Matthew 11:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But why 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;
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
  • Matt 17:12-13 : 12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands. 13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
  • Matt 21:24-26 : 24 And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him? 26 But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth. 16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • Matt 11:13-14 : 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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  • Luke 7:24-28
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    24 And 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?

    25 But 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.

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

    27 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.

    28 I 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.

  • Matt 11:7-8
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    7 And 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?

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

  • Matt 11:10-11
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    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.

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

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

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

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

  • Luke 7:19-20
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    19 Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20 And 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?

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    3 For 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.

  • Matt 13:17
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    17 For 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.

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

  • John 1:21-23
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    21 And 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.

    22 So 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?

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

  • Luke 10:24
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    24 For 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.

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

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

  • 1 Sam 9:9
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    9 (In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

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    8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

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    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.

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

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

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2 Even 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;

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • John 6:14
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    14 And 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 1:7
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    7 And 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.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
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    7 And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

  • Mark 9:11
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    11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

  • Luke 1:76
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    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;

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

  • John 9:17
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    17 Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

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

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

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

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  • Mark 11:32
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    32 But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

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

  • Luke 3:4
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    4 As 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.

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

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    41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

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    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.