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- And it came to passe that when Iesus had made an ende of commaunding his twelue disciples, hee departed thence to teache and to preach in their cities.
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- And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him,
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- Art thou he that shoulde come, or shal we looke for another?
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- And Iesus answering, said vnto them, Goe, and shewe Iohn, what things ye heare, and see.
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- The blinde receiue sight, and the halt doe walke: the lepers are clensed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised vp, and the poore receiue the Gospel.
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- And blessed is he that shal not be offeded in me.
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- And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see?
A reede shaken with the winde?
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- But what went ye out to see?
A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.
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- But what went ye out to see?
A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.
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- For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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- Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.
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- And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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- For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn.
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- And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.
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- He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
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- But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,
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- And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented.
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- For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill.
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- The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children.
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- Then began he to vpbraide the cities, wherein most of his great workes were done, because they repented not.
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- Woe be to thee, Chorazin: Woe be to thee, Bethsaida: for if ye great workes, which were done in you, had bene done in Tyrus and Sidon, they had repented long agone in sackecloth and ashes.
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- But I say to you, It shalbe easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.
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- And thou, Capernaum, which art lifted vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: for if the great workes, which haue bin done in thee, had bene done among them of Sodom, they had remained to this day.
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- But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee.
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- At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.
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- It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such.
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- All things are giuen vnto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but ye Father: neither knoweth any man ye Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom ye Sonne will reueile him.
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- Come vnto me, all ye that are wearie and laden, and I will ease you.
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- Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules.
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- For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.
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