Matthew 11:2

Now when John, in the house of prisoners, heard of the works of Messiah, he sent by the hand of his disciples,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 when Jesus had ended the instructions to his twelve disciples, he went from there, to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

3and said to him: Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

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Cross References

Matthew 4:12And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired to Galilee.

Matthew 14:3Now this Herod had seized John, and bound him and cast him into prison; on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Luke 3:19But Herod the Tetrarch, because he was reproved by John, on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip, and on account of all the evil things he had done,

John 3:24For John had not yet fallen into prison.

Acts 19:1And while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul travelled over the upper countries to Ephesus. And he inquired of the disciples whom he found there,

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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