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Hosea 6

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¹ And blessed [joyful, favored by God] is he who does not take offense at Me [accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation]."

² As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind [which is commonplace]?

³ What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh desert]? Those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!

⁴ But what did you [really] go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [more eminent, more remarkable, and][2] far more than a prophet [who foretells the future].

⁵ This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi], 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way before You.'

⁶ I assure you and most solemnly say to you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater [in privilege] than he.

⁷ From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize].

⁸ For all the prophets and the Law prophesied up until John.

⁹ And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].

¹⁰ He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.

¹¹ "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,

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1	And blessed [joyful, favored by God] is he who does not take offense at Me [accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation]."
2	As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind [which is commonplace]?
3	What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh desert]? Those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!
4	But what did you [really] go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [more eminent, more remarkable, and][2] far more than a prophet [who foretells the future].
5	This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi], 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way before You.'
6	I assure you and most solemnly say to you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater [in privilege] than he.
7	From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize].
8	For all the prophets and the Law prophesied up until John.
9	And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].
10	He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.
11	"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,

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