Luke 7:19-30

¹⁹And summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

²⁰And 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 look for another?’ ”

²¹And in that very hour He healed many from diseases, and torments, and evil spirits; and to many blind people He granted sight.

²²Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: that the blind regain sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.

²³And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

²⁴Now when John's messengers had departed, He began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What have you gone out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁵But what have you gone out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

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

²⁷This is he about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’

²⁸For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

²⁹And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

³⁰But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.