Luke 7:25
Gorgeously apparelled ( εν ιματισμω ενδοξω ). In splendid clothing. Here alone in this sense in the N.T.And live delicately ( τρυφη ). From θρυπτω to break down, to enervate, an old word for luxurious living. See the verb τρυφαω in Jas 5:5.
In kings' courts ( εν τοις βασιλειοις ). Only here in the N.T. Mt 11:8 has it "in kings' houses." Verses 26, 27 are precisely alike in Mt 11:9, 10, which see for discussion.
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