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 the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Luke 3:2
when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Mark 1:4
John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
John 1:23
He said, I am "a voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord," as said Isaiah the prophet.
A reed
2 Corinthians 1:17
Having, then, this purpose, did I act with levity? Or in my purposes do I resolve according to the flesh, that with me there should be now yea, yea, and now nay, nay?
Ephesians 4:14
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
2 Peter 2:17
These are wells without water, and mists driven by a tempest; for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved.
2 Peter 3:17
Do ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things beforehand, beware lest, being led away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.