Luke 7:21

“And in that same hour, etc.] Or at that same time, for a precise hour is not intended: one exemplar reads, “in that day”, in which these men came to Christ, he, Jesus, as the Persic version expresses it, cured many of their infirmities; bodily weaknesses and disorders: and plagues; which were inflicted on them as scourges and corrections for sin, very severe diseases, as epilepsies, leprosies, palsies, etc. and of evil spirits; or devils, which he dispossessed and commanded out of the bodies of men; though sometimes evil spirits, with the Jews, signify some kinds of bodily diseases: as when it is said f297 “whoever puts out a lamp because he is afraid of Gentiles, or of thieves, or of h[r…”

“See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2-19. Luke 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted. Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19. Being baptized ... - They “showed” that they approved of the message of God by submitting to the ordinance which he commanded - the ordinance of baptism. This verse and the following are not to be considered as the words of “Luke,” but the continuation of the discourse of…”

“plagues: Kg1 8:37; Psa 90:7-9; Mar 3:10, Mar 5:29, Mar 5:34; Co1 11:30-32; Heb 12:6; Jam 5:14, Jam 5:15 evil spirits: Πνευματα \[Strong's G4151\], πονηρα \[Strong's G4190\], are here clearly distinguished from bodily disorders. Luke 7:22”