Matthew 11:2-19

2But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

3and said to him, Art thou the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

4And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

5Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

6and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7But as they went [away], Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

8But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.

9But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:

10this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

11Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among [the] born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

12But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it.

13For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.

14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

15He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

16But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

17say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.

18For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

19The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: — and wisdom has been justified by her children.