Luke 7:25

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
what	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
went ye out	ἐξήλθατε exēlthate	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
for to see	ἰδεῖν; idein	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active infinitive
A man	ἄνθρωπον anthrōpon	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative singular masculine
clothed	ἠμφιεσμένον; ēmphiesmenon	G294	to enrobe · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
soft	μαλακοῖς malakois	G3120	soft · adjective — dative plural neuter
raiment	ἱματίοις himatiois	G2440	a dress (inner or outer) · noun — dative plural neuter
Behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
they which	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
are	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
gorgeously	ἐνδόξῳ endoxō	G1741	in glory · adjective — dative singular masculine
apparelled	ἱματισμῷ himatismō	G2441	clothing · noun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
live	ὑπάρχοντες huparchontes	G5225	to begin under (quietly) · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
delicately	τρυφῇ truphēa	G5172	effeminacy · noun — dative singular feminine
are	εἰσί eisí	G1526	they are
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
kings’ courts	βασίλειος basíleios	G934	kingly (in nature)

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 19:35 I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any…
1 Kings 10:5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and…
2 Kings 1:8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Esther 1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes…
Esther 1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
Esther 4:2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment o…
Isaiah 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing…

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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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

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 7:22

See these verses explained at large on Mat 11:4-15 (note).

John Gill on Luke 7:25

But what went you out for to see?.... If not his air and action, what was it? was it his apparel and dress? was it to see a man clothed in soft raiment? If this was the case, their labour was in vain, and they had their walk for nothing; for John was clothed with camels' hair, rough and undressed, and was girt with a leathern girdle; there was nothing in his person, mien, and garb, that was attractive: they which are gorgeously, apparelled; or richly clothed, as John was not: and live delicately; in the most elegant manner, and on the richest dainties, as John did not, his food being locusts and wild honey: are in kings' courts; and not in a wilderness, where John; came preaching.

John Calvin on Luke 7:24-28

Luke 7:24-28 Matthew 11:7-15 Luke 7:24-28 7. And as they were departing, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed, which is shaken by the wind? 8. But what went you out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? [8] Lo, they who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings. 9. But what went you out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and higher than a Prophet. 10. For this is he of whom it is written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare the way before thee. 11. Verily, I say to you, Among those who are born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingd…

The Church Fathers

But "what manner of man is this? for He commandeth even the winds and water!" Of course He is the new master and proprietor of the elements, now that the Creator is deposed, and excluded from their possession! Nothing of the kind.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

(Hom. 29. in ep. ad Heb.) But a soft garment relaxes the austerity of the soul; and if worn by a hard and rigorous body, soon, by such effeminacy, makes it frail and delicate. But when the body becomes softer, the soul must also share the injury; for generally its workings correspond with the conditions of the body.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

That Lord walked in humility and obscurity, with no definite home: for "the Son of man," said He, "hath not where to lay His head; " unadorned in dress, for else He had not said, "Behold, they who are clad in soft raiment are in kings' houses: " in short, inglorious in countenance and aspect, just as Isaiah withal had fore-announced.
— Tertullian, On Idolatry

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Dictionary and topics

Garments · Of the rich: Gorgeous — Of the rich: Gorgeous
Palaces · Of kings: Gorgeous apparel suited to, alone — Of kings: Gorgeous apparel suited to, alone

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).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:22

John Gill on Luke 7:25

John Calvin on Luke 7:24-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:22

John Gill on Luke 7:25

John Calvin on Luke 7:24-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:23