Matthew 11:7 (GNV)

Passage

And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:5 The blinde receiue sight, and the halt doe walke: the lepers are clensed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised vp, and the poore receiue the Gospel.

Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he that shall not be offeded in me.

Matthew 11:7 And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

Matthew 11:8 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.

Matthew 11:9 But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "departed", "iesus", "beganne", "speake", "vnto", "multitude", "iohn", and "went". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "departed" and "iesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And blessed is he that shall not..." into verse 8's "But what went ye out to see...", so "departed" and "iesus" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "departed" and "iesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.