But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
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Gill's Exposition
But what went ye out for to see?.... Since it was not any thing so mean as a shaking reed, or so grand as a man in gay clothing, pray what was it you went out to see?
A prophet? This was the truth…
Barnes' Notes
Clothed in soft raiment - The kind of raiment here denoted was the light, thin clothing worn by effeminate persons. It was made commonly of fine linen, and was worn chiefly for ornament. Christ asks…
We have here the high encomium which our Lord Jesus gave of John the Baptist; not only to revive his honour, but to revive his work. Some of Christ's disciples might perhaps take occasion from the…
Cambridge Bible
A man clothed in soft raiment Mr Plumptre (Smith's Bib. Dic.i. 1166) suggests that there may be a historical allusion in these words. A certain Menahem, who had been a colleague of the great teacher…
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