# Luke 7.27

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.</span> (Luke 7:25-29, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”</span> 29. When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism. (Luke 7:25-29, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.</span> (Luke 7:25-29, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">but what have ye gone forth to see? a man in soft garments clothed? lo, they in splendid apparellings, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">'But what have ye gone forth to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,</span> (Luke 7:25-29, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 7](/codex/luke-7/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.