But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.
When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Elyon, for you will go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways,
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that Yochanan was a prophet.*