Matthew 11:1-11 ▼

1 When Jesus had made an end of giving his twelve disciples their instructions, he departed thence to go and preach to the Jews in their cities:

2 in the mean time John having heard in his confinement of the actions of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to ask him,

3 art thou he that was to come, or must we expect another?

4 Jesus answered them, go and relate to John, what you hear and what you see:

5 the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6 and happy is he who does not stumble at my appearance.

7 As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

8 what did ye go to see? a man dress'd in rich apparel? why, they that are so array'd belong to the court:

9 or did you go to see a prophet? yes, and be assured, one superiour to a prophet.

10 for it is he that is meant in that passage, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

11 I declare unto you, among the whole race of prophets, there never appear'd a greater than John the Baptist: (notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of the