English Language Versions
KJV And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
KJVP And G1161 as they G5130 departed, G4198 Jesus G2424 began G756 to say G3004 unto the G3588 multitudes G3793 concerning G4012 John, G2491 What G5101 went ye out G1831 into G1519 the G3588 wilderness G2048 to see G2300 ? A reed G2563 shaken G4531 with G5259 the wind G417 ?
YLT And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, `What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?
ASV And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
WEB As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
RV And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
NET While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
ERVEN When John's followers left, Jesus began talking to the people about John. He said, "What did you people go out to the desert to see? Someone who is weak, like a stem of grass blowing in the wind?