And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;
And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,
Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to the people.
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices4
John having announced the coming of Christ, was preaching the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the other things which the Gospel history has handed down to us. But besides these he is declared to have announced others in the following words, And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
And many other thing's,.... Relating to the person and office of the Messiah, to the nature of his kingdom, the Gospel dispensation, and to faith in him; for he pointed him out to the people, and exhorted them to believe in him, and expressed much joy and pleasure on the hearing of his success and increase; and these, with others beside, in his "exhortation", or whilst he was exhorting, or "comforting", preached he unto the people: publishing the Gospel, the good news, and glad tidings of the Messiah's being come, and of life, righteousness, and salvation by him.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
(Also see on Mt 3:12.) and for all the evils which Herod had done--important fact here only mentioned, showing how thoroughgoing was the fidelity of the Baptist to his royal hearer, and how strong must have been the workings of conscience in that slave of passion when, notwithstanding such plainness, he "did many things and heard John gladly" (Mr 6:20, 26).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Fourthly, He was an evangelical preacher, for so the word here used signifies, euengelizeto -- he preached the gospel to the people; in all his exhortations, he directed people to Christ, and excited and encouraged their expectations of him. When we press duty upon people, we must direct them to Christ, both for righteousness and strength.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The verses this one reaches6
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
leads to
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not…
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Through
Acts 2:40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
leads to
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.
Through
John 1:15John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
leads to
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
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