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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? This was a new ordinance, and John must have his authority for administering it either from God, or from men; and Christ is desirous to know from…
In this passage of story nothing is added here to what we had in the other evangelists; but only in the first verse, where we are told,
I. That he was now teaching the people in the temple, and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
was it from heaven, or of men? Rather, from men. This was equivalent to the question with which surely the teachers of Israel should at oncehave been provided with an answer was the Baptist a prophet…
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