Luke 7:18-35

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Messengers from John the Baptist

18 ¹ ²The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John,

19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one ³who is to come, or ⁴shall we look for another? ”

20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one ⁵who is to come, or ⁶shall we look for another? ’”

21 In that hour ⁷he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and ⁸on many who were blind he bestowed sight.

22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ⁹the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ¹⁰lepers^[a] are cleansed, and ¹¹the deaf hear, ¹²the dead are raised up, ¹³the poor have good news preached to them.

23 And blessed is the one who is ¹⁴not offended by me. ”

24 When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus^[b] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ¹⁵into the wilderness to see? ¹⁶A reed shaken by the wind?

25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings’ courts.

26 What then did you go out to see? ¹⁷A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27 This is he of whom it is written, ¹⁸“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. ’

28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ”

29 ( ¹⁹When all the people heard this, and ²⁰the tax collectors too, they declared God just, ^[c] ²¹having been baptized with ²²the baptism of John,

30 ²³but the Pharisees and ²⁴the lawyers ²⁵rejected ²⁶the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. )

31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep. ’

33 For John the Baptist has come ²⁷eating no bread and ²⁸drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon. ’

34 The Son of Man has come ²⁹eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ³⁰a friend of tax collectors and sinners! ’

35 Yet ³¹wisdom is justified by all her children. ”

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