Matthew 11:2
Now when John [Yah is gracious] heard in the prison the works of Messiah [Anointed one], he sent two of 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
Cross References
Matthew 4:12Now when Yeshua [Salvation] heard that John [Yah is gracious] was delivered up, + 4:12 (12b-13) MP: Messiah comes from Galilee and shines upon the Galil-of-the-Goyim. Meaning his ministry begins in the Galilee and the region includes Gentiles living there. (Mark explains although Yeshua had traveled previously, He did not begin His ministry until entering Galilee, his hometown region). (Is 9:1b-2) he withdrew into Galilee [District, Circuit].
Matthew 14:3For Herod [Heroic] had laid hold of John [Yah is gracious], and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip [Loves horses]’s wife.
Luke 3:19but Herod [Heroic] the tetrarch (one of four co-emperors), being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod [Heroic] had done,
John 3:24For John [Yah is gracious] was not yet thrown into prison.
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 →