Matthew 11:7

The Text-Critical English New Testament

As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Cross References

Matthew 11:8

What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the palaces of kings.

Matthew 12:20

A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.

Matthew 21:25

Where did John's authority to baptize come from? From heaven or from men?” So they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Matthew 3:5

Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and so were all Judea and all the region around the Jordan.

Luke 8:18

Therefore consider how you hear, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

John 1:38

Turning around, Jesus saw them following him and said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are yoʋ staying?”

John 5:35

John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.

Ephesians 4:14

So we must no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men and their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

James 1:6

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed about.