Luke 7:24

“And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”

"And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?" - Luke 7:24
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What does Luke 7:24 mean?

Luke 7:24 (KJV) reads: "And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?" This verse is part of a larger narrative in the Gospel of Luke, where John the…

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Standing Firm in the Wilderness: The Call of a Prophet

In Luke 7:24, we find a profound moment following the departure of John the Baptist's messengers: "And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?"…

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A Prayer for Strengthening Faith in Authenticity

O Heavenly Father, In this moment of sacred stillness, I come before You, deeply grateful for the life and teachings of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I turn my heart towards the profound truth found in the Scriptures, specifically in the words of Luke 7:24, where…

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Luke 7:24 - "¶ And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?"
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Luke 24:7 - "Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
Luke 24:6-7 - "He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again."
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"Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again." - Luke 24:7
Luke 24:8 - "And they remembered his words,"
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Luke 24:48 - "And ye are witnesses of these things."
Luke 24:24 - "And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not."
Luke 24:3 - "And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus."
Luke 23:24 - "And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required."
Luke 24:45 - "Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,"
Luke 24:52 - "And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:"
Luke 24:16 - "But their eyes were holden that they should not know him."
Luke 24:42 - "And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb."
Luke 24:2 - "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre."
Luke 24:43 - "And he took it, and did eat before them."
Luke 24:37 - "But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit."
Luke 24:14 - "And they talked together of all these things which had happened."
Luke 24:53 - "And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen."
Luke 24:11 - "And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not."
Luke 24:34 - "Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon."