Luke 7:31

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

Ver. 31. See Matthew 11:16,17, &c.

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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

(5) And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? (5) Whatever manner God uses in offering...
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

And the Lord said . All the texts omit these words. this generation. See note on Matthew 11:16 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. To what shall I compare? He does not include all the men of his age, but speaks particularly of the scribes and their followers. He char...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1501 THE PERVERSE CHILDREN Luke 7:31-32 ; Luke 7:35 . And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? an...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? And the Lord said - Almost every MS. of author...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(31-35) Whereunto then shall I liken... — See Notes on Matthew 11:16-19 . Some of the better MSS. omit the introductory words, “and the Lord said....
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 the Lord said ,.... This clause is not in the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, nor in some copies, nor in Beza's most ancient copy...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And all the people That were present, and the publicans in particular, when they heard this discourse, having been formerly baptized with the...
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. 31-35. See Poole on " Matthew 11:16 " and following verses to Matthew 11:19 , where we have this smart reflection upon the scribes and Phar...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to...
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...
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

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation The Baptist and Christ In the metaphor of the reed shaking in the wind, we traced that...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Lord said, Whereunto, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Parable of the children in the marketplace:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Lamentations 2:13 ; Mark 4:30 ; Matthew 11:16

³¹ And the Lord said,Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

Related Commentaries of Luke 7:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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

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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 7:31