Matthew 11:8

New Living Translation

Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces.

Cross References

2 Kings 1:8

They replied, “He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.” “Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed.

Isaiah 20:2

the Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.

Zechariah 13:4

“On that day people will be ashamed to claim the prophetic gift. No one will pretend to be a prophet by wearing prophet’s clothes.

Matthew 11:7

As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?

Matthew 11:9

Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.

Matthew 3:4

John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.

Luke 7:25

Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

Deuteronomy 28:54

The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.

Revelation 11:3

And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in burlap and will prophesy during those 1,260 days.”