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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to speak to the crowd about John the Baptist. He asks questions to lead them to think about what John is really like.
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# What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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"Did you go out to the desert to see a reed shaken by the wind? Of course not!" or "Surely you did not go out to the desert see a reed being shaken by the wind!"
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# A reed shaken by the wind
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"Someone who is like a reed shaken by the wind"