Matthew 11:8

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

Cross-references

Matthew 3:4 Parallel

Matthew 3:4 describes John's rough camel-hair garment — directly opposing the 'soft clothing' Jesus says John did not wear.

2 Kings 1:8 Parallel

2 Kings 1:8 describes Elijah's hairy garment and leather belt — the same rough attire John wore, contrasting with fine clothes in palaces.

Revelation 11:3 depicts the two witnesses in sackcloth — the same rough prophetic garment as John, opposing the fine clothes of palaces.

1 Kings 22:10 shows kings in royal robes — the fine clothing Jesus says belongs in palaces, contrasting with John's rough attire.

Esther 5:1 Parallel

Esther 5:1 shows Esther wearing royal apparel in the king's palace — exactly the fine clothing Jesus says is in palaces, not the wilderness.

Luke 7:24 Parallel

Luke 7:24 records the same discourse — Jesus asking what crowds went to see, with the same 'soft garments' contrast about John.

Esther 8:15 Parallel

In Esther 8:15, Mordecai wears royal robes in the king's presence — a concrete example of the 'soft garments in kings' houses' Jesus describes.