Luke 7:20 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:20

When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

BSB

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ASV

And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

KJV

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

But we have before said, that mystically John was the type of the Law, which was the forerunner of Christ. John then sends his disciples to Christ, that they might obtain the filling up of their knowledge, for Christ is the fulfilling of the Law. And perhaps those disciples are the two nations, of whom the one of the Jews believed, the other of the Gentiles believed because they heard. They wished then to see, because blessed are the eyes that see.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Letter 121, Chapter 1 (420)

Why does John send his disciples to the Lord to ask him: Are you the one who is coming, or should we expect another? (Matthew 11:3 and Luke 7:20) When he had previously said about the same person: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. (John 1:29) We have spoken more fully on this question in the Commentaries of Matthew. Therefore, it is clear that you do not have these books yourself, since you ask such questions. However, we must briefly summarize so as not to seem completely silent.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

John's life was drawing to a close. His opportunities of active usefulness were ended. A long imprisonment, or a violent death — were the only prospects before him. Yet even in these dark days, we see this holy man maintaining his old ground, as a witness to Christ. He is the same man that he was when he cried, "Behold the Lamb of God!" To testify of Christ, was his continual work as a preacher at liberty. To send men to Christ — was one of his last works as a prisoner in chains.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Παραγενόμενοι	Paragenomenoi	Having come	G3854 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἄνδρες	andres	men	G435 →
εἶπαν·	eipan	said;	G2036 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
βαπτιστὴς	baptistēs	Baptist	G910 →
ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	has sent	G649 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
σὲ	se	you	G4771 →
λέγων·	legōn	saying;	G3004 →
σὺ	su	You yourself	G4771 →
εἶ	ei	are	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἐρχόμενος,	erchomenos	coming [One],	G2064 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ἄλλον	allon	another	G243 →
προσδοκῶμεν;	prosdokōmen	are we to look for?	G4328 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

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
Luke 7:19
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
leads to
- John 4:25
  The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
- Isaiah 9:6–7
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Isaiah 40:10–11
  Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Isaiah 11:1
  Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke