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John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony

Luke 7:18-35

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Chapter 7
18 And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, 19 He sent to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we expect another?" 20 When they came to him, the men said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the coming one, or do we expect another?'" 21 In that hour he healed many from diseases and scourgings and evil spirits, and he gave sight to many blind. 22 And answering, he said to them, "Go and report to John what you saw and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor are evangelized." 23 And blessed is whoever is not offended in me. 24 And when the messengers of John had gone, he began to say to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?" 25 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are in glorious clothing and living in luxury are in the palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he concerning whom it has been written: "Behold, I send my angel before your face, who will prepare your way before you." 28 I say to you, no one greater among those born of women than John is; but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than him. 29 And all the people, when they heard this—and the tax collectors—justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the counsel of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. 31 To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying, "We piped to you and you did not dance; we mourned and you did not weep." 33 For John the Baptist has come not eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, "He has a demon." 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners." 35 And wisdom is justified by all her children.