Luke 7:17-38

¹⁷And this rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the neighboring region.

¹⁸And the disciples of John informed him of all these things.

¹⁹And John calling two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

²⁰When the men had come to him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

²¹And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities, and diseases, and of evil spirits; and to many that were blind he gave sight.

²²Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

²³And blessed is he , to whom I shall not be a stumbling block.

²⁴And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

²⁵But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

²⁶But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

²⁷This is he , concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

²⁸For I say to you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

²⁹And all the people that heard him , and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

³⁰But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.

³¹And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

³²They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

³³For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

³⁴The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

³⁵But wisdom is justified by all her children.

³⁶And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down at table.

³⁷And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment,

³⁸And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.