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And it came to pass ,
when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples ,
he passed from thence ,
to teach and preach in their cities .
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Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ :
sending two of his disciples he said to him :
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Art thou he that art to come ,
or look we for another ?
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And Jesus making answer said to them :
Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen .
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The blind see ,
the lame walk ,
the lepers are cleansed ,
the deaf hear ,
the dead rise again ,
the poor have the gospel preached to them .
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And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me .
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And when they went their way ,
Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John :
What went you out into the desert to see ?
a reed shaken with the wind ?
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But what went you out to see ?
a man clothed in soft garments ?
Behold they that are clothed in soft garments ,
are in the houses of kings .
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But what went you out to see ?
a prophet ?
yea I tell you ,
and more than a prophet .
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For this is he of whom it is written :
Behold I send my angel before thy face ,
who shall prepare thy way before thee .
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Amen I say to you ,
there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist :
yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he
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And from the days of John the Baptist until now ,
the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence ,
and the violent bear it away .
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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John :
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And if you will receive it ,
he is Elias that is to come .
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He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like ?
It is like to children sitting in the market place .
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Who crying to their companions say :
We have piped to you ,
and you have not danced :
we have lamented ,
and you have not mourned .
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For John came neither eating nor drinking ;
and they say :
He hath a devil .
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The Son of man came eating and drinking ,
and they say :
Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker ,
a friend of publicans and sinners .
And wisdom is justified by her children .