King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 11:9
“‹But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
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?›
‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft› [clothing] ‹are in kings' houses.›
‹But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.›
‹For this is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›
‹Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.›
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