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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to speak to the crowd about John the Baptist. He asks rhetorical questions to lead them to think about what John the Baptist is really like.
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# What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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This expects a negative answer. These questions can be written as a question with an answer or as a statement. Alternate translation: "Did you go out to see a reed shaken by the wind? Of course not!" or "Surely you did not go out to see a reed being shaken by the wind!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# A reed shaken by the wind
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Possible meanings of this metaphor are 1) a person who easily changes his mind, as reeds are easily moved by the wind, or 2) a person who talks a lot but does not say anything important, as reeds rattle when the wind blows. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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