Luke 7:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After John's messengers had gone, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: What kind of person did you go out to the desert to see? Was he like tall grass blown about by the wind?

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

Uncontrollable as a flood, you slept with my wife and disgraced my bed. And so you no longer deserve the place of honour.

Luke 1:80

As John grew up, God's Spirit gave him great power. John lived in the desert until the time he was sent to the people of Israel.

Luke 3:2

Annas and Caiaphas were the Jewish high priests. At that time God spoke to Zechariah's son John, who was living in the desert.

Luke 7:23

God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do.”

Luke 7:25

What kind of man did you really go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who wear expensive clothes and live in luxury are in the king's palace.

John 1:23

John answered in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “I am only someone shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord!’ ”

Ephesians 4:14

We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are like dried up water holes and clouds blown by a storm. The darkest part of hell is waiting for them.

2 Peter 3:17

My dear friends, you have been warned beforehand! So don't let the errors of evil people lead you down the wrong path and make you lose your balance.