Luke 7:26

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Luke 7:26 in Other Translations

26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.

26 What then? A messenger from God? That's right, a messenger! Probably the greatest messenger you'll ever hear.

26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

Luke 7:26 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:26

But what went ye out for to see?
&c.] What led your curiosity to go into the wilderness after him, since it could not be any of the above things? was it to see

a prophet?
which was the case; for John was a prophet, and was known to be one; and the fame of him, as such, drew vast numbers to see and hear him, there not having been a prophet among the Jews, for some hundreds of years:

yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet;
not that he was the prophet Moses did say should come; nor was he the priest that should arise with the "Urim" and "Thummim", that the "Tirshatha", Nehemiah spoke of; nor was he the king Messiah; but he was his forerunner, he saw him and baptized him, and so was greater than any of the prophets that went before him.

Luke 7:26 In-Context

24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces.

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27 This is the one about whom it is written: “ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 11:9