§ 57. THE MESSAGEa FROM THE BAPTIST AND THE EULOGY OF JESUS

Galilee

Matt. 11:2-19Luke 7:18-35
2 Now when John heard in the
prisonb the works of the Christ,
he sent by his disciples, 3 and said
unto him, Art thou he that cometh,
or look we for another?

4 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, Go your way and tell
John the things which ye do
hear and see: 5 the blind receive
their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, and the dead are
raised up, and the poor have
1good tidings preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever
shall find none occasion of
stumbling in me.
7 And as these went their way,
Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What
went ye out into the wilderness
to behold? a reed shaken with
the wind? 8 But what went ye
out for to see? a man clothed
in soft raiment? Behold, they
that wear soft raiment are in
kings' houses. 9 2But wherefore
went ye out? to see a prophet?
Yea, I say unto you, and much
more than a prophet. 10 This is he,
of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way
before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among
them that are born of women
there hath not arisen a greater
than John the Baptist: yet he
that is 3but little in the kingdom
of heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven suffereth violence, and men
of violence take it by force [see
[Luke 16:17]]. 13 For all the prophets
and the law prophesied until
John. 14 And if ye are willing to
receive 4it, this is Elijah, which is to
come [see Mal. 4:5]. 15 He that
hath ears 5to hear, let him hear.
16 But whereunto
shall I liken this generation? It
is likec unto children sitting in
the marketplaces, which call unto
their fellows, and say, 17 We
piped unto you, and ye did not
dance; we wailed, and ye did not
6mourn.
18 For John came
neither eating nor drinking, and
they say, He hath a 7devil. 19 The
Son of man came eating and
drinking, and they say, Behold, a
gluttonous man, and a winebibber,
a friend of publicans and sinners!
And wisdom 8is justified by her
9works. 		18 And the disciples of John told
him of all these things. 19 And
John calling unto him 10two of
his disciples sent them to the
Lord, saying, Art thou he that
cometh, or look we for another?
20 And when the men were come
unto him, they said, John the
Baptist hath sent us unto thee,
saying, Art thou he that cometh,
or look we for another? 21 In that
hour he cured many of diseases
and 11plagues and evil spirits;
and on many that were blind he
bestowed sight. 22 And he answered
and said unto them, Go your
way, and tell John what things
ye have seen and heard [see Isa.
29:18-19; 35:5-6; 61:1]; the blind
receive their sight, the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed,
and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, the poor have 1good
tidings preached to them. 23 And
blessed is he, whosoever shall find
none occasion of stumbling in me.
24 And when the messengers of
John were departed, he began
to say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What went ye out
into the wilderness to behold? a
reed shaken with the wind? 25 But
what went ye out to see? a man
clothed in soft raiment? Behold,
they which are gorgeously
apparelled, and live delicately, are
in kings' courts. 26 But what went
ye out to see? a prophet? Yea,
I say unto you, and much more
than a prophet. 27 This is he of
whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way
before thee [see Mal. 3:1].
28 I say unto you, Among them
that are born of women there is
none greater than John: yet he
that is 3but little in the kingdom
of God is greater than he.

29 And all the
people when they heard, and the
publicans, justified God, 12being
baptized with the baptism of
John. 30 But the Pharisees and
the lawyers rejected for themselves
the counsel of God, 13being
not baptized of him. 31 Whereunto
then shall I liken the men of
this generation, and to what are
they like? 32 They are like unto
children that sit in the marketplace,
and call one to another;
which say, We piped unto you,
and ye did not dance; we wailed,
and ye did not weep. 33 For John
the Baptist is come eating no
bread nor drinking wine; and ye
say, He hath a 7devil. 34 The Son
of man is come eating and drinking;
and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous
man, and a winebibber, a
friend of publicans and sinners!
35 And wisdom 8is justified of all
her children.

1 Or, the gospel.

2 Many ancient authorities read But what went ye out to see? a prophet?

3 Gr. lesser.

4 Or, him.

5 Some ancient authorities omit to hear.

6 Gr. beat the breast.