King James Version (KJV)
Luke 7:25
“‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.›”
Verse in context — Luke 7
23
‹And blessed is› [he], ‹whosoever shall not be offended in me.›
24
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, ‹What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?›
25
‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.›
26
‹But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.›
27
‹This is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›
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