What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
Though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.
What, then, did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces.
But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”