Matthew 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 11:8 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' house..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 11:8 — KJV
“But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.”
— Matthew 11:8 (KJV)
Matthew 11:8 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 11:8
“But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:8: went, see, clothed
“And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:8: went, see, houses
“Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. and took: Heb. and put”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:8: went, soft, wear
“Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:8: see, behold, kings
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:8: see, wear, kings
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