Luke 7:18–28

Questions from John the Baptist

^18aAnd the disciples of John reported to him about all these things.

¹⁹Summoning ¹two of his disciples, John sent them to ^athe Lord, saying, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?”

²⁰When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

²¹At that ¹very time He ^acured many people of diseases and ^bafflictions and evil spirits, and He granted sight to many who were blind.

²²And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the ^ablind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the ^bpoor have the gospel preached to them.

²³“Blessed is he ¹who does not take offense at Me.”

²⁴And when the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁵“¹But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft garments? Behold, those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!

²⁶“But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and even more than a prophet.

²⁷“This is the one about whom it is written,

‘^aBehold, I send My messenger ¹ahead of You,

Who will prepare Your way before You.’

²⁸“I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is ¹least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”