Matthew 11:7

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And these going forth, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.

Matthew 11:8

But what went ye out to see? A man clad in soft garments? but they having soft things are in king's houses.

Matthew 12:20

He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he should draw forth judgment to victory.

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, whence was it of heaven or of men And they reasoned by themselves, saying, If we say, Of heaven; he will say to us, Why, then, believed ye him not?

Matthew 3:5

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all round about Jordan;

Luke 8:18

See therefore how ye hear: for whoever should have, shall be given him; and whoever should not have, and what he seems to have shall be taken away from him.

John 1:38

And Jesus having turned, and seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi, (It says, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou

John 5:35

He was a burning and manifest light: and ye wished to rejoice for a time in his light.

Ephesians 4:14

That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit;

James 1:6

And let him ask in faith, being at variance in nothing. For he being at variance is like the surge of the sea being moved by the wind and put in motion.