(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? A reed shaken with the wind?
(4) That which the prophets showed long before, John shows presently: and Christ himself presents it daily unto us in the gospel, but for the most part in vain, because many seek nothing else than foolish toys and vain glory.
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,...
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 SEE. to look at. Greek _theaomai._ App-133. WITH. by. Gre...
_when the messengers of John were departed_ We notice here the exquisite tenderness of our Lord. He would not suffer the multitudes who had heard the question of John to cherish one depreciatory thoug...
ἈΠΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ. We notice here the exquisite tenderness of our Lord. He would not suffer the multitudes who had heard the question of John to cherish one depreciatory thought of the Baptist; and yet he su...
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...
ΆΠΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΆΠΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G565) уходить. _Gen. abs._ ΆΓΓΕΛΟΣ (G32) посланник, ΉΡΞΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Luke 7:15. ΕΞΉΛΘΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act., см._ Luke 7:17....
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
_Encomium on the Baptist_....
τί : if we take τί = what, the question will be: what went ye out to see? and the answer: “a reed, etc.”; if = why, it will be: why went ye out? and the answer: “to see a reed, etc.” ἐξεληλύθατε (T. R...
_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...
_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...
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...
(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...
AND WHEN THE MESSENGERS OF JOHN WERE DEPARTED,.... The Syriac and Persic versions read, "the disciples of John"; and the Arabic version, "the two disciples of John"; the two that he sent, when they we...
_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....
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?...
Christ's testimony concerning 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...
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 our Saviour, with some considerable enlargements....
Five Books in Reply to Marcion 145 August in life, and marked with praise sublime,[74]...
Luke 7:24 When G1161 messengers G32 John G2491 departed G565 (G5631) began G756 (G5662) speak G3004 ...
‘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 reed shaken with the wind?” ' Jesus now turned to...
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...
WHEN THE MESSENGERS OF JOHN WERE DEPARTED (απελθοντων των αγγελων Ιωανου). Genitive absolute of aorist active participle. Matthew 11:7 has the present middle participle πορευομενων, suggesting that...
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 when, to praise....
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...
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...
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...
_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 three questions RECALL THE WRY SCENE, THE PECULIAR FORM, A...
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...
2 Corinthians 1:17; 2 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 3:17; Ephesians 4:14;...
To see [θ ε α σ α σ θ α ι]. Rev. is correct but awkward, to behold. The verb implies steadfast, intent gazing. See on Matthew 11:7....
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, or to compliment him into an adherence to his former...
Our Saviour having given, as we may suppose, full satisfaction to John's disciples and sent them away, he enters upon. large commendation of John himself. Where we have observable, 1. The persons whom...