Matthew 11:9

Legacy Standard Bible

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

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But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

And although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they were regarding John as a prophet.

“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, For you will go on before the Lord to make ready His ways,

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”