Luke 7:24

And when the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2-19 . Luke 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The p...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(4) And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptist ( Matthew 11:1-19 *). According to Lk., John's disciples have access to him, and Jesus is engaged in works of healing in the very...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

concerning. Greek. peri. App-104. went ye out . have ye gone out (perfect tense). All the texts, however, read "went ye out" (aor.) for to se...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. For the circumstances of the Baptist's imprisonment, see the notes at Mark 6:17-20...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Raising of the Widow's Son. The Woman who was a Sinner 1-10. Healing of the centurion's servant. See on Matthew 8:5 .
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Christ's opinion of John. See on Matthew 11:7 . 29, 30. Peculiar to Lk.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(24-35) And when the messengers of John were departed. — See Notes on Matthew 11:7-19 . The two narratives agree very closely. The few variations...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can w...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Great Man and a Still Greater Luke 7:24-35 The Master chose the moment of John's fainting fit to pass this high eulogium on the Baptist's sta...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here our Lord passed over the national boundary to bring blessing to the household of a Roman centurion. Of that man the elders said, "He is worthy."...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. (19) And John calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Art t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the messengers of John were departed ,.... The Syriac and Persic versions read, "the disciples of John"; and the Arabic version, "the two d...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And John, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus , &c. See this whole paragraph explained in the notes on Matthew 11:2-11 ....
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED (vs.1-10) The Lord then came to Capernaum and there was appealed to by a Gentile, a Roman centurion, by means of the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John's Message to Jesus; The Ministry of John and of Christ. 19 And John calling...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 24-28. See Poole on " Matthew 11:7 " , and following verses to Matthew 11:15 , where we met with this testimony concerning John, given by ou...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say to the crowds concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 7:19 .—The message sent by John the Baptist to Jesus has been the subject of much discussion. Though in form questions, his w...
Scofield Reference Notes

were departed Having gently removed His servant's doubt, the Lord bears witness to him before others: He knows when to reprove, and where, and...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 7:18 . And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. Luke 7:19 . And J...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 7:24 . And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 7:2 . A certain centurion's servant. As soon as this officer heard of Christ, he believed in him, having been assured of the miracles by comp...
The Biblical Illustrator

What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? Three questions Why did our Lord select these figures rather than others? I. Our Lord’s thr...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 7:1-42 The servant ( or slave ) of the centurion of Capernaum is healed. Luke 7:1 Now when he had ended all his...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 1:17-20 ; 2 Peter 2:17 ; 2 Peter 3:17 ; Ephesians 4:14 ; Genesis 49:4 ; James 1:6-8 ; John 1:23 ; Luke 1:80 ; Luke 3:2 ; Mark...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

When the messengers were departed — He did not speak the following things in the hearing of John's disciples, lest he should seem to flatter John,...

²⁴ And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John,What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Related Commentaries of Luke 7:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 7:24