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Andblessedis he, whosoevershallnot be offendedinme.
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Andas they departed, Jesusbegan to say unto the multitudesconcerningJohn,What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reedshakenwith the wind?
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Butwhat went ye out for to see? A manclothedinsoftraiment?behold, they that wearsoft clothing areinkings'houses.
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Butwhat went ye out for to see? A prophet?yea, I say unto you,andmore than a prophet.
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Forthisis he, ofwhom it is written, Behold, Isendmymessengerbeforethyface,which shall preparethywaybeforethee.
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Verily I say unto you,Among them that are born of women there hathnotrisen a greater thanJohn the Baptist:notwithstanding he that is leastin the kingdom of heavenis greater thanhe.
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Andfrom the days of John the Baptistuntilnow the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violenttakeit by force.
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Forall the prophetsand the lawprophesieduntilJohn.
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Andif ye willreceive it, thisisElias,which was for to come.
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Butwhereunto shall I likenthisgeneration? It islike unto childrensittingin the markets,andcalling unto theirfellows,
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Andsaying, We have piped unto you,and ye havenotdanced; we have mourned unto you,and ye havenotlamented.
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ForJohncameneithereatingnordrinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
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The Son of mancameeatinganddrinking, and they say, Behold a mangluttonous,and a winebibber, a friend of publicansandsinners.Butwisdom is justifiedofherchildren.
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Then began he to upbraid the citieswherein*most of his mighty works were done, because they repentednot: