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Selected Verse: Luke 23:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 23:8 |
King James |
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| some miracle--Fine sport thou expectedst, as the Philistines with Samson (Jdg 16:25), O coarse, crafty, cruel tyrant! But thou hast been baulked before (see on Luk 13:31-33), and shalt be again. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Of a long time (ἐξ ἱκανοῦ)
See on Luk 7:6.
Hoped (ἤλπιζεν)
Imperfect; was hoping - all this long time.
Miracle (σημεῖον)
See on Mat 11:20; and compare Act 2:22, Rev. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He had been long desirous to see him - Out of mere curiosity. |
31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: