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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But what went ye out for to see?.... What led your curiosity to go into the wilderness after him, since it could not be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 7:19-35
See this passage explained in Mat. 11:2-19. Luk 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.”…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 7:19-35
All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
when the messengers of John were departed We notice here the exquisite tenderness of our Lord. He would not suffer the…
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