Matthew 11:9

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So what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, John is a prophet. But I tell you, he is more than that.

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“Now you, little boy, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go first before the Lord to prepare the way for him.

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the people. They believed that John was a prophet.

Really, what did you expect to see? Someone dressed in fine clothes? Of course not. People who wear fine clothes are all in kings’ palaces.

But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, the people will stone us to death. They all believe that John was a prophet.”