Luke 7:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

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  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
  • John 3:26-30 : 26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him. 27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. 29 He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete. 30 He has to become greater while I become less.
  • John 5:35 : 35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you. 11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it. 13 For all the prophets and the law were in force till John. 14 And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

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    7And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

    8But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.

    9But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

    11Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Luke 7:24-25
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    24And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

    25But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

  • Luke 7:27-28
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    27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

    28I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

    19Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    14And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

    15He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • Mark 8:28
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    28And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

  • John 7:40
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    40When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

  • Matt 11:3-4
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    3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    4And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

  • John 1:21-23
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    21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Matt 13:17
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    17For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

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    6But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Luke 10:24
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    24For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • John 3:26
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    26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

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    7And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

  • Mark 1:7
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    7And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • John 6:14
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    14And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

  • Mark 6:15
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    15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

  • John 1:25-26
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    25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

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  • Luke 9:19
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    19And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

  • Mal 3:1
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    1See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

  • Mark 1:2
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    2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

  • Matt 12:17
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    17So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Matt 11:14
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    14And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

  • John 3:28
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    28You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • John 1:19
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    19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • Luke 7:22
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    22And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

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    36What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

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    25And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • John 7:25-26
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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

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    4As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • John 7:52
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    52This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

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    29But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

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    34For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;