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²Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

³and said to him, "Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?"

⁴Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

⁵the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

⁶Blessed is he, whoever finds no occasion for stumbling in me."

⁷As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

⁸But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king`s houses.

⁹But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

¹⁰For this is he, of whom it is written, `Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.`

¹¹Most assuredly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.