And much more than a prophet (κα περισσοτερον προφητου). Ablative of comparison after περισσοτερον itself comparative though meani…

A prophet? He next asks whether they went to see a prophet. They had regarded him as such; and Jesus tells them that in this thei…

What did you go out to see? A prophet? — These words again direct the hearers back to the impressions made on them when they first saw and…

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What we…

St. John Chrysostom: Enough had now been done for John's disciples; they returned assured concerning Christ by the wonderful w…

What the people had flocked to the desert to see was a “prophet” (v.9), since it was commonly agreed that a true prophet had not appeared for centu…

But what went ye out for to see?
&c.] Since it was not any thing so mean as a shaking reed, or so grand as a man in …

What Christ said concerning John was not only for his praise but for the people's profit. Those who attend to the word will be called to give an ac…

After saying these things, the Lord pa ed from there to teach and preach, and this was for three reasons.