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Luke 7:25

Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

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ASV

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.

KJV

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀλλὰallaButG235 →
τίtiwhatG5101 →
ἐξήλθατεexēlthatehave you gone outG1831 →
ἰδεῖν;ideinto see?G1492 →
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponA manG444 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
μαλακοῖςmalakoisfineG3120 →
ἱματίοιςhimatioisclothingG2440 →
ἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonarrayed?G294 →
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400 →
οἱhoithoseG3588 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἱματισμῷhimatismōclothingG2441 →
ἐνδόξῳendoxōsplendidG1741 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τρυφῇtruphēain luxuryG5172 →
ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchonteslivingG5225 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
βασιλείοιςbasileioispalacesG933 →
εἰσίν.eisinare.G1510 →

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1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.Lamentations 4:5Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.2 Kings 1:8“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.Matthew 6:29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.2 Samuel 19:35I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?Esther 1:11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.Esther 4:2But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.Revelation 18:3All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”Esther 5:1On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.1 Peter 3:3–4Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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