Matthew 11:2

And John, having heard in the prison of the works of Christ, sent by his disciples,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of his charge to his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.

3and said to him, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

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Cross References

Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

Matthew 14:3For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias the wife of his brother, and on account of all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

John 3:24For John was not yet thrown into prison.

Acts 19:1And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus. And finding certain disciples,

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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