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144:8.1 The latter part of December they all went over near the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan], close by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], where they again began to [[teach]] and [[preach]]. Both [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] came to this camp to hear the [[gospel]]. It was while [[Jesus]] was teaching [[the multitude]] one afternoon that some of [[John the Baptist|John]]'s special [[friends]] brought [[the Master]] the last [[message]] which he ever had from the [[John the Baptist|Baptist]].

144:8.1 The latter part of December they all went over near the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan], close by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], where they again began to [[teach]] and [[preach]]. Both [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] came to this camp to hear the [[gospel]]. It was while [[Jesus]] was teaching [[the multitude]] one afternoon that some of [[John the Baptist|John]]'s special [[friends]] brought [[the Master]] the last [[message]] which he ever had from the [[John the Baptist|Baptist]].

144:8.2 [[John the Baptist|John]] had now been in [[prison]] a year and a half, and most of this time [[Jesus]] had [[labored]] very [[quietly]]; so it was not strange that John should be led to [[wonder]] about [[the kingdom]]. John's [[friends]] interrupted [[Jesus]]' teaching to say to him: " [[John the Baptist]] has sent us to ask—are you truly the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Deliverer], or shall we look for another? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.2 [[John the Baptist|John]] had now been in [[prison]] a year and a half, and most of this time [[Jesus]] had [[labored]] very [[quietly]]; so it was not strange that John should be led to [[wonder]] about [[the kingdom]]. John's [[friends]] interrupted [[Jesus]]' teaching to say to him: " [[John the Baptist]] has sent us to ask—are you truly the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Deliverer], or shall we look for another? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.3 [[Jesus]] paused to say to [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[friends]]: " Go back and tell John that he is not [[forgotten]]. Tell him what you have seen and heard, that the [[poor]] have good tidings [[preached]] to them. " And when [[Jesus]] had spoken further to the [[messengers]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], he turned again to [[the multitude]] and said: " Do not think that John [[doubts]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. He makes [[inquiry]] only to [[assure]] his [[disciples]] who are also my disciples. [[John the Baptist|John]] is no weakling. Let me ask you who heard John [[preach]] before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] put him in [[prison]]: What did you behold in John—a reed shaken with the [[wind]]? A man of changeable [[moods]] and clothed in soft raiment? As a rule they who are gorgeously [[Dress|appareled]] and who live delicately are in [[kings]]' [[courts]] and in the [[mansions]] of the [[rich]]. But what did you see when you beheld [[John the Baptist|John]]? A [[prophet]]? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a [[prophet]]. Of John it was written: `Behold, I send my [[messenger]] before your face; he shall [[prepare]] the way before you.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.3 [[Jesus]] paused to say to [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[friends]]: " Go back and tell John that he is not [[forgotten]]. Tell him what you have seen and heard, that the [[poor]] have good tidings [[preached]] to them. " And when [[Jesus]] had spoken further to the [[messengers]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], he turned again to [[the multitude]] and said: " Do not think that John [[doubts]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. He makes [[inquiry]] only to [[assure]] his [[disciples]] who are also my disciples. [[John the Baptist|John]] is no weakling. Let me ask you who heard John [[preach]] before [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] put him in [[prison]]: What did you behold in John—a reed shaken with the [[wind]]? A man of changeable [[moods]] and clothed in soft raiment? As a rule they who are gorgeously [[Dress|appareled]] and who live delicately are in [[kings]]' [[courts]] and in the [[mansions]] of the [[rich]]. But what did you see when you beheld [[John the Baptist|John]]? A [[prophet]]? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a [[prophet]]. Of John it was written: `Behold, I send my [[messenger]] before your face; he shall [[prepare]] the way before you.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.4 " Verily, verily, I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is but small in the kingdom of heaven is greater because he has been born of the spirit and knows that he has become a son of God. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.4 " Verily, verily, I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is but small in the kingdom of heaven is greater because he has been born of the spirit and knows that he has become a son of God. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.5 Many who heard [[Jesus]] that day submitted themselves to [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[baptism]], thereby [[publicly]] professing entrance into [[the kingdom]]. And the apostles of John were firmly knit to [[Jesus]] from that day forward. This [[occurrence]] marked the real [[union]] of [[John the Baptist|John]]'s and [[Jesus]]' followers.

144:8.5 Many who heard [[Jesus]] that day submitted themselves to [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[baptism]], thereby [[publicly]] professing entrance into [[the kingdom]]. And the apostles of John were firmly knit to [[Jesus]] from that day forward. This [[occurrence]] marked the real [[union]] of [[John the Baptist|John]]'s and [[Jesus]]' followers.

144:8.6 After the [[messengers]] had [[conversed]] with [[Abner]], they departed for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaerus Machaerus] to tell all this to [[John the Baptist|John]]. He was greatly [[comforted]], and his [[faith]] was [[strengthened]] by the [[words]] of [[Jesus]] and the [[message]] of [[Abner]].

144:8.6 After the [[messengers]] had [[conversed]] with [[Abner]], they departed for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaerus Machaerus] to tell all this to [[John the Baptist|John]]. He was greatly [[comforted]], and his [[faith]] was [[strengthened]] by the [[words]] of [[Jesus]] and the [[message]] of [[Abner]].

144:8.7 On this afternoon [[Jesus]] continued to teach, saying: " But to what shall I liken this [[generation]]? Many of you will [[receive]] neither [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[message]] nor my teaching. You are like the [[children]] playing in the [[market]] place who call to their fellows and say: `We piped for you and you did not [[dance]]; we wailed and you did not [[mourn]].' And so with some of you. [[John the Baptist|John]] came neither eating nor drinking, and they said he had a [[devil]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] comes eating and drinking, and these same people say: `Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a [[friend]] of publicans and [[sinners]]!' Truly, [[wisdom]] is justified by her [[children]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.7 On this afternoon [[Jesus]] continued to teach, saying: " But to what shall I liken this [[generation]]? Many of you will [[receive]] neither [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[message]] nor my teaching. You are like the [[children]] playing in the [[market]] place who call to their fellows and say: `We piped for you and you did not [[dance]]; we wailed and you did not [[mourn]].' And so with some of you. [[John the Baptist|John]] came neither eating nor drinking, and they said he had a [[devil]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] comes eating and drinking, and these same people say: `Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a [[friend]] of publicans and [[sinners]]!' Truly, [[wisdom]] is justified by her [[children]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_7]

144:8.8 " It would appear that [[the Father]] in heaven has hidden some of these [[truths]] from the [[wise]] and haughty, while he has [[revealed]] them to babes. But [[the Father]] does all things well; the Father [[reveals]] himself to the [[universe]] by the [[methods]] of his own [[choosing]]. Come, therefore, all you who [[labor]] and are heavy laden, and you shall find rest for your [[souls]]. Take upon you the [[divine]] yoke, and you will [[experience]] the [[peace]] of [[God]], which passes all [[understanding]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_11]

144:8.8 " It would appear that [[the Father]] in heaven has hidden some of these [[truths]] from the [[wise]] and haughty, while he has [[revealed]] them to babes. But [[the Father]] does all things well; the Father [[reveals]] himself to the [[universe]] by the [[methods]] of his own [[choosing]]. Come, therefore, all you who [[labor]] and are heavy laden, and you shall find rest for your [[souls]]. Take upon you the [[divine]] yoke, and you will [[experience]] the [[peace]] of [[God]], which passes all [[understanding]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_11]