Matthew:11:1-19
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And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples ,
he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities .
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But John ,
having heard in the prison the works of the Christ ,
sent by his disciples ,
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and said to him ,
Art thou the coming [
one ]?
or are we to wait for another ?
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And Jesus answering said to them ,
Go ,
report to John what ye hear and see .
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Blind [
men ]
see and lame walk ;
lepers are cleansed ,
and deaf hear ;
and dead are raised ,
and poor have glad tidings preached to them :
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and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me .
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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 ?
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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 .
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But what went ye out to see ?
a prophet ?
Yea ,
I say to you ,
and more than a prophet :
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this is he of whom it is written ,
Behold ,
I send my messenger before thy face ,
who shall prepare thy way before thee .
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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 .
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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 .
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For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John .
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And if ye will receive it ,
this is Elias ,
who is to come .
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He that has ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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But to whom shall I liken this generation ?
It is like children sitting in the markets ,
which ,
calling to their companions ,
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say ,
We have piped to you ,
and ye have not danced :
we have mourned to you ,
and ye have not wailed .
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For John has come neither eating nor drinking ,
and they say ,
He has a demon .
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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 .
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