9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
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And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. …
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. …
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-15)We have here the high encomium which our Lord Jesus gave of John the Baptist; not only to revive his honour, but to revive his work. Some of Christ’s disciples might perhaps take occasion from the question John sent, to reflect upon him, as weak and wavering, and inconsistent with himself, to prevent which Christ gives him this character. Note, It is our duty to consult the reputation of our breth…
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