Matthew 11:8
What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!
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- 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 They replied,“He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist.” The king said,“He is Elijah the Tishbite.”
- Isa 20:2 : 2 At that time the LORD announced through Isaiah son of Amoz:“Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet.” He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.
- Zech 13:4 : 4 “Therefore, on that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies and will no longer wear the hairy garment of a prophet to deceive the people.
- Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.
- 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
- 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
- Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
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24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
25What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing and live in luxury are in the royal palaces!
26What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
- Matt 11:9-113 verses82%
9What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet!
10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
11“I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is!
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2For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,
3do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?
- Matt 6:28-303 verses71%
28Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.
29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!
30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?
- Matt 11:3-42 verses69%
3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
4Jesus answered them,“Go tell John what you hear and see:
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38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you?
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18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples
19and sent them to Jesus to ask,“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”
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3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
4Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.
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6John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7He proclaimed,“One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.
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7The king asked them,“Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”
8They replied,“He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist.” The king said,“He is Elijah the Tishbite.”
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27Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!
28And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!
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9and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics.
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2Why are your clothes red? Why do you look like someone who has stomped on grapes in a vat?
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32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
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32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another,‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’
33For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’
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28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”
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8Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
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10So the crowds were asking him,“What then should we do?”
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9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
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5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”