Vance Breise

Perhaps John expected to die soon and was making one last effort to transfer his disciples (“John’s disciples,”still attached to him) over to Jesus. I believe these verses show us that John’s intentions all along were to transfer his disciples over to Jesus. John 1:29, 35-37, The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Now notice in Luke 7:19, John still has at least two disciples. I doubt if John intentionally held back these disciples for himself. It says he sent them to Jesus to ask (perhaps to find out/decide for themselves) if He was the one. Luke 7:19, And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?