Luke 7:19

19 sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

Luke 7:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:19

And John calling unto him two of his disciples
Which were a sufficient number to be sent on an errand, to ask a question, and report the answer, or bear witness to any fact they should see, or hear done.

Sent them unto Jesus, saying, art thou he that should come, or look we
for another?
not that he doubted that Jesus was the Messiah; nor was it for his own satisfaction so much that he sent these disciples of his with this question, but for theirs; and to remove all doubt and hesitation from them about Christ.

Luke 7:19 In-Context

17 And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

18 And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John

19 sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

20 And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

21 In that hour he healed many [people] of diseases and suffering and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind [people].

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b]. A number of significant manuscripts read "Jesus"