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  "pericope": "Jesus' Witness concerning John",
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      "v": 2,
      "text": "Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples"
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      "v": 3,
      "text": "and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”"
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      "text": "Jesus answered them,"
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      "text": "“Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:",
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      "text": "the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,",
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      "text": "the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.",
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      "text": "Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”",
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      "text": "As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John,"
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      "text": "“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?",
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      "text": "But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.",
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      "text": "But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.",
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      "text": "For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’",
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      "text": "Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.",
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      "text": "From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.",
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      "text": "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.",
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      "text": "If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.",
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      "text": "Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,"
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      "text": "And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?"
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      "text": "Jesus answered and said unto them,"
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      "text": "Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:",
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      "text": "The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.",
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      "v": 6,
      "text": "And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.",
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      "text": "And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John,"
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      "text": "What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?",
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      "text": "But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.",
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      "text": "But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.",
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      "text": "For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.",
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      "text": "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.",
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          "text": "Jesus said,"
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          "text": "Jesus said,"
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