Luke:7:24-33
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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 ?
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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 .
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But what went ye out for to see ?
A prophet ?
Yea ,
I say unto you ,
and much more than a prophet .
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This is he ,
of whom it is written ,
Behold ,
I send my messenger before thy face ,
which shall prepare thy way before thee .
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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 .
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And all the people that heard him ,
and the publicans ,
justified God ,
being baptized with the baptism of John .
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But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves ,
being not baptized of him .
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And the Lord said ,
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation ?
and to what are they like ?
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They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace ,
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 .
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For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine ;
and ye say ,
He hath a devil .