King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 11:7
“And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, ‹What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?›”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
5
‹The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.›
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‹And blessed is› [he], ‹whosoever shall not be offended in me.›
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And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, ‹What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?›
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‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft› [clothing] ‹are in kings' houses.›
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‹But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.›
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