a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — nominative plural masculine
come
ΠαραγενόμενοιParagenomenoi
G3854
to become near · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, nominative plural masculine
unto
πρὸςpros
G4314
a preposition of direction · preposition
him
αὐτὸνauton
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
said
εἶπαν·eipan
G2036
to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
John
ἸωάννηςIōannēs
G2491
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
Baptist
βαπτιστὴςbaptistēs
G910
a baptizer · noun — nominative singular masculine
sent
ἀπέστειλενapesteilen
G649
set apart · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
us
ἡμᾶςhēmâs
G2248
us
unto
πρὸςpros
G4314
a preposition of direction · preposition
thee
σέsé
G4571
thee
saying
λέγων·legōn
G3004
properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
Art
εἶeî
G1488
thou art
thou
σὲse
G4771
thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person accusative singular
come
ἐρχόμενος,erchomenos
G2064
to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
we
προσδοκῶμεν;prosdokōmen
G4328
to anticipate (in thought · verb — present active indicative, 1st person plural
another
ἄλλονallon
G243
"else · adjective — accusative singular masculine
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Cross-references
Luke 7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on 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, Mt. 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, Luk 7:19, Luk 7:20. We are sure that God has promised that a Saviour shall come, an anointed Saviour; we are as sure that what he has promised he will perform in its season. If this Jesus be that promised Messiah, we will receive him, and will look for no other; but, if not, we will c…
visited his people--more than bringing back the days of Elijah and Elisha (Kg1 17:17-24; Kg2 4:32-37; and see Mat 15:31).
Adam Clarke on Luke 7:19
Art thou he that should come? - That is, to save. Art thou the promised Messiah? See on Mat 11:3 (note).
Some have thought that this character of our Lord, ὁ ερχομενος, he who cometh, refers to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen 49:10, where he is called שילה Shiloh, which Grotius and others derive from שלה shalach, he sent: hence, as the time of the fulfillment of the prophecy drew nigh, he was termed, He who cometh, i.e. he who is just now ready to make his appearance in Judea. In Zac 9:9, a similar phrase is used, Behold, thy king Cometh unto thee - having Salvation. This is meant of the Messiah only; therefore I think the words to save, are necessarily implied.
John Gill on Luke 7:20
When the men were come to him,.... To Jesus; "those two men", as the Arabic version reads; "the disciples", as the Persic version; the same that John sent from the castle of Machaerus, where he was now a prisoner, to Christ, who was teaching in some city or town of Galilee:
they said, John the Baptist; so well known by his being the administrator of the ordinance of baptism:
hath sent us unto thee, saying, art thou he that should come, or look we for another? See Gill on Matthew 11:3.
The Church Fathers
With this fear, therefore, even John asks the question, "Art thou He that should come, or look we for another? " -simply inquiring whether He was come as He whom he was looking for.
(Thes. lib. 11. c. 4.) Or he asks the question by economy. For as the forerunner he knew the mystery of Christ's passion, but that his disciples might be convinced how great was the excellence of the Saviour, he sent the more understanding of them, instructing them to enquire and learn from the very words of the Saviour, whether it was He who was expected; as it is added, But when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He, &c.
Inasmuch as Christ by nature and in truth is God, the purpose of John did not escape Him, but as well knowing the cause of his disciples' coming, He especially at that particular time began accomplishing divine miracles many times more numerous than those which He had hitherto wrought. For so the wise Evangelist has told us, saying, "In that same hour He healed many of sicknessess and of scourges, and of evil spirits: and gave sight to many that were blind." Having then been made spectators and eyewitnesses of His greatness, and gathered into them a great admiration of His power and ability, they bring forward the question, and beg in John's name to be informed, whether He is He Who cometh.
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Dictionary and topics
Miracles · Jesus was proved to be the Messiah by — Jesus was proved to be the Messiah by
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
John Calvin on Luke 7:18-23
Luke 7:18-23
Matthew 11:1-6
Luke 7:18-23
1. And it happened that when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, [4] he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3. And said to him, Art thou he who was to come, or do we look for another? 4. And Jesus answering said to them, Go and relate to John those things which you hear and see. 5. The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor receive the message of the Gospel. [5] 6. And blessed is he who shall not be offended at me.
18. And the di…
The disciples of John the Baptist: See study note on 5:33. John was now in prison (3:19-20), wondering whether Jesus was truly the Messiah, since he did not act like a powerful warrior–king who would overthrow the Romans. In response, Jesus defined his messianic role.
