Matthew 11:7
So as they departed Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see, a reed shaken by the wind?
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6And, blessed be whoever is not offended at Me!”
Cross References
Matthew 3:1Now in those days John the Baptizer began preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 21:25The baptism of John—where was it from; from heaven or from men?” So they reasoned among themselves saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Luke 3:3So he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;
Luke 8:18So be careful how you hear: Because whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
John 5:35That man was a burning, shining lamp, and for a time you were willing to be glad in his light.
Ephesians 4:14so that we no longer be ‘infants’, tossed about as by waves and carried off by every doctrinal fad, through the underhanded dealings of the people who collect the fee for the error;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:2-7
John's Disciples Come to Christ. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are… Read the whole commentary →