born. brought into the world. Greek gennao, used of the mother. See note on Matthew 1:2.
not. Greek. oudeis. no one. Compare Luke 5:36.
least. See note on Matthew 11:11. John only proclaimed it. But had the nation then accepted the Lord, it would have been realized.
the kingdom of God. See App-114.
LUKE 7:28 gunaikw/n VIwa,nnou {B} The shortest reading, which is also supported by the earliest manuscripts, best accounts for the rise of the other readings. It appears that profh,thj was inserted b...
See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2. Luke 7:29 THE PEOPLE - The common people. THAT HEARD HIM - That heard “John.” THE PUBLICANS - The tax-gatherers, the
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. ...
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 11:1 *). According to Lk., John's disciples have access to him, and Jesus is engaged in works of healing in the very hour of the embassy. Luke 7:21 looks as if Lk. were bent...
A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
John's disciples told him about all these things; so John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord saying, "Are you he who is to come, or, are we to look for another?" When they arrived,...
_there is not a greater than John the Baptist_ "He was the lamp, kindled and burning," John 5:35. -Major Propheta quia finis Prophetarum," S. Ambr. He closed the former Aeon and announced the new, Mat...
ΠΡΟΦΉΤΗΣ, omitted by אBL, La[154] W.H[155] [154] La. Lachmann. [155] W.H. Westcott and Hort. 28. ΜΕΊΖΩΝ. ‘He was the lamp, kindled and burning,’ John 5:35. “Major Prophetâ quia finis Prophetarum,” S....
THE MESSAGE FROM THE BAPTIST...
Ver 24. And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 25. But what went...
ΜΕΊΖΩΝ (G3187) _сотр. от_ ΜΈΓΑΣ великий; _сотр._ более великий. 'ΙΩΆΝΝΟΥ _gen. от_'ΙΩΆΝΝΗΣ (G2491) Иоанн. _Gen._ сравнения, ΜΙΚΡΌΤΕΡΟΣ _сотр. от_ ΜΙΚΡΌΣ (G3398) малый. _Сотр._ в роли superl.: "наимен...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 The Superficial (Luke 7:24-35) 24 When the messengers of John had gone, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to behold...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _About John the Baptist Scripture_ Luke 7:18-35 And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 19 And John called unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, sa...
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. He had now lain in prison probably a full year, far away...
19 As the form of the Greek word for different or "another" is indefinite as to gender, it may be rendered "a different thing" or "another thing". That is, John may have hoped that Christ was about to...
7:28 one (b-29) As Matthew 11:11 ....
CHRIST'S OPINION OF JOHN. See on Matthew 11:7. 29, 30. Peculiar to Lk....
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....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 THE *FAITH OF AN ARMY OFFICER 7:1-10 V1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. V2 In that town, an of...
THERE IS NOT A GREATER PROPHET. — St. Matthew’s report is somewhat more emphatic, “there has not been raised up.”...
(24-35) AND WHEN THE MESSENGERS OF JOHN WERE DEPARTED. — See Notes on Matthew 11:7. The two narratives agree very closely. The few variations will be noticed as they occur....
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 with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
λέγω ὑμῖν : here as elsewhere Lk. omits the Hebrew ἀμὴν, and he otherwise alters and tones down the remarkable statement about John, omitting the solemn ἐγήγερται, and inserting, according to an intri...
_Encomium on the Baptist_....
_The Baptist's message_ (Matthew 11:2-19)....
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 stalwart character, his indifference to worldly bribes and...
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." The man said, "I am not worthy." Jesus Said, "I ha...
CHAPTER 22. JOHN THE BAPTIST THE GREATEST PROPHET Matthew 11:7-15, & Luke 7:24-30. _“And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out...
4. _The Deputation from John the Baptist: Luke 7:18-35_. This incident, related only by Matthew (chap. 11) and Luke, and by them differently placed, is in both accounted for in the same manner. The fa...
_The Importance of John's Appearing._ “ _And when the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak unto the people concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken wi...
2 _d. Luke 7:24-35_. _The Discourse of Jesus._ Jesus had a debt to discharge. John had borne striking testimony to Him; He avails Himself of this occasion to pay public homage in His turn to His forer...
(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 thou he that should come? or look we for another? (2...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
Hence, after this, we find the Spirit acting in the heart of a Gentile (chapter 7). That heart manifested more faith than any among the children of Israel. Humble in heart, and loving the people of Go...
FOR I SAY UNTO YOU----HERE IS NOT A GREATER PROPHET,.... The word "prophet" is left out in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions, as in Matthew 11:11. Matthew 11:11....
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? 25 But what went ye out...
_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. _To the poor the gospel is preached_ Which is the greatest m...
Disciples of John sent to Jesus-Christ's testimony of John. Matthew 11:2-19....
FOR I SAY UNTO YOU, AMONG THOSE THAT ARE BORN OF WOMEN THERE IS NOT A GREATER PROPHET THAN JOHN THE BAPTIST; BUT HE THAT IS LEAST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS GREATER THAN HE....
Further praise of John:...
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 mediatorship of Jewish elders. In contrast to this a...
19-35 To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I To this child additional testimony is borne by John, "the greatest prophet among those born of women: "[47] Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV indeed "gr...
Luke 7:28 For G1063 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 among G1722 born G1084 women G1135 is G2076 ...
“I say to you, Among those who are born of women there is none greater than John, yet he who is but little (or ‘least') within the Kingly Rule of God is greater than he.” So among those born of women...
CHRONOLOGY. The order is correct. There is no record of anything which occurred during the interval between the raising of the young man at Nain and the message from John. See on Matthew 8:18; Matthew...
THERE IS NONE (ουδεις εστιν). No one exists, this means. Matthew 11:11 has ουκ εγηγερτα (hath not arisen). See Matthew for discussion of "but little" and "greater....
Luke 7:28 What can these words mean? Well, let us consider what constituted the highest, that is, the spiritual greatness of the prophets, and try to discover whether in relation to all these things...
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 John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to...
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?_ Certainly...
CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...
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 competent witnesses. Being a gentile, he sent the rulers...
AND SENT THEM TO THE LORD TO ASK HIM. John the Baptist had already identified Jesus as the Messiah (John 1:31-34). But the Jews expected a political Messiah, and John wonders why Jesus does not overth...
_For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist_ MUCH MORE THAN A PROPHET, BUT LESS THAN A CHRISTIAN WORKER John’s greatness not that of...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:28 NONE IS GREATER. John’s greatness comes from his role as the one who prepared people for Jesus the Messiah. Therefore THE ONE WHO IS LEAST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD (one who has bel...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:1 Luke helps his readers answer the question “Who is this...?” (v. Luke 7:49) by recounting two healing miracles (vv. Luke
JESUS EASES JOHN'S DOUBT MATTHEW 11:2-19; LUKE 7:19-35; MATTHEW 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,...
CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his sayings_....
_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 words are virtually an appeal to Christ to declare Hims...
EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these say...
1 Peter 1:10; Colossians 1:25; Ephesians 3:8; Ephesians 3:9;...
There is not a greater prophet than John — A greater teacher. But he that is least in the kingdom of God — The least teacher whom I send forth....
Our Saviour having highly commended John in the former verses, here he sets bounds to the honor of his ministry; adding, that though John was greater than all the prophets that went before him, seeing...