Murdock(i)
2 Now when John, in the house of prisoners, heard of the works of Messiah, he sent by the hand of his disciples,
3 and said to him: Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?
4 Jesus answered, and said to them: Go, tell John the things that ye hear and see:
5 the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the needy hear good tidings:
6 and happy is he, who shall not be stumbled at me.
7 And when they were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John: What went ye into the wilderness to see? A reed that waved in the wind?
8 And if not; what went ye out to see? A man clothed in delicate robes? Lo, they that are clothed in delicate robes, are in the dwelling of kings.
9 And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, that he may prepare the way before thee.
11 Verily I say to you, Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Baptizer, until now, the kingdom of heaven is assailed by force, and the violent seize it.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied, until the time of John.
14 And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
16 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the marketplace and call to their associates,
17 and say: We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament.
18 For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon.