Matthew 11:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

What kind of man did you go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who dress like that live in the king's palace.

Cross References

2 Kings 1:8

“He was hairy and had a leather belt around his waist,” they answered. “It must be Elijah!” replied Ahaziah.

Isaiah 20:2

About this same time the LORD had told me, “Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!” I did this and went around naked and barefoot

Zechariah 13:4

Those prophets will be ashamed of their so called visions, and they won't deceive anyone by dressing like a true prophet.

Matthew 11:7

As John's followers were going away, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John: What sort of person did you go out into the desert to see? Was he like tall grass blown about by the wind?

Matthew 11:9

What did you really go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was. I tell you that he was more than a prophet.

Matthew 3:4

John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

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.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even today we go hungry and thirsty and don't have anything to wear except rags. We are ill-treated and don't have a place to live.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have worked and struggled and spent many sleepless nights. I have gone hungry and thirsty and often had nothing to eat. I have been cold from not having enough clothes to keep me warm.

Deuteronomy 28:54

Because of hunger, a man who had been gentle and kind will eat his own children and refuse to share the meal with his brother or wife or with his other children.

Revelation 11:3

My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.