to the house, they found the servant well.
11 Soon afterward, he went to a city called Nain, and his
disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he came near the
gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of
his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was
with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said
to her, "Do not weep." 14 Then he came and touched the open coffin, and
those who carried him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you,
arise." 15 The dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to
his mother. 16 Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A
great prophet has arisen among us;" and "God has visited his people." 17
And this report about him spread throughout all Judea and all the
surrounding country.
18 Then the disciples of John told him about all these things. 19
And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord,
saying, "Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?"
20 When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent
us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for
another?'" 21 At that very hour he cured many of diseases and afflictions
and evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight. 22 He
answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the
blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the good news preached to
them. 23 And blessed is he who is not offended because of me." 24 When
the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds
concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man clothed
in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in
luxury are in kings' courts. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is
written:
'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.'
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than
John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
29 (And when they heard him, all the people, even the tax collectors,
justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the
Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not
having been baptized by him.)
31 "To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and
what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace
and calling to one another:
'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and
you say, 'He has a demon.' 34 The Son of Man has come eating and
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