Matthew 11:9

Christian Standard Bible

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

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And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Though Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd since they regarded John as a prophet.

What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who wear soft clothes are in royal palaces.

But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”