Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Luke 7:23
blessed. happy.
not be offended. find not (Greek. me. App-105.) anything to stumble at.
blessed. happy.
not be offended. find not (Greek. me. App-105.) anything to stumble at.
See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2. Luke 7:29 THE PEOPLE - The common people. THAT HEARD HIM - That heard “John.” THE PUBLICANS - The tax-gatherers, the
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. ...
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 11:1 *). According to Lk., John's disciples have access to him, and Jesus is engaged in works of healing in the very hour of the embassy. Luke 7:21 looks as if Lk. were bent...
A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
John's disciples told him about all these things; so John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord saying, "Are you he who is to come, or, are we to look for another?" When they arrived,...
_shall not be offended_ i.e. caused to stumble. For instances of the stumbling-block which some made for themselves of incidents in our Lord's career, see Matthew 13:55-57; Matthew 22:42; John 6:60;...
ΣΚΑΝΔΑΛΙΣΘΗ͂Ι. ‘_Caused to stumble_.’ For instances of the stumbling-block which some made for themselves of incidents in our Lord’s career, see Matthew 13:55-57; Matthew 22:42; John 6:60;...
THE MESSAGE FROM THE BAPTIST...
Ver 18. And the disciples of John showed him of all these things. 19. And John calling to him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another? 20....
ΣΚΑΝΔΑΛΙΣΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΣΚΑΝΔΑΛΊΖΩ (G4624) заставлять оступиться, оскорбиться (TDNT). _Conj._ в indef. rel. _прид._...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 The Suffering (Luke 7:18-23) 18 The disciples of John told him of all these things. 19And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, Are yo...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _About John the Baptist Scripture_ Luke 7:18-35 And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 19 And John called unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, sa...
And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. For the circumstances of the Baptist's imprisonment, see the notes at Mark 6:17. He had now lain in prison probably a full year, far away...
19 As the form of the Greek word for different or "another" is indefinite as to gender, it may be rendered "a different thing" or "another thing". That is, John may have hoped that Christ was about to...
RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON. THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER 1-10. Healing of the centurion's servant. See on Matthew 8:5....
A DEPUTATION FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST. See on Matthew 11:2....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 THE *FAITH OF AN ARMY OFFICER 7:1-10 V1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. V2 In that town, an of...
(18-23) AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN SHEWED HIM. — See Notes on Matthew 11:2. The fact, mentioned by St. Luke only, that the “disciples of John” reported these things, suggests some interesting coinciden...
CHAPTER 16 THE MIRACLES OF HEALING. IT is only natural that our Evangelist should linger with a professional as well as a personal interest over Christ's connection with human suffering and disease,...
_The Baptist's message_ (Matthew 11:2-19)....
“GOD HATH VISITED HIS PEOPLE” Luke 7:11-23 Nain lay near the plain of Esdraelon, on the slopes of Little Hermon. Two confluent streams met there-those with Christ and those with death, Luke 7:11-12....
Here our Lord passed over the national boundary to bring blessing to the household of a Roman centurion. Of that man the elders said, "He is worthy." The man said, "I am not worthy." Jesus Said, "I ha...
DID JOHN THE BAPTIST OR HIS DISCIPLES DOUBT THE CHRISTHOOD OF JESUS? Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23. We answer the above question unhesitatingly in the negative. Neither John nor his disciples had any d...
_The Reply._ As Matthew does not mention the miracles which were wrought, according to Luke, in the presence of John's messengers, criticism has suspected the latter of having invented this scene hims...
1 _st. Luke 7:18-23_: _The Question and the Reply. _ VERS. 18 AND 19. _The Question._ Thus far, according to Holtzmann (pp. 135, 143), Luke had followed the first of his sources, the proto-Mark (_A....
4. _The Deputation from John the Baptist: Luke 7:18-35_. This incident, related only by Matthew (chap. 11) and Luke, and by them differently placed, is in both accounted for in the same manner. The fa...
(18) And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. (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? (2...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
Hence, after this, we find the Spirit acting in the heart of a Gentile (chapter 7). That heart manifested more faith than any among the children of Israel. Humble in heart, and loving the people of Go...
AND BLESSED IS HE, WHOSOEVER SHALL NOT BE OFFENDED IN ME. The Arabic version renders it, "blessed is he that doubts not of me". The Persic and Ethiopic versions both add to the text, the former render...
And blessed is _he_, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Ver. 23. _And blessed is he_] This is check to them for their preposterous zeal for John, their master. Therefore, also, our Saviour commen...
_And John, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus_, &c. See this whole paragraph explained in the notes on Matthew 11:2. _To the poor the gospel is preached_ Which is the greatest m...
Disciples of John sent to Jesus-Christ's testimony of John. Matthew 11:2-19....
Christ's reference to the prophecy:...
AND BLESSED IS HE WHOSOEVER SHALL NOT BE OFFENDED IN ME. The time of their coming to Jesus could not have been arranged more auspiciously. For just then Jesus was busily engaged with performing miracl...
A CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED (vs.1-10) The Lord then came to Capernaum and there was appealed to by a Gentile, a Roman centurion, by means of the mediatorship of Jewish elders. In contrast to this a...
19-35 To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the...
SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 7:18...
Luke 7:23 And G2532 blessed G3107 is G2076 (G5748) who G3739 is G4624 not G3362 offended G4624 ...
“And blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.” And then He adds that John must believe and trust Him. He will be blessed if he does not find what Jesus is doing as a stumblin...
JOHN THE BAPTISER SENDS AN APPEAL TO JESUS (7:17-23). Meanwhile, while all this was going on, John the Baptiser was languishing in prison. But he was regularly being visited by some of his brave disc...
CHRONOLOGY. The order is correct. There is no record of anything which occurred during the interval between the raising of the young man at Nain and the message from John. See on Matthew 8:18; Matthew...
Luke 7:18. _And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things._ John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. Luke 7:19. _And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to...
CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...
Luke 7:2. _A certain centurion's servant._ As soon as this officer heard of Christ, he believed in him, having been assured of the miracles by competent witnesses. Being a gentile, he sent the rulers...
AND SENT THEM TO THE LORD TO ASK HIM. John the Baptist had already identified Jesus as the Messiah (John 1:31-34). But the Jews expected a political Messiah, and John wonders why Jesus does not overth...
_And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me_ TAKING OFFENCE AT CHRIST 1. Some are offended and stumble at Christ, on the pretence that there is not sufficient evidence of His Divine m...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:1 Luke helps his readers answer the question “Who is this...?” (v. Luke 7:49) by recounting two healing miracles (vv. Luke
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:23 Jesus’ word of encouragement is surely directed to John and his disciples. ⇐ ⇔...
JESUS EASES JOHN'S DOUBT MATTHEW 11:2-19; LUKE 7:19-35; MATTHEW 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,...
CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his sayings_....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 7:19.—The message sent by John the Baptist to Jesus has been the subject of much discussion. Though in form questions, his words are virtually an appeal to Christ to declare Hims...
EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these say...
1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Peter 2:7; 1 Peter 2:8;...
Shall not be offended [μ η σ κ α ν δ α λ ι σ θ η]. Rev., shall find none occasion of stumbling. See on Matthew 5:29. Note also the conditional not [μ η] : "shall not find, whatever may occur....
No doubt our Saviour uttered these words with particular respect and reference to John's disciples, who, out of an extraordinary zeal for the honor of their master, were prejudiced against our Saviour...