Matthew 11:2
Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
3said unto him, Art, thou, the coming one? or, a different one, are we to expect?
Cross References
Matthew 4:12And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee;
Matthew 14:3For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away,—because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;
Luke 3:19But, Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the wicked things Herod had done,
John 3:24for, not yet, had John been cast into prison.
Acts 19:1And it came to pass, while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, passing through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and found 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 →