John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 11:6 - 11:6

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John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 11:6 - 11:6


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Mat 11:6. Μακάριος, blessed) A rare felicity. That very circumstance, that many should be offended in Him, was foretold as a sign of the Messiah.[514] He loaded others with benefits; He Himself was weak, poor, despised.-ὃς ἐὰν, whosoever) especially of the disciples of John, who saw the difference between his mode of living and that of our Lord. See Mat 11:18-19.

[514] Isa 52:14. That very fact was an argument likely to be easily appreciated, especially by the disciples of John. See Mat 11:18, with which comp. Mat 11:19.-V. g.