Luke 7:26

Modern

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Traditional

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

Literal

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Latin

Sed quid existis videre? prophetam? Utique dico vobis, et plus quam prophetam:

Greek

English

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
John 5:35
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
Luke 20:6
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Matthew 11:9–14
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
John 3:26–30
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
Luke 16:16
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.