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What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft robes? Look, those who are splendidly dressed and live in luxury are in royal palaces.
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What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
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This is the one it is written about: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You; he will prepare Your way before You.
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I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
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(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God's way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John's baptism.