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Selected Verse: Luke 7:24 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 7:24 |
King James |
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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
were departed
Having gently removed His servant's doubt, the Lord bears witness to him before others: He knows when to reprove, and where, and when, to praise. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
To see (θεάσασθαι)
Rev. is correct but awkward, to behold. The verb implies steadfast, intent gazing. See on Mat 11:7. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| When the messengers were departed - He did not speak the following things in the hearing of John's disciples, lest he should seem to flatter John, or to compliment him into an adherence to his former testimony. To avoid all suspicion of this kind, he deferred his commendation of him, till the messengers were gone; and then delivered it to the people, to prevent all imaginations, as if John were wavering in his judgment, and had sent the two disciples for his own, rather than their satisfaction. |
7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?