Luke 7:24-30 And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

Wesley⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? ²⁵ A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces. ²⁶ But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸ For I say to 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. ²⁹ And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and scribes made void the counsel of God, toward themselves, being not baptized of him.