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A Specific Messianic Question
Commentators explain that the question from John's disciples, "Art thou he that cometh?", uses a specific and recognized title for the Messiah. This wasn't a casual inquiry but a direct and formal question asking Jesus if He was the long-awaited "Coming One" prophesied in the Old Testament.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 7:20
19th Century
Bishop
He that should come.—Literally, as in St. Matthew, He that cometh, or, the coming One.
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 7:20–22
19th Century
Preacher
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? …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 7:20
The healings and presumably also the raising of the widow’s son apparently have not sufficed to convince John of Jesus’ messiahship. This reluctanc…
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John Gill
On Luke 7:20
17th Century
Pastor
When the men were come to him
To Jesus; "those two men", as the Arabic version reads; "the disciples", as the Persic…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 7:19–35
17th Century
Minister
To His miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this one in the kingdom of grace: To the poor the gospel is preached. This clearly p…