Matthew 11:2–14

²Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples^{ah 3}and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”^ai

⁴Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: ⁵The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,^{aj 6}and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”^ak

⁷As these men were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?^{al 8}What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who wear soft clothes are in royal palaces. ⁹What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.^{a 10}This is the one about whom it is written:

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;

he will prepare your way before you.^Fb

¹¹“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared,^G but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence,^A and the violent have been seizing it by force. ¹³For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ¹⁴And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.^c