Matthew 11:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.

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  • 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 And they said vnto him, He was an hearie man, and girded with a girdle of lether about his loynes. Then sayde he, It is Eliiah the Tishbite.
  • Isa 20:2 : 2 At the same time spake the Lord by ye hand of Isaiah the sonne of Amoz, saying, Goe, and loose the sackecloth from thy loynes, and put off thy shooe from thy foote; he did so, walking naked and barefoote.
  • Zech 13:4 : 4 And in that day shall the prophetes be ashamed euery one of his vision, when he hath prophesied: neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony.
  • 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 Vnto this houre we both hunger, & thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and haue no certaine dwelling place,
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 In wearinesse and painefulnesse, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in colde and in nakednesse.
  • Rev 11:3 : 3 But I wil giue power vnto my two witnesses, and they shall prophecie a thousande two hundreth and threescore dayes, clothed in sackcloth.

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    24And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

    25But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft rayment? Beholde, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in Kings courtes.

    26But what went ye foorth to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and greater then a Prophet.

    27This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Matt 11:9-11
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    9But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.

    10For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    11Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.

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    7And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

  • Matt 22:11-12
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    11Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

    12And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.

  • Jas 2:2-3
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    2For if there come into your copany a man with a golde ring, and in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile raiment,

    3And ye haue a respect to him that weareth the gaie clothing; and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a goodly place, and say vnto the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footestoole,

  • Matt 6:28-30
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    28And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:

    29Yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these.

    30Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith?

  • Matt 11:3-4
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    3Art thou he that shoulde come, or shal we looke for another?

    4And Iesus answering, said vnto them, Goe, and shewe Iohn, what things ye heare, and see.

  • Matt 25:38
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    38And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, & clothed thee?

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    38Moreouer he saide vnto them in his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes which loue to goe in long robes, & loue salutations in the markets,

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

    19So Iohn called vnto him two certaine men of his disciples, and sent them to Iesus, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

    20And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

  • Matt 3:3-4
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    3For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

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    6Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

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    7And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?

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  • Luke 12:27-28
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    27Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Solomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.

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    9But that they should be shod with sandals, & that they should not put on two coates.

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    36I was naked, & ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

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    24For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things, which ye see, and haue not seene them: and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.

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    15As the people waited, and all men mused in their heartes of Iohn, if he were not that Christ,

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    32They are like vnto litle children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced: we haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.

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    17And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented.

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