Luke 7:24-30 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

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:30-35

7:30-35 But the Pharisees and the scribes frustrated God's purpose for themselves because they were not baptized by him. "To whom," asked Jesus, "will I compare the men of this generation? And to whom are they like? They are like children seated in the market place who call to one another, 'We have piped to you, and you did not dance. We have sung you a dirge and you did not weep.' John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say,' He has a demon.' The Son of Man... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:24

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 were gone back with the answer of Christ; he, "Jesus", as the Persic version expresses it, began to speak unto the people concerning John; not caring to say any thing about him to the messengers, or whilst they were present, lest he should be charged with flattery; See Gill on Matthew... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:25

But what went you out for to see ?.... If not his air and action, what was it? was it his apparel and dress? was it to see a man clothed in soft raiment? If this was the case, their labour was in vain, and they had their walk for nothing; for John was clothed with camels' hair, rough and undressed, and was girt with a leathern girdle; there was nothing in his person, mien, and garb, that was attractive: they which are gorgeously, apparelled ; or richly clothed, as John was not: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:26

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? was it to see a prophet ? which was the case; for John was a prophet, and was known to be one; and the fame of him, as such, drew vast numbers to see and hear him, there not having been a prophet among the Jews, for some hundreds of years: yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet ; not that he was the prophet Moses did say should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:27

This is he of whom it is written ,.... In Malachi 3:1 . See Gill on Matthew 11:10 . See Gill on Mark 1:2 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:28

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 . See Gill on Matthew 11:11 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:29

And all the people that heard him ,.... Either Christ saying these things in commendation of John, and gave their assent to them, and showed their approbation of them, having been baptized by him; or rather, the people that had heard John preach the doctrines of repentance and faith, and of baptism; for these words seem rather to be the words of Christ, relating the success of John's ministry among different persons: and the publicans justified God; even those wicked men, who were before... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and lawyers ,.... Or Scribes, as the Syriac and Persic versions read; for the Scribes and lawyers were the same sort of persons. The Ethiopic version calls them, "the Scribes of the city": these "rejected the counsel of God against themselves"; against their own advantage, to their hurt and detriment; since by their impenitence and unbelief, and through their rejection of Christ and his forerunner, and the Gospel and the ordinances of it, they brought ruin and destruction,... read more

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

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:30-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:30

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