E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:32
children = little children. App-108 . the = a. We have piped = We piped: i.e. played at being at a wedding. have not danced = danced not. we have mourned = we mourned: i.e. we played at being at a funeral. have not wept = wept not. Compare Luke 6:21 . read more
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