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LUKE 7:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Luke 7:24Luke 7:26
“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.”
If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces — a man in fine clothes in the wilderness would be absurd — fine clothes belong in palaces. John's camel hair and leather belt are not fashion choices but prophetic uniform. Those who wear expensive clothes are in palaces — Herod Antipas, who has imprisoned John, belongs to that category.

Church Fathers on Luke 7:25

The Lord, knowing the secrets of men, foresaw that some would say, If until now John is ignorant of Jesus, how did he show Him to us, saying, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sins of the world? To quench therefore this feeling which had taken possession of them, He prevented the injury which might arise from the offense, as it follows, And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, what went you out for to see? A…

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

But you went not out into the desert, (where there is no pleasantness,) leaving your cities, except as caring for this man.

TITUS BOST ·

Now these things were spoken by our Lord after the departure of John’s disciples, for He would not utter the praises of the Baptist while they were present, lest His words should be counted as those of a flatterer.

GREEK EX ·
Read all 23 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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