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Luke 7:24

NETBible	When¹ John’s messengers had gone, Jesus² began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness³ to see? A reed shaken by the wind?⁴
NIV © biblegateway Luk 7:24	After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 7:24	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?
NLT © biblegateway Luk 7:24	After they left, Jesus talked to the crowd about John. "Who is this man in the wilderness that you went out to see? Did you find him weak as a reed, moved by every breath of wind?
MSG © biblegateway Luk 7:24	After John's messengers left to make their report, Jesus said more about John to the crowd of people. "What did you expect when you went out to see him in the wild? A weekend camper?
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 7:24	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?
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 7:24	When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 7:24	When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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KJV	And <1161> when the messengers <32> of John <2491> were departed <565> (5631)_, he began <756> (5662) to speak <3004> (5721) unto <4314> the people <3793> concerning <4012> John <2491>_, What <5101> went ye out <1831> (5758) into <1519> the wilderness <2048> for to see <2300> (5664)_? A reed <2563> shaken <4531> (5746) with <5259> the wind <417>_?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 7:24	When the messengers <32> of John <2491> had left <565> , He began <757> to speak <3004> to the crowds <3793> about <4012> John <2491> , "What <5101> did you go <1831> out into the wilderness <2048> to see <2300> ? A reed <2563> shaken <4531> by the wind <417> ?
NET [draft] ITL	When <1161> John’s <2491> messengers <32> had gone <565> , Jesus began <756> to speak <3004> to <4314> the crowds <3793> about <4012> John <2491> : “What <5101> did you go out <1831> into <1519> the wilderness <2048> to see <2300> ? A reed <2563> shaken <4531> by <5259> the wind <417> ?
GREEK	apelyontwn <565> (5631) V-2AAP-GPM de <1161> CONJ twn <3588> T-GPM aggelwn <32> N-GPM iwannou <2491> N-GSM hrxato <756> (5662) V-ADI-3S legein <3004> (5721) V-PAN prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM oclouv <3793> N-APM peri <4012> PREP iwannou <2491> N-GSM ti <5101> I-ASN exhlyate <1831> (5656) V-AAI-2P eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF erhmon <2048> A-ASF yeasasyai <2300> (5664) V-ADN kalamon <2563> N-ASM upo <5259> PREP anemou <417> N-GSM saleuomenon <4531> (5746) V-PPP-ASM

NETBible

When¹ John’s messengers had gone, Jesus² began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness³ to see? A reed shaken by the wind?⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

²tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Or “desert.”

⁴tn There is a debate as to whether one should read this figuratively (“to see someone who is easily blown over?”) or literally (Grk “to see the wilderness vegetation?…No, to see a prophet”). Either view makes good sense, but the following examples suggest the question should be read literally and understood to point to the fact that a prophet drew them to the desert.