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11 <\/strong>After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 <\/sup>When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 <\/sup>to ask him, \u201cAre you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus replied,\u00a0\u201cGo back and report to John what you hear and see:\u00a05\u00a0<\/sup>The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy\u00a0are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.\u00a06\u00a0<\/sup>Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 <\/sup>As John\u2019s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: \u201cWhat did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 8 <\/sup>If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings\u2019 palaces. 9 <\/sup>Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 <\/sup>This is the one about whom it is written:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way before you.\u2019<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11\u00a0<\/sup>Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.\u00a012\u00a0<\/sup>From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,\u00a0and violent people have been raiding it.\u00a013\u00a0<\/sup>For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.\u00a014\u00a0<\/sup>And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever has ears, let them hear.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 <\/sup>\u201cTo what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 <\/sup>\u201c\u2018We played the pipe for you,
    and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
    and you did not mourn.\u2019<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 <\/sup>For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, \u2018He has a demon.\u2019 19 <\/sup>The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, \u2018Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.\u2019 But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. 2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, \u201cAre you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?\u201d 4\u00a0Jesus replied,\u00a0\u201cGo back and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMatthew Chapter 11 Jesus and John the Baptist — Jesus Did Say<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jesus talks to the disciples of John the Baptist and tells a crow that John was spoken about in the Old Testament.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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