Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Wilderness
Bible References
Wilderness
Luke 1:80
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in wilderness: till the day came, when he should show himself unto the Israelites.
Luke 3:2
When Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests: The word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came, and preached in the wilderness of Jewry,
Mark 1:4
John did baptise in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.
John 1:23
He said, "I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah."
A reed
Genesis 49:4
As unstable as water wast thou: thou shalt therefore not be the chiefest, for thou wentest up upon thy father's bed, and then defiledest thou my couch with going up.
2 Corinthians 1:17
When I thus wise was minded: Did I use lightness? Or think I carnally those things which I think, that with me should be "yea, yea," and "nay, nay?"
Ephesians 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.
James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, and waver not. For he that doubteth is like the waves of the sea, tossed of the wind, and carried with violence.
2 Peter 2:17
These are wells without water, and clouds carried about of a tempest, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever.
2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know it beforehand: Beware, lest ye be also plucked away with the error of the wicked, and fall from your own steadfastness;