God has
visited His people. This story of Him went forth throughout all Judaea,
and all the surrounding region.
When the disciples of John told him of these things, John sent two of
them to Jesus to ask, Art thou He that should come or do we look for
another? At the same time Jesus cured many of their infirmities and
plagues, and of evil spirits; and to many that were blind He gave
sight. Then Jesus said to John's disciples, Go and tell John the things
ye have seen and heard; how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and to the poor the
gospel is preached. Blessed is he, who shall not be offended in me.
Jesus then told the people about John. He said, What went ye out into
the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? What went ye out to
see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who are gorgeously
apparelled and live delicately are in kings' courts.
But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much
more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written: Behold, I send
my messenger, who shall prepare thy way before thee. And, I say to you,
Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than
John the Baptist, only he that is least in the kingdom of God is
greater than he. All the people that heard Him, even the publicans, who
received the baptism of John, justified God.
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