Luke 7:26 — Community Reflections

LUKE 7:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.”

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet — a prophet: yes, emphatically yes. More than a prophet: the greater category that contains the prophetic function but exceeds it. More than a prophet because of his unique position — the one of whom it is written, the one who stands at the hinge of the ages, the last of the old and the first of the new.

Church Fathers on Luke 7:26

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 ·

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