Luke 7 · Verse 19

Luke 7:19

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke 7:19, King James Version

Luke 7:19 in other translations

BSBSo John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
WEBJohn, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”
ASVAnd John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?
YLTand John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, ‘Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'
DARBYand John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?
BBEThen John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
WebsterAnd John calling two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

What does Luke 7:19 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Art thou he that should come? - That is, to save. Art thou the promised Messiah? See on Mat 11:3 (note). Some have thought that this character of our Lord, ὁ ερχομενος, he who cometh, refers to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen 49:10, where he is called שילה Shiloh, which Grotius and others derive from שלה shalach, he sent: hence, as the time of the fulfillment of the prophecy drew nigh, he was termed, He who cometh, i.e. he who is just now ready to make his appearance in Judea. In Zac 9:9, a similar phrase is used, Behold, thy king Cometh unto thee - having Salvation. This is meant of the Messiah only; therefore I think the words to save, are necessarily implied.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:19-35
To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a jest of the methods God took to do them good. This is the ruin of multitudes; they are not serious in the concerns of their souls. Let us study to prove ourselves children of Wisdom, by attending the instructions of God's word, and adoring those mysteries and glad tidings which infidels and Pharisees deride and blaspheme.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Luke 7:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἔπεμψενepempsensent [them]G3992
πρὸςprostoG4314
τὸνtontheG3588
κύριονkurionLordG2962
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771
εἶeiareG1510
ὁhotheG3588
ἐρχόμενος,erchomenoscoming [One],G2064
ἢēorG2228
ἄλλονallonanotherG243
προσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenare we to look for?G4328

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 7:19

  • Isaiah 9:6-7

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • John 4:25

    The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

  • Isaiah 11:1

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  • Malachi 3:1-3

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

  • Luke 10:1

    After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

  • Haggai 2:7

    And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Deuteronomy 18:15-18

    The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

  • Acts 10:7-8

    And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

  • Psalms 110:1-4

    A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Genesis 22:18

    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John.When we remember the Baptist's solemn testimony to Christ, the sign from heaven, and the miraculous impulse which made him acknowledge Jesus the Messiah, we shall be constrained to think that he sent to Christ, not for his own satisfaction, but for that of his disciples.
two.
10:1; Jos 2:1; Mr 6:7; Ac 10:7,8; Re 11:3
Art.
Ge 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; De 18:15-18; Ps 110:1-4; Isa 7:14; 9:6,7; 11:1
Isa 40:10,11; 59:20,21; Jer 23:5,6; Da 9:24-26; Mic 5:2; Hag 2:7
Zec 9:9; Mal 3:1-3; 4:2; Joh 4:25

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Context

  • Luke 7:18

    And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

  • Luke 7:19

    And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

  • Luke 7:20

    When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

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Luke 7:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envió á Jesús, diciendo: ¿Eres tú aquél que había de venir, ó esperaremos á otro?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les envoya vers Jésus, disant: Es-tu celui qui vient, ou devons-nous en attendre un autre?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Johannes rief zwei seiner Jünger herzu und sandte sie zu Jesu und ließ ihm sagen:Bist du der Kommende, oder sollen wir auf eines anderen warten?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et convocavit duos de discipulis suis Joannes, et misit ad Jesum, dicens: Tu es qui venturus es, an alium exspectamus?