Matthew 11:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`But what went ye out to see? -- a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

English ASV

But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

English Amplified

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [out of the common, more eminent, more remarkable, and] superior to a prophet.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one [out of the common, more eminent, more remarkable, and] superior to a prophet.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:

English EASY 2024

So what did you go to see? Did you go to see a prophet? Yes! But I tell you, John was even more important than a prophet.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, John is a prophet. But I tell you, he is more than that.

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Really, what did you go to see? A prophet? Let me tell you that he is far more than a prophet.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

English KJV 1611

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

English LSB

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English NIV

Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English NKJ 1982

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

English NLT

Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Or did you encounter a true prophet out in the lonely wilderness? Yes, John was a prophet like those of the past, but he is even more than that!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Why then did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Or a prophet of God? Yes, and he is more than just a prophet.

English Tyndale 1537

But what went ye out for to see? Went ye out to see, a prophet? Yea I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 11:9 — Compare Translations