Matthew 11:8

What ¹  did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? ²  Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings! ³ 

biblegateway Mat 11:8

If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.

biblegateway Mat 11:8

"But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

biblegateway Mat 11:8

Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? Those who dress like that live in palaces, not out in the wilderness.

biblegateway Mat 11:8

Hardly. What then? A sheik in silk pajamas? Not in the wilderness, not by a long shot.

SABDAweb Mat 11:8

But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings’ houses.

bibleoremus Mat 11:8

What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces.

biblegateway Mat 11:8

"But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

biblegateway Mat 11:8

What ¹  did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? ²  Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings! ³ 

¹ tn Grk “But what.” Here ἀλλά (alla, a strong contrastive in Greek) produces a somewhat awkward sense in English, and has not been translated. The same situation occurs at the beginning of v. 9.

² sn The reference to fancy clothes makes the point that John was not rich or powerful, in that he did not come from the wealthy classes.

³ tn Or “palaces.”