Jesus Testifies about John
Matthew 11:8
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
- KJV
- But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
- WEB
- But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
- ASV
- But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses.
- LSV
- But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those wearing the soft things are in the kings’ houses.
- YLT
- 'But what went ye out to see? — a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.
- DBY
- But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.
- DRC
- 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.
- GNV
- But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read βασιλέων (“of kings”); Byzantine text read βασιλείων (“kingly”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἰσίν (“are”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Spelling of ἐξήλθατε: Textus Receptus: ἐξήλθετε.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἱματίοις (“garments”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: μαλακοῖς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μαλακοῖς; Robinson–Pierpont add ἱματίοις.
- SBLGNT: βασιλέων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read βασιλέων; Robinson–Pierpont read βασιλείων.
- SBLGNT: εἰσίν. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read εἰσίν; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν; ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἠμφιεσμένον; ἰδοὺ οἱ τὰ μαλακὰ φοροῦντες ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις τῶν βασιλέων εἰσίν.
- RP2018
- Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; Ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον; Ἰδού, οἱ τὰ μαλακὰ φοροῦντες ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις τῶν βασιλείων εἰσίν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; Ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον; Ἰδού, οἱ τὰ μαλακὰ φοροῦντες ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις τῶν βασιλέων εἰσίν.
- SCR1894
- αλλα τι εξηλθετε ιδειν ανθρωπον εν μαλακοις ιματιοις ημφιεσμενον ιδου οι τα μαλακα φορουντες εν τοις οικοις των βασιλεων εισιν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
- Zechariah 13:4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
- Isaiah 20:2the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
- Revelation 11:3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
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