Passage

Matthew 11.10

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"8. But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft clothes? Behold, they that wear soft clothes are in kings' houses. 9. But why went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet."

"10. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee."

"11. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force." (Matthew 11:8-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"8. But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 9. But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet."

"10. For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’"

"11. Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. 12. From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." (Matthew 11:8-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"8. But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet."

"10. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee."

"11. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. ^{suffereth: or, is gotten by force, and they that thrust men}" (Matthew 11:8-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"8. 'But what went ye out to see?, a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses. 9. 'But what went ye out to see?, a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,"

"10. for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

"11. Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he. 12. 'And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force," (Matthew 11:8-12, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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