15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
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Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. …
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-20)We are now drawing near to the appearance of our Lord Jesus publicly; the Sun will not be long after the morning-star. We are here told, I. How the people took occasion, from the ministry and baptism of John, to think of the Messiah, and to think of him as at the door, as now come. Thus the way of the Lord was prepared , and people were prepared to bid Christ welcome; for, when men’s expectations…
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