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The inquiry by John seems to contradict what happened at the baptism of Jesus by John. Here Matthew deals with Jesus as the true messiah, the anointed one of God. To the disciples of John the Baptist who came asking about the messiah, Jesus replies by pointing out the redemptive joy that wells up in the hearts of the blind, the lame, the deaf, the lepers, the poor, and the dead who have come back to life. Paul invites us to wait in joyful patience as the sower does, for the fruits of his labor.