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  "id": "luke-7-22",
  "source": "Luke",
  "pericope": "Jesus' Witness concerning John",
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  "verse_start": 18,
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "The disciples of John told him about all these things."
    },
    {
      "v": 19,
      "text": "John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”"
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      "v": 20,
      "text": "When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”"
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      "v": 21,
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      "v": 21,
      "text": "In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight."
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      "v": 22,
      "text": "Jesus answered them,"
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      "v": 22,
      "text": "“Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the 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.",
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”",
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      "v": 24,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 24,
      "text": "When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John,"
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      "v": 24,
      "text": "“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?",
      "wj": true
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      "v": 25,
      "text": "But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed and live delicately are in kings’ courts.",
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.",
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "This is he of whom it is written,",
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,",
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      "v": 27,
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "who will prepare your way before you.’",
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      "v": 28,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”",
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      "v": 29,
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      "v": 29,
      "text": "When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism."
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves."
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      "v": 31,
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      "v": 31,
      "text": "“To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?",
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      "v": 32,
      "text": "They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’",
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      "v": 33,
      "text": "For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’",
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      "v": 34,
      "text": "The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’",
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    {
      "v": 35,
      "text": "Wisdom is justified by all her children.”",
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    }
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      "v": 18,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things."
    },
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      "v": 19,
      "break": "p"
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    {
      "v": 19,
      "text": "And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?"
    },
    {
      "v": 20,
      "text": "When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?"
    },
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      "v": 21,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 21,
      "text": "And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight."
    },
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      "v": 22,
      "text": "Then Jesus answering said unto them,"
    },
    {
      "v": 22,
      "text": "Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.",
      "wj": true
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.",
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      "v": 24,
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      "v": 24,
      "text": "And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John,"
    },
    {
      "v": 24,
      "text": "What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?",
      "wj": true
    },
    {
      "v": 25,
      "text": "But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.",
      "wj": true
    },
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.",
      "wj": true
    },
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      "v": 27,
      "break": "q1"
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    {
      "v": 27,
      "break": "q2"
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.",
      "wj": true
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      "v": 28,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.",
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      "v": 29,
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      "v": 29,
      "text": "And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John."
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him."
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      "v": 31,
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      "v": 31,
      "text": "And the Lord said,"
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      "v": 31,
      "text": "Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?",
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      "v": 32,
      "text": "They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.",
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      "v": 33,
      "text": "For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.",
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    },
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      "v": 34,
      "text": "The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!",
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      "v": 35,
      "text": "But wisdom is justified of all her children.",
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      "title": "Who Jesus Says He Is",
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      "id": "thomas-46",
      "source": "Thomas",
      "pericope": "Greater than John the Baptizer",
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        {
          "v": 46,
          "text": "Jesus said,"
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          "v": 46,
          "text": "\"From Adam to John the Baptizer, no one's been born who's so much greater than John the Baptizer that they shouldn't avert their eyes. But I say that whoever among you will become a little child will know the kingdom and become greater than John.\"",
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          "v": 78,
          "text": "Jesus said,"
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          "v": 78,
          "text": "\"What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? A person wearing fancy clothes, like your rulers and powerful people? They (wear) fancy clothes, but can't know the truth.\"",
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