馬太福音 11:8

8 你 們 出 去 到 底 是 要 看 甚 麼 ？ 要 看 穿 細 軟 衣 服 的 人 麼 ？ 那 穿 細 軟 衣 服 的 人 是 在 王 宮 裡 。

馬太福音 11:8 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 11:8

But what went ye out for to see?
&c.] Since it cannot be thought it was to see the reeds in the wilderness blow to and fro by the wind, or a man like one of them, either in gesture or doctrine; was it to see

a man clothed in soft raiment?
In raiment made of soft materials, as fine wool, cotton, silk such as Mecaenos wore, and who was therefore called Malacinus ^F25: one finely dressed, and richly apparelled, draws the eyes of persons to him; but such an one is not to be expected in a wilderness: and if the Jews went to see such a person, they were greatly disappointed; for John's raiment was of camel's hair, undressed, and he had a leathern girdle about his loins; and as for his diet, it was locusts and wild honey: no,

behold they that wear soft clothing,
or, as Luke says, are "gorgeously apparelled"; to which he adds,

and live delicately, are in kings' houses,
or "courts"; not in a desert, where John came preaching, nor in a prison, where he now was: he was no light, inconstant, flattering person, as generally courtiers are; had he, he would not have been in a prison; it was for his uprightness and faithfulness, in reproving Herod the king, that he was in such a place and condition. Thus from his very garb and diet, his character is vindicated from the charge of levity and change.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Alex. ab Alex. Genial Dier. 1. 5. c. 18.

馬太福音 11:8 In-Context

6 凡 不 因 我 跌 倒 的 就 有 福 了 ！

7 他 們 走 的 時 候 ， 耶 穌 就 對 眾 人 講 論 約 翰 說 ： 你 們 從 前 出 到 曠 野 是 要 看 甚 麼 呢 ？ 要 看 風 吹 動 的 蘆 葦 麼 ？

8 你 們 出 去 到 底 是 要 看 甚 麼 ？ 要 看 穿 細 軟 衣 服 的 人 麼 ？ 那 穿 細 軟 衣 服 的 人 是 在 王 宮 裡 。

9 你 們 出 去 究 竟 是 為 甚 麼 ？ 是 要 看 先 知 麼 ？ 我 告 訴 你 們 ， 是 的 ， 他 比 先 知 大 多 了 。

10 經 上 記 著 說 ： 我 要 差 遣 我 的 使 者 在 你 前 面 預 備 道 路 ， 所 說 的 就 是 這 個 人 。