They answered him, “He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Matthew 11:8 - English Standard Version 2016 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What did you go out to see then? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings. American Standard Version (1901) But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses. Common English Bible What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in refined clothes? Look, those who wear refined clothes are in royal palaces. Catholic Public Domain Version So what did you go out to see? A man in soft garments? Behold, those who are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings. |
They answered him, “He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
“On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive,
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings’ courts.
To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless,
in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left,
And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”