Matthew 11:1–9

¹When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.↗

²Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples↗

³and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”↗

⁴Jesus answered them,“Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:↗

⁵the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.↗

⁶Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”↗

⁷As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John,“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?↗

⁸But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.↗

⁹But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.↗