Matthew 11:2

While John was in prison he heard what the Messiah was doing, so he sent his disciples

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Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

In Context

1When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he left to go and teach and speak publicly in the nearby towns.

3to ask on his behalf, “Are you the one we were expecting to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?”

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Cross References

Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee.

Matthew 14:3Herod had detained John, and had him put in chains and imprisoned on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.

Luke 3:19But when John reprimanded Herod the ruler for marrying Herodias, Herod's brother's wife, and for all the evil things he'd done,

John 3:24(This was before John was imprisoned.)

Acts 19:1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul took the inland route and arrived in Ephesus where he found some believers.

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 →

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