Matthew 11:7
And they departing, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out in the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
6and blessed is he, whosoever may not be offended in me.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Matthew 21:25Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on him?
Luke 3:3And he came into all the region round about the Jordan preaching the baptism of repentance unto the remissions of sins,
Luke 8:18Therefore see how you hear: for whosoever may have, it shall be given unto him; and whosoever may not have, it shall be taken from him, even that which he seems to have.
John 5:35He was a bright and shining light: and you were willing to rejoice for an hour in that light.
Ephesians 4:14in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:2-7
John's Disciples Come to Christ. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are… Read the whole commentary →