Then what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, people who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.
John’s clothes were made out of camel’s hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild honey.
I’ll appoint my two witnesses, and they’ll prophesy for 1,260 days. They’ll be dressed in the rough clothes people wear when they’re sad.”
I’ve worked very hard and often gone without sleep. I’ve been hungry and thirsty and gone without food; I’ve been cold and lacked clothes.
We’re still hungry and thirsty, dressed in rags, homeless, and treated badly.
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. “What did you go out into the desert to see?” he asked. “Tall grass waving in the wind? No?
Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
If not that, then what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.