Matthew 11:2–14

²And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples, ³said to him, ‘Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?’ ⁴And Jesus answering said to them, ‘Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see, ⁵blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed, ⁶and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.’

⁷And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, ‘What went ye out to the wilderness to view?—a reed shaken by the wind?

⁸‘But what went ye out to see?—a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings’ houses.

⁹‘But what went ye out to see?—a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet, ¹⁰for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ¹¹Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

¹²‘And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force, ¹³for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy, ¹⁴and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come;