But your passion was like a flood you couldn’t control. So you will not remain my most honored son. You climbed into your father’s bed {and slept with one of his wives}. You brought shame to my bed, to the bed you lay on.”
Luke 7:24 - Easy To Read Version When John’s followers left, Jesus began to tell the people about John: “What did you people go out into the desert to see? A weed {\cf2\super [132]} blown by the wind? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the messengers of John having departed, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: What did you go out into the desert to gaze on? A reed shaken and swayed by the wind? American Standard Version (1901) And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? Common English Bible After John’s messengers were gone, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John. “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A stalk blowing in the wind? Catholic Public Domain Version And when the messengers of John had withdrawn, he began to speak about John to the crowds. "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? |
But your passion was like a flood you couldn’t control. So you will not remain my most honored son. You climbed into your father’s bed {and slept with one of his wives}. You brought shame to my bed, to the bed you lay on.”
And so the little boy (John) was growing up and becoming stronger in spirit. John lived in a place away from other people, until the time when he came out \{to tell God’s message\} to Israel (the Jews).
Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. {\cf2\super [45]} At that time, a command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah. John was living in the desert.
What great blessings there are for the person that can accept {\cf2\super [131]} me!”
What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No. Those people that have fine, nice clothes live in kings’ houses.
Then we will not still be babies. We will not be people who change like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced (changed) by every new teaching we hear from people who try to fool us. Those people make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong way.
Those false teachers are like rivers that have no water. They are like clouds that are blown by a storm. A place in the deepest darkness has been kept for them.
Dear friends, you already know about this. So be careful. Don’t let those evil people lead you away by the wrong things they do. Be careful so that you will not fall from your strong \{faith\}.