunate.
7 Now while these disciples are traveling on, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you come out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8 But what did you go out to see? A man who has been dressed-up in soft garments? Behold, those who are wearing soft garments are in royal houses. 9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? I say to you, Yes, and one who is more-than a prophet. 10 For this is he, concerning whom it has been written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will be preparing your way before you.’ 11 Assuredly I am saying to you, A greater man has not arisen among those born from women than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. 12 But from the days of John the Immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers-violently and the violent ones seize it. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he himself is Elijah, who is the one about to come. 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But to what shall be similar to this generation? It is similar to children sitting in the marketplaces and shouting to their comrades 17 and saying, We piped to you and you did not dance. We mourned for you and yet you did not grieve for yourselves. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, He has a demon.
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, When you travel back, report to John what you hear and see: 5 the blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor have the good-news proclaimed to them. 6 And whoever is not offended at me is fortunate.
7 Now while these disciples are traveling on, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you come out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8 But what did you go out to see? A man who has been dressed-up in soft garments? Behold, those who are wearing soft garments are in royal houses. 9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? I say to you, Yes, and one who is more-than a prophet. 10 For this is he, concerning whom it has been written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will be preparing your way before you.’ 11 Assuredly I am saying to you, A greater man has not arisen among those born from women than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. 12 But from the days of John the Immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers-violently and the violent ones seize it. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he himself is Elijah, who is the one about to come. 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But to what shall be similar to this generation? It is similar to children sitting in the marketplaces and shouting to their comrades 17 and saying, We piped to you and you did not dance. We mourned for you and yet you did not grieve for yourselves. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, He has a demon.