E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:9
prophet. See App-49 . more than = far more than. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:10
of = concerning. Greek. peri , as in Matthew 11:7 . it is written = it standeth written. I send, &c. Quoted from Malachi 3:1 . See App-107 and App-117 . Compare Mark 1:2 .Luke 1:17 , Luke 1:76 ; Luke 7:27 . messenger = angel. Greek. angelos. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:11
Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . Among. Greek. en with plural born of women = brought forth by women (see note on Matthew 1:2 , Matthew 1:16 , Matthew 1:18 ). A Hebraism ( yelud 'ishshah) . See Job 14:1 ; Job 15:14 ; Job 25:4 . least = less: i.e. younger, meaning Himself. the kingdom. John was only proclaiming it (but not "in" it). The kingdom was rejected both as announced by John (Matthew 3:2 ), by Christ (Matthew 4:17 ), and by Peter (Acts 2:38 ; Acts 3:19-26 ); and, since its final... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:12
And = But. suffereth violence = forceth itself upon men's attention. Greek. biazomai. Occurs only here and Luke 16:16 . Supposed to be only passive (as rendered here), but this agrees neither with the facts nor with the context. Deissmann ( Bib. Stud., p. 258) tells of the discovery of an inscription of Xanthus the Lycian, found near Sunium (E. Attica), containing the regulations as to approaching the healing divinity of the sanctuary of Men Tyrannos: "If any one forces himself in, his... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:13
all the prophets. See Acts 3:21 . the law. See note on Matthew 5:17 . until John. And all would have been fulfilled then had the nation repented. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:14
if, &c. Assuming it as a fact. See App-118 ., as in verses: Matthew 11:21 , Matthew 11:23 . will = are willing. Greek. thelo. receive = to receive. Compare Acts 2:41 . this is = he represents. Had the nation repented, John would have been reckoned as Elijah. is = represents. Figure of speech Metaphor. App-6 . Elias = Elijah. was for to come = is about to come. See Malachi 4:5 , and Luke 1:17 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:15
He that hath ears to hear. A Hebraism. Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 . Used only by the Lord, and marking a dispensational crisis (as this was) on fourteen different occasions. See App-142 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:7
And as these went on their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?Jesus immediately launched into a dissertation on John and his ministry that revealed the very highest estimate of both. His praise of John the Baptist is unequaled by his praise of any other. "The reed shaken in the wind" suggested something of little importance, trivial, a minor curiosity. John was not that. It also suggests a man... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:8
But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in king's houses.The comparison suggested a sycophant; and John certainly was not that. His rough garment of camel's hair put him in a different world. The implication would give greater strength to John and would tactfully remind him that he was no fawning flatterer of Herod who would change his witness of Christ in order to curry favor. The aptness of this reference to "soft raiment" is... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:8
for to see = to see. Greek. eidon. App-133 . soft raiment = soft, or effeminate [raiment]. Mantles are meant, made of silk or linen, as worn by the effendis or gentry, in the East, to-day. behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . read more