Luke 7:18-35 KJT
A Beatitude, A Tribute, and A Rebuke
A Beatitude on the Non-Doubters
- Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.
18 And the disciples of John shewed him of
all these things.
19 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?
20 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?
21 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.
22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, 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.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.
A Tribute to John the Baptist
- Behold, I send my messenger before thy face
24 And when the messengers of John were
departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out
into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
25 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.
26 But what went ye out for to see? A
prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold,
I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 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.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
A Rebuke to the Religious Leaders
- But wisdom is justified of all her children
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the
counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I
liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 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.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating
bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 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!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her
children.
