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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 7:19-28

Luke 7:19-28. 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. To the poor the gospel is preached Which is the greatest mercy and the greatest miracle of all. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

49. Messengers from John the Baptist (Matthew 11:1-19; Luke 7:18-35)Shut up in prison, John the Baptist received only irregular and possibly inaccurate reports of Jesus’ ministry. These reports must have caused him to wonder whether Jesus really was the Messiah he foretold. Jesus sent back the message that he was carrying out a ministry of relief to the oppressed, which was the sort of ministry foretold of the Messiah in the Old Testament (Matthew 11:1-5; cf. Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 61:1). Many... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:21

same . Omit. No equivalent in the Greek. cured = healed. of = from. App-104 . infirmities = diseases (chronic). plagues = scourges (acute). Medical terms (Colossians 4:14 ). evil . Greek. poneros. App-128 . spirits . See App-101 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 7:21

Luke 7:21. He gave sight.— The original is emphatical, and seems to express in how general, how compassionate, and kind a manner our Lord performed these miracles: 'Εχαρισατο το βλεπειν, he graciously bestowed sight. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:18-23

Jesus’ response to John the Baptist’s inquiry 7:18-23 (cf. Matthew 11:2-6) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:18-35

3. The confusion about Jesus’ identity 7:18-35It was only natural that these people had questions about who Jesus really was. Was He a prophet? Was He Elijah? Was He another former prophet? Was He "the Prophet" that Moses had predicted (Deuteronomy 18:18)? Was He the Messiah? Was He Immanuel, "God with us" (Isaiah 7:14)? Even John the Baptist began to have questions. On the one hand Jesus was fulfilling prophecy that indicated He was the Messiah. He was preaching righteousness, healing the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:21-23

Luke recorded and Jesus listed several messianic works that He had done (cf. Isaiah 29:18-19; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 61:1). Isaiah did not predict that Messiah would cleanse lepers. Perhaps Jesus mentioned that because His ministry fulfilled Elisha’s ministry, and he cleansed a leper (cf. 2 Kings 5).Acts of judgment are conspicuously absent from this list since that was not the time for judgment. Apparently in Jesus’ day the Jews believed that Messiah would not claim to be the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:1-50

Raising of the Widow’s Son. The Woman who was a Sinner1-10. Healing of the centurion’s servant. See on Matthew 8:5.11-17. The raising of the widow’s son (peculiar to Lk). On the credibility and significance of Christ’s miracles of resurrection, consult Matthew 9:18; John 11:1.11. Nain] 25 m. SW. of Capernaum on the hill ’little Hermon’ as it slopes down to the plain of Esdraelon: now a squalid collection of mud-hovels. Much people] RV ’a great multitude.’ Lazarus also was raised in the presence... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:18-23

(18-23) And the disciples of John shewed him.—See Notes on Matthew 11:2-6. The fact, mentioned by St. Luke only, that the “disciples of John” reported these things, suggests some interesting coincidences: (1) It implies that they had been present at our Lord’s miracles, and had heard His teaching, and we have seen them as present in Matthew 9:14, Mark 2:18. (2) It shows that though John was in prison, his disciples were allowed free access to him. (3) The fulness of St. Luke’s narrative in Luke... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:21

(21) And in that same hour he cured . . . The statement of the facts is peculiar to St. Luke, and obviously adds much force to our Lord’s answer. He pointed to what was passing before the eyes of the questioners.Plagues.—See Note on Mark 3:10. read more

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