KJV ORIGINAL
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After John's messengers left, Jesus turned to the crowd and started talking about John. He asked them, 'What did you go out to the wilderness to see? Some weak person who gets pushed around by every little thing?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus is asking if people went to see John expecting someone weak — spoiler alert, they didn't.
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