Luke 7:24

“And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Luke 7:24

� And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee beganne to speake vnto þ^e people concerning Iohn: What went ye out into the wildernesse for to see? A reede shaken with the winde?
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Luke chapter 7

When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
- American Standard Version (1901)

And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
- Basic English Bible

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?
- Darby Bible

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?
- Douay Rheims Bible

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
- Webster's Bible

When John's messengers were gone, He proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
- Weymouth Bible

When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
- World English Bible

And whanne the messangeris of Joon weren go forth, he bigan to seie of Joon to the puple,
- Wycliffe Bible

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bells's comment on 2012-11-29 14:58:11:

I'm having hard time trying to understand this chapter. What exactly is Jesus saying?

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