John 3:26; John 5:35; Luke 1:76; Luke 16:16; Luke 20:6; Matthew 11:9-14
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...
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...
A prophet. See App-49. One who spoke for God. Not necessarily beforehand. Compare Exodus 4:16 ; Exodus 7:1 .
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
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...
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 .
Christ's opinion of John. See on Matthew 11:7 . 29, 30. Peculiar to Lk.
(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...
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...
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...
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."...
(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...
But what went ye out for to see ?.... What led your curiosity to go into the wilderness after him, since it could not be any of the above things? wa...
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 ....
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...
John's Message to Jesus; The Ministry of John and of Christ. 19 And John calling...
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“But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.” What did they go out to see? They went to see a prophe...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Christ's testimony concerning John:
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.