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When Jesus had concluded His instructions to His twelve disciples, He left in order to teach and to proclaim His Message in the neighbouring towns.
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Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:
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"Are you the Coming One, or is it a different person that we are to expect?"
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"Go and report to John what you see and hear," replied Jesus;
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"blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;
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and blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."
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When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
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But what did you go out to see? A man luxuriously dressed? Those who wear luxurious clothes are to be found in kings' palaces.
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But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.