1. Matthieu 11:8 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why does Jesus highlight the fact that John the Baptist did not wear soft clothing?

Matthieu 11:8 (NEG79)

8 Mais, qu'êtes-vous allés voir? un homme vêtu d'habits précieux? Voici, ceux qui portent des habits précieux sont dans les maisons des rois.

En bref

John did not wear fine clothes in his service to a king, but rather lived in the wilderness, and later in prison, rather than in a palace, as God’s ambassador, with a coat of camel’s hair (Matthew 3:4).

The people had not gone into the wilderness to see a courtier—one who wears splendid clothing and is always ready to serve the king. John was not to be found in the palace of the king, but in the wilderness—and now he is in prison. He was no courtier of an earthly king, but an ambassador of God, who proclaimed the Word of the Lord. For that reason he had no interest in earthly splendor, but wore a cloak of camel’s hair (Matthew 3:4.1