lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 5 The blind receive their 23 And blessed is _he_, sight, and the lame walk, the whosoever shall not be lepers are cleansed, and the offended in me. deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.(148) 6 And blessed is _he_ whosoever shall not be offended in me. 7 And as they departed, Jesus 24 And when the messengers of began to say unto the John were departed, he began multitudes concerning John, to speak unto the people What went ye out into the concerning John, What went ye wilderness to see? A reed out into the wilderness for to shaken with the wind? see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that raiment? Behold, they which wear soft _clothing_ are in are gorgeously apparelled, and kings’ houses. live delicately, are in kings’ courts. 9 But what went ye out for to 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a unto you, and much more than a prophet. prophet. 10 For this is he of whom it 27 This is _he_, of whom it is is written,(149) Behold, I written, Behold, I send my send my messenger before thy messenger before thy face, face, which shall prepare thy which shall prepare thy way way before thee. before thee. 11 Verily, I say unto you, 28 For I say unto you, Among Among them that are born of those that are born of women, women, there hath not risen a there is not a greater prophet greater than John the Baptist: than John the Baptist: but he notwithstanding, he that is that is least in the kingdom least in the kingdom of of God, is greater than he. heaven, is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the council of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist, until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive _it_, this is Elias which was for to come.(150) 15 He that hath ears to hear,