{As these went their way} (	out(936e) poreuomen(936e)). Present
participle genitive absolute. The eulogy of Jesus was spoken as
the two disciples of John were going away. Is it a matter of
regret that they did not hear this wondrous praise of John that
they might cheer him with it? "It may almost be called the
funeral oration of the Baptist, for not long afterwards Herodias
compassed his death" (Plummer). {A reed shaken by the wind}
(kalamon hupo anemou saleuomenon). Latin _calamus_. Used of the
reeds that grew in plenty in the Jordan Valley where John
preached, of a staff made of a reed ( Mt 27:29 ), as a measuring
rod ( Re 11:1 ), of a writer's pen ( 3Jo 1:13 ). The reeds by the
Jordan bent with the wind, but not so John.