When
Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went
out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.
John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things
the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you
the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone
else?”
Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you
have heard and seen—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached
to the poor.” And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away
because of me.”
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him
to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see?
Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? Or were you expecting
to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes
live in palaces. Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than
a prophet. John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look,
I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before
you.’
“I tell you the truth,
of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the
least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! And from the
time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been
forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it. For before
John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present
time. And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one
the prophets said would come. Anyone
with ears to hear should listen and understand!
“To what can I compare this generation? It is like children
playing a game in the public square.
They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
For John didn’t spend
his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ The
Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a
glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But
wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
~ Source : Matthew
11:1-19 [Holy Bible -NLT] taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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