Matthew 11:8 - Plain English Version

⁸ And you didn’t go out there to see a man wearing pretty clothes. No, men that wear pretty clothes live in the town, in good big houses.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ What did you go out to see then? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses.

Common English Bible

⁸ What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in refined clothes? Look, those who wear refined clothes are in royal palaces.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ So what did you go out to see? A man in soft garments? Behold, those who are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings.

Matthew 11:8 Cross References

Matthew 11:7

Then the followers of John went away, and Jesus started to talk to all the people. He talked to them about John. He said, “You know, you went out into the bush to see John. What sort of man did you think you would see? You didn’t go out there to see a man that is weak, like grass that goes any way the wind pushes it.

Matthew 11:9

Did you go out there to see a man that tells people God’s messages? Yes, John the Baptiser told you God’s message, and he did something even more important than that.

Matthew 3:4

John wore rough clothes, made of camel’s hair, and he wore a leather belt. He ate grasshoppers and bush honey.

1 Corinthians 4:11

You see, the bad people of this world were always hard on us special workers, and they are still hard on us right up to now. We go hungry, and thirsty, and our clothes are old rags. We haven’t got anywhere to live.