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Luke 7:22-32
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And He answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the 1BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the 2POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.
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"Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."
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When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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"But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!
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"But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.
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"This is the one about whom it is written, '3BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.'
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"I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
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When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged 4God's justice, 5having been baptized with 6the baptism of John.
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But the Pharisees and the 7lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
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"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?
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"They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'
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