Matthew 11:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 17:12-13 : 12 But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they wished. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer by them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.
  • Matt 21:24-26 : 24 And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 But if we say, From men; we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet.
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 12 And he answered and told them, Elijah truly comes first and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt. 13 But I say to you, that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • Matt 11:13-14 : 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.

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    24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

    25 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

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

    27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    28 For I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • Matt 11:7-8
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    7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

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  • Matt 11:10-11
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    10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

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  • Matt 11:3-4
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    3 And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

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

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    19 And John, calling two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

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    3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 13:17
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    17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.

  • Luke 9:19
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    19 They answered and said, John the Baptist; but some say Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

  • John 1:21-23
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    21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

    22 Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

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

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    24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

  • John 1:25-26
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    25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

    26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.

  • 1 Sam 9:9
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    9 (Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said thus, Come, let us go to the seer: for he who is now called a Prophet was previously called a Seer.)

  • Luke 9:8-9
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    8 And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen again.

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    26 They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • Matt 11:14
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    14 And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.

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

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    68%

    2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 6:14
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    14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is truly that prophet that should come into the world.

  • Mark 1:7
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    7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
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    7 And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

  • Mark 9:11
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    11 And they asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

  • Luke 1:76
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    76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

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

  • John 9:17
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    17 They said to the blind man again, What do you say about him, that he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

  • Matt 12:6
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    6 But I say to you, that in this place is one greater than the temple.

  • John 7:40
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    40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the Prophet.

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

  • Mal 3:1
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    1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.

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    32 But if we say, From men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

  • John 3:28
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    28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.

  • Luke 3:4
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    4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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    30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.