Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
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Gill's Exposition
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,.... By "the unclean" spirit, is meant Satan, the old serpent, the devil; who by the Jews, is wont to be called as here, , "the unclean spirit" (x); and…
We would see a sign from thee - See Luk 11:16, Luk 11:29-32. A “sign” commonly signifies a miracle - that is, a sign that God was with the person or had sent him. Compare the notes at Isa 7:11. Luke…
It is probable that these Pharisees with whom Christ is here in discourse were not the same that cavilled at him (Mat 12:24), and would not credit the signs he gave; but another set of them, who saw…
The Pharisees ask for a Sign
St Luk 11:16; Luk 11:29-32. St Luke omits, or at least does not state explicitly, the special application of the sign given in Mat 12:12, to understand which required a…
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