²⁴ When John’ s Iōannēs messengers angelos left aperchomai, · de · ho Jesus began archō to speak legō to pros the ho crowds ochlos about peri John Iōannēs: “ What tis did you go exerchomai out into eis the ho wilderness erēmos to look theaomai at ? A reed kalamos being shaken saleuō by hypo the wind anemos? ²⁵ But alla what tis did you go exerchomai out to see? A man anthrōpos dressed amphiennymi in en luxurious malakos clothing himation? Those ho who wear en expensive endoxos clothing himatismos and kai live hyparchō in luxury tryphē are eimi found in en · ho royal basileios palaces . ²⁶ But alla what tis did you go exerchomai out to see? A prophet prophētēs? Yes nai, I tell legō you hymeis, and kai one who is more perissoteros than a prophet prophētēs.