Luke 7:23 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 7:19-35

All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had, much as it is here related, Matt. 11:2-19. I. We have here the message John Baptist sent to Christ, and the return he made to it. Observe, 1. The great thing we are to enquire concerning Christ is whether he be he that should come to redeem and save sinners, or whether we are to look for another, Luke 7:19, 20. We are sure that God has promised that a Saviour shall come, an... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:18-29

7:18-29 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, the men said to him, "John, the Baptizer, has sent us to you. Are you the One who is to come," he asks, "or are we to look for another?" At that time he cured many of their diseases and afflictions and of evil spirits, and to many blind people he gave the gift of sight. "Go," he answered... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:23

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. The Arabic version renders it, "blessed is he that doubts not of me". The Persic and Ethiopic versions both add to the text, the former rendering the words thus, "blessed is he that is not brought into offence and doubt concerning me"; and the latter thus, "blessed are they who do not deny me, and are not offended in me": particular regard is had to the disciples of John, who both doubted of Christ as the Messiah, and were offended at... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:22-28

See these verses explained at large on Matthew 11:4-15 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

John the Baptist sends messengers to ask a question of Jesus. The reply of the Master. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

The message of John Baptist, and the discourse occasioned by it. Various answers, not now to be discussed, have been given to the question—Why did John send the two followers with the message recorded? The message does seem to imply that the confidence of the Baptist had become overcast by the sorrow of the passing hour. Would it have been strange if, hearing of Jesus in the flood-tide of popular enthusiasm, working and speaking in the power of the Lord, a moment's feeling of weariness... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

The deputation from John. Jesus pursued a policy of mercy and of salvation. He healed all who asked for healing or were brought to him; he raised the dead; he was a Philanthropist rather than a Judge. The fame of his miracles was spread abroad, and made its way to the castle and its keep, where John the Baptist was now Herod's prisoner. The result is a deputation of two disciples sent by the illustrious prisoner to Jesus. We are to study the interview and the subsequent panegyric on John. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:23

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Our Lord here shows that he understood that this question came from the Baptist himself. Dean Plumptre calls attention to the tender way in which our Lord dealt with the impatience which John's question implied. "A warning was needed, but it was given in the form of a beatitude, which it was still open to him to claim and make his own. Not to find a stumbling-block in the manner in which Christ had actually come, there was this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:23

Christ as an offence. "Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me." It was simply inevitable that our Lord, if he laid himself out to do the very best and greatest that could be done, should be an offence to many. "Not to send peace, but a sword," was a purely incidental, but it was a necessary result of such faithfulness as he showed. I. THE OFFENCE TO BE FOUND IN CHRIST . 1 . The offence of the Messiahship. Our Lord offended John the Baptist (see... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 7:19-35

See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2-19.Luke 7:29The people - The common people.That heard him - That heard “John.”The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted.Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19.Being baptized ... - They “showed” that they approved of the message of God by... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 7:19-35

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:18-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:22-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 7:19-35

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