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Matthew 11:7

As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

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ASV

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

KJV

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤούτωνToutōnAs theseG3778 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
πορευομένωνporeuomenōnwere going awayG4198 →
ἤρξατοērxatobeganG757 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
λέγεινlegeinto speakG3004 →
τοῖςtoisto theG3588 →
ὄχλοιςochloiscrowdsG3793 →
περὶpericoncerningG4012 →
Ἰωάννου·IōannouJohn:G2491 →
τίtiWhatG5101 →
ἐξήλθατεexēlthatewent you outG1831 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἔρημονerēmonwildernessG2048 →
θεάσασθαι;theasasthaito see?G2300 →
κάλαμονkalamonA reedG2563 →
ὑπὸhupoby [the]G5259 →
ἀνέμουanemouwindG417 →
σαλευόμενον;saleuomenonshaken?G4531 →

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James 1:6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.John 5:35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.Luke 8:18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Mark 1:3–5“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”Luke 7:24–30After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?Genesis 49:4Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.Matthew 21:25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’2 Corinthians 1:17–18When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?Luke 3:3–7He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,Matthew 3:1–3In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaMatthew 3:5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaJohn 1:38Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”1 Kings 14:15For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.

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John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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