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Luke 11:16

Luke 11:16
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But he knowing their thoughts,.... Being God omniscient,

said unto them; the following parables, as they are called in Mar 3:23 or proverbial expressions, very pertinent to the purpose, and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 11:14-26

The substance of these verses we had in Mat 12:22, etc. Christ is here giving a general proof of his divine mission, by a particular proof of his power over Satan, his conquest of whom was an…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

tempting him i.e. wanting to tryHim, to put Him to the test. The temptation was precisely analogous to that in the wilderness a temptation to put forth a self-willed or arbitrary exertion of power for…

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