Luke 7:24
American King James Version (AKJV)
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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?
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And when the messengers of John had withdrawn, he began to speak about John to the crowds. “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Darby Bible (DBY)
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?
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
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?
English Revised Version (ERV)
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?
Free Bible Version (FBV)
After the messengers from John had left, Jesus began telling the crowd, “About John: what did you expect to see when you went out to meet him in the desert? Some reed blown about by the wind?
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
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?
King James Version (KJV)
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?
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Webster Bible (Webster)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
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 Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
When Yochanan’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about Yochanan, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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?