Luke 7:25

25 Hardly. What then? A sheik in silk pajamas? Not in the wilderness, not by a long shot.

Luke 7:25 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:25

But what went you out for to see?
&c.] If not his air and action, what was it? was it his apparel and dress? was it to see

a man clothed in soft raiment?
If this was the case, their labour was in vain, and they had their walk for nothing; for John was clothed with camels' hair, rough and undressed, and was girt with a leathern girdle; there was nothing in his person, mien, and garb, that was attractive:

they which are gorgeously, apparelled;
or richly clothed, as John was not:

and live delicately;
in the most elegant manner, and on the richest dainties, as John did not, his food being locusts and wild honey:

are in kings' courts;
and not in a wilderness, where John; came preaching.

Luke 7:25 In-Context

23 "Is this what you were expecting? Then count yourselves fortunate!"
24 After John's messengers left to make their report, Jesus said more about John to the crowd of people. "What did you expect when you went out to see him in the wild? A weekend camper?
25 Hardly. What then? A sheik in silk pajamas? Not in the wilderness, not by a long shot.
26 What then? A messenger from God? That's right, a messenger! Probably the greatest messenger you'll ever hear.
27 He is the messenger Malachi announced when he wrote, I'm sending my messenger on ahead To make the road smooth for you.
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